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Harper, Schwarber homer to lift Phillies over Nationals 8-5

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By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO
Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper ended the longest home run drought of his career and Kyle Schwarber hit his 37th homer of the year, tops in the N.L., to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 8-5. Harper homered for the fist time since June 5, a span of 102 plate appearances that also included a two-month stint on the I.L. with a broken thumb. It matched the longest stretch of plate appearances between homers in Harper’s career, originally set in 2014 when he was a member of the Nationals. Schwarber homered for the first time since Aug. 29 to stay atop the league leaders. Ranger Suarez (9-5) earned the win for the Phillies. Erick Fedde (6-10) took the loss for the Washington.

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