Bryce Harper entered Tuesday on a hitless streak to open the season. He ended that streak. Loudly.
The Philadelphia Phillies slugger posted the second three-home run game of his career in a 9-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds, with a series of progressively wilder long balls.
He struck first in the first inning, crushing a Graham Ashcraft sinker 420 feet to center field for his first hit of the season. Harper had previously been 0-for-11 in three games to open the season.
Harper struck next in the fourth inning, breaking a 1-1 tie with a line drive that looked like it had no business clearing the right field wall.