Nationals Bryce Harper on walk-off winner vs Reds: "I just wanted to go home."

Bryce Harper did it again, sending a walk-off winner to right field to complete the Nationals come-from-behind win over the Reds in the nations capital.

Dusty Bakers Washington Nationals were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position after nine innings on Friday night in the series opener with the Cincinnati Reds.

They ended the night with 13 runners left on base, but their first hit with a runner in scoring position was a big one.

Bryce Harper connected on a 97 mph 3-2 fastball from Reds reliever Raisel Iglesias, the seventh reliever of the night for Cincinnati, and lined a two-out, walk-off winner to right field, bringing Trea Turner in from third base for a come-from-behind 6-5 win in the nations capital

Harper's 10th-inning single lifts Nationals past Reds 6-5

WASHINGTON (AP) - On a night when right-hander Stephen Strasburg struggled and the Nationals put themselves in an early hole, Washington used the long ball and an unlikely component - the bullpen - to pull out a satisfying victory. Bryce Harper singled in the winning run in the 10th inning, ...

Bryce Harper delivered a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning

Bryce Harper delivered a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning on Friday, leading the Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the Reds. Trea Turner reached on a two-out single to get things started and advanced to third on a single by Brian Goodwin, setting the stage for Harper/ He had been 0-for-4 on the night, but you simply can't keep him down for long. [...]

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Effectively Wild Episode 1075: Baseball Will Be Fine

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about a non-revelatory tweet, cycles, Bryce Harper vs. Aaron Judge (and also vs. expectations), Jarrod Dyson’s homers and bunts, and Ben Davis’ 2001 bunt against Curt Schilling, then respond to Tom Verducci’s articles about baseball trends and explain why they aren’t worried about rising strikeout or home-run rates. Audio intro: […]