Kyle Schwarber hit his eighth leadoff homer of the season, All-Star reliever Matt Strahm struck out Shohei Ohtani in the seventh inning to preserve the lead and the Philadelphia Phillies won again without Bryce Harper, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Wednesday night.
All-Star reliever Matt Strahm got two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani flailing at an 83 mph slider for strike three in the seventh inning that saw the Dodgers slugger nearly lose his helmet and leave the tying runs on base, the pivotal out that preserved Philadelphia 's lead and helped the Phillies win again without Bryce Harper, 4-3 over Los Angeles on Wednesday night.'He's one of the greatest ever to pick up a bat,' Strahm said. 'It's cool.
A two-time NL MVP, Harper was hurt at an unspecified point, though he clearly grabbed his hand and hunched over in pain on a second-inning chopper by Miguel Rojas.With an All-Star slugger sidelined, an All-Star reliever in Stram bailed out the Phillies. The Dodgers made it 4-3 in the eighth. Jeff Hoffman â one of seven Phillies selected for the NL All-Star team â tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his ninth save.
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