Hit squarely on the right knee by a 1-2 slider from Cincinnati Reds’ right-hander Austin Brice in the sixth inning of Saturday night’s game, Bryce Harper took his base (after going down and trying to shake it off), took second on a wild pitch in the next at bat, and returned to the outfield, but after he looked uncomfortable running for a fly to right-center in the Reds’ half of the seventh, Harper left the game.
“I was just in pain so there was no point in being out there,” Harper told reporters after what ended up a 6-2 win for Washington.