Watch: Bryce Harper gives Phillies early lead with home run

It was once again “Bedlam at the Bank” in the bottom of the first inning of Game 3 of the World Series.

After Ranger Suárez needed just nine pitches to get through the top of the first inning, Bryce Harper gave the Phillies a 2-0 lead with a 402-foot blast off of Lance McCullers:

Was it really ever in doubt? pic.twitter.com/md2X69t40D

— Phillies Nation (@PhilliesNation) November 2, 2022

For Harper, it was his first career World Series home run, and the sixth in what’s turning into a legendary postseason run.

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