PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper circled the bases, nice and slowly for a change.
It had been a minute — 51 days, 41 games, 166 plate appearances ... but hey, who was counting? — since his last uninterrupted lap. So, as he stepped on home plate in the fourth inning Saturday night and slapped hands with on-deck batter Alec Bohm, the face of the Phillies conceded a smile.
Mostly, Harper looked relieved.