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Bryce Harper Hits 3 Home Runs Against Marlins

Bryce Harper’s second homer of the game (mlb.com screengrab)

Washington Nationals 22-year-old slugger Bryce Harper has earned every bit of his $900,000 contract today with 3 home runs against the Florida Marlins. The second and third blasts — after an opposite-field slice — soared into the upper decks at Nationals Park.

You can watch all three homers here and here and here

Harper (@bharper3407) is taking the advice on the wall to heart. Into the 7th inning, he is 3 for 4 with 5 RBIs. The Nats are leading 7-2.

Harper went into today’s game with 60 career homers. Here’s a breakdown of each from baseball-reference.com:

                                                                                                                                                                                   
2012HRs   #car #yr #gm       Date       Bat            Pitcher       Score  Inn Out RoB   Pit(cnt)Sequence RBI                                                      Play Description
1            1   1   1 2012-05-14   WSN SDP        TimStauffer   ahead 3-1  b 3   2 ---     4(2-1)*BBC+3.X   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2            2   2   1 2012-05-15   WSN SDP        AnthonyBass  behind 0-5  b 5   0 ---           2(1-0)BX   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3            3   3   1 2012-05-26   WSN ATL       JonnyVenters   ahead 6-4  t 7   0 ---        4(1-2).TTBX   1                                      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
4            4   4   1 2012-05-27   WSN ATL     LivanHernandez   ahead 6-2  t 8   0 ---           2(0-1)CX   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
5            5   5   1 2012-06-03   WSN ATL        TommyHanson   ahead 1-0  b 1   0 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6            6   6   1 2012-06-08   WSN BOS      FelixDoubront   ahead 4-2  t 4   1 --3         3(1-1)FB.X   2                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) Espinosa Scores
7            7   7   1 2012-06-12   WSN TOR   HendersonAlvarez    tied 0-0  t 3   2 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8            8   8   1 2012-06-28   WSN COL   RafaelBetancourt behind 9-10  t 9   0 ---         3(1-1).BCX   1                                      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
9            9   9   1 2012-07-23   WSN NYM         ChrisYoung    tied 0-0  t 1   0 1--       6(3-2)BBCBFX   2                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF) Lombardozzi Scores
10          10  10   1 2012-08-04   WSN MIA           MikeDunn   ahead 9-6  b 8   2 ---        5(2-2)BBFSX   1                Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line) Harper Scores/unER
11          11  11   1 2012-08-17   WSN NYM       JohanSantana   ahead 4-2  b 5   2 1--          2(0-1)1CX   2                         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF) Werth Scores
12          12  12   1 2012-08-19   WSN NYM       JeremyHefner   ahead 4-0  b 5   0 ---         4(2-1)BCBX   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
13          13  13   1 2012-08-29   WSN MIA        JacobTurner    tied 0-0  t 4   0 1--        3(1-1)BC11X   2                                      Home Run (Fly Ball) Werth Scores
14          14  14   2 2012-08-29   WSN MIA        JacobTurner   ahead 4-0  t 5   2 ---         4(3-0)BBBX   1                                                   Home Run (Fly Ball)
15          15  15   1 2012-08-30   WSN STL        JaimeGarcia    tied 0-0  b 1   0 1--         3(2-0)B1BX   2                    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line) Werth Scores
16          16  16   1 2012-09-05   WSN CHC       ChrisVolstad   ahead 2-0  b 3   0 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
17          17  17   2 2012-09-05   WSN CHC      MichaelBowden   ahead 5-0  b 6   1 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18          18  18   1 2012-09-08   WSN MIA        MarkBuehrle  behind 2-5  b 5   1 ---           2(1-0)BX   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
19          19  19   1 2012-09-14   WSN ATL         KrisMedlen  behind 0-1  t 6   0 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20          20  20   1 2012-09-26   WSN PHI       KyleKendrick    tied 0-0  t 1   0 1--            1(0-0)X   2                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) Werth Scores
21          21  21   1 2012-09-27   WSN PHI         TylerCloyd    tied 0-0  t 1   1 ---           2(0-1)FX   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
22          22  22   1 2012-09-30   WSN STL          LanceLynn  behind 0-7  t 4   0 ---          3(0-2)FFX   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2013HRs   #car #yr #gm       Date       Bat            Pitcher       Score  Inn Out RoB   Pit(cnt)Sequence RBI                                                      Play Description
23          23   1   1 2013-04-01   WSN MIA       RickyNolasco    tied 0-0  b 1   2 ---           2(1-0)BX   1                                   Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
24          24   2   2 2013-04-01   WSN MIA       RickyNolasco   ahead 1-0  b 4   0 ---       6(3-2)BBFFBX   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25          25   3   1 2013-04-06   WSN CIN          MikeLeake    tied 0-0  t 3   1 -2-            1(0-0)X   2                           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF) Werth Scores
26          26   4   1 2013-04-10   WSN CHW         GavinFloyd  behind 0-1  b 4   0 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27          27   5   1 2013-04-12   WSN ATL       JulioTeheran    tied 0-0  b 1   1 -2-         4(2-1)BFBX   2                            Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF) Span Scores
28          28   6   1 2013-04-20   WSN NYM       JeremyHefner   ahead 1-0  t 3   1 -2-           2(1-0)BX   2                      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF) Werth Scores
29          29   7   2 2013-04-20   WSN NYM          JoshEdgin    tied 6-6  t 8   0 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
30          30   8   1 2013-04-25   WSN CIN      BronsonArroyo   ahead 2-0  b 3   0 ---           2(0-1)CX   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
31          31   9   1 2013-04-27   WSN CIN       AlfredoSimon   ahead 4-1  b 4   1 1--         4(1-2)FFBX   2                   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line) Espinosa Scores
32          32  10   1 2013-05-08   WSN DET      AnibalSanchez   ahead 2-1  b 5   2 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
33          33  11   1 2013-05-16   WSN SDP          TysonRoss   ahead 5-2  t 7   2 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
34          34  12   1 2013-05-22   WSN SFG   MadisonBumgarner    tied 0-0  t 6   0 ---         4(1-2)BFFX   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35          35  13   1 2013-07-01   WSN MIL     YovaniGallardo    tied 0-0  b 1   2 ---           2(1-0)BX   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
36          36  14   1 2013-07-25   WSN PIT        BryanMorris    tied 7-7  b 9   2 1--         3(1-1)1BFX   2                    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) Bernadina Scores
37          37  15   1 2013-07-27   WSN NYM          DillonGee   ahead 2-0  b 3   0 -2-           2(0-1)TX   2                         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF) Haren Scores
38          38  16   1 2013-08-02   WSN MIL      BurkeBadenhop   ahead 1-0  t 6   0 ---       5(3-1).BFBBX   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
39          39  17   1 2013-08-06   WSN ATL       JulioTeheran    tied 0-0  b 3   1 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
40          40  18   1 2013-08-25   WSN KCR       ErvinSantana  behind 2-4  t 7   2 1--            1(0-0)X   2                    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) Zimmerman Scores
41          41  19   1 2013-08-29   WSN MIA         TomKoehler    tied 0-0  b 4   0 1--            1(0-0)X   2                       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF) Zimmerman Scores
42          42  20   1 2013-09-19   WSN MIA   HendersonAlvarez  behind 0-1  b 1   1 12-        5(2-2)BFSBX   3     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF) Zimmerman Scores Werth Scores
2014HRs   #car #yr #gm       Date       Bat            Pitcher       Score  Inn Out RoB   Pit(cnt)Sequence RBI                                                      Play Description
43          43   1   1 2014-04-09   WSN MIA           BradHand  behind 0-5  b 4   1 12- 10(3-2)BFFFFF*BBFX   3 Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line) LaRoche Scores Zimmerman Scores
44          44   2   1 2014-07-11   WSN PHI        A.J.Burnett  behind 0-5  t 7   0 ---           2(1-0)BX   1                                      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
45          45   3   1 2014-07-18   WSN MIL FranciscoRodriguez  behind 1-4  b 9   0 ---          2(1-0).BX   1                                 Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
46          46   4   1 2014-08-07   WSN NYM       CarlosTorres    tied 3-3 b 13   0 1--          2(1-0)1BX   2                       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF) Desmond Scores
47          47   5   1 2014-08-12   WSN NYM      RafaelMontero    tied 0-0  t 2   0 1--            1(0-0)X   2                    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line) Desmond Scores
48          48   6   1 2014-08-14   WSN NYM          DillonGee   ahead 2-0  t 4   0 1--         3(1-1)F1BX   2                         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF) Desmond Scores
49          49   7   1 2014-08-24   WSN SFG      J.C.Gutierrez  ahead 10-6  b 8   1 1--            1(0-0)X   2                  Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line) Desmond Scores
50          50   8   1 2014-08-29   WSN SEA          JoeBeimel   ahead 5-2  t 8   2 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
51          51   9   1 2014-08-31   WSN SEA     HisashiIwakuma    tied 0-0  t 2   1 ---           2(0-1)CX   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
52          52  10   2 2014-08-31   WSN SEA     HisashiIwakuma   ahead 2-1  t 4   1 ---        5(3-1)BBBCX   1                                      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
53          53  11   1 2014-09-02   WSN LAD     ClaytonKershaw  behind 0-4  t 7   2 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
54          54  12   1 2014-09-10   WSN ATL       CraigKimbrel  behind 1-6  b 9   1 ---       6(2-2)CBSFBX   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
55          55  13   1 2014-09-13   WSN NYM        ZackWheeler    tied 0-0  t 2   0 1-- 9(3-2)1C11BBBSFFFX   2                    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line) Desmond Scores
2015HRs   #car #yr #gm       Date       Bat            Pitcher       Score  Inn Out RoB   Pit(cnt)Sequence RBI                                                      Play Description
56          56   1   1 2015-04-06   WSN NYM       BartoloColon    tied 0-0  b 4   0 ---           2(1-0)BX   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
57          57   2   1 2015-04-12   WSN PHI      SeanOSullivan    tied 0-0  t 1   2 ---            1(0-0)X   1                                     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
58          58   3   1 2015-04-17   WSN PHI      SeanOSullivan    tied 0-0  b 1   1 12-         4(1-2)CFBX   3        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF) Escobar Scores Desmond Scores
59          59   4   1 2015-04-18   WSN PHI        AaronHarang  behind 2-3  b 5   1 ---        5(3-1)FBBBX   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
60          60   5   1 2015-04-26   WSN MIA           DanHaren    tied 0-0  t 2   0 ---        5(2-2)CCBBX   1                                        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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Washington Nationals 22-year-old slugger Bryce Harper is earning his $900,000 today with 3 homers and 5 RBIs against the Florida Marlins.