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Phillies Manager Gives Simple Reason Team Didn’t Retaliate After Bryce Harper HBP

Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson celebrates a run scored in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

The collective heart of Philadelphia Phillies fans skipped a beat on Tuesday after superstar slugger Bryce Harper took a pitch to the elbow and was forced out of the game against the Atlanta Braves.

Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider had delivered a 95-mph fastball to the plate, but missed his target pretty significantly, connecting with the elbow that Harper has injured in the past and leaving the two-time NL MVP in significant pain.

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