{"id":58058,"date":"2025-05-28T08:49:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=58058"},"modified":"2025-05-28T08:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:49:46","slug":"breaking-bryce-harper-just-paid-the-price-for-the-braves-risky-spencer-strider-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=58058","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Bryce Harper just paid the price for the Braves\u2019 risky Spencer Strider approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spencer Strider faced boos at Citizens Bank Park and he didn&#8217;t give Philadelphia Phillies fans any reason to stop after hitting Bryce Harper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6062,h_3409\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jwa0077avhj4gkymhr.jpg\" alt=\"Bryce Harper\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Bryce Harper had to leave Tuesday night&#8217;s game between the\u00a0Philadelphia Phillies\u00a0and\u00a0Atlanta Braves\u00a0after being hit by a pitch in the first inning. Atlanta&#8217;s Spencer Strider caught Harper in the elbow, putting him in immediate distress.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The quick exit for Harper wasn&#8217;t a surprise. He went down on one knee in pain while clutching his arm. It didn&#8217;t look good.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Fortunately, the Phillies announced that x-rays were negative on Harper&#8217;s elbow. He officially has a right elbow contusion, which could certainly take him out of action for a spell.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"min-h-[550px]\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1927500473944178949&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ffansided.com%2Fbryce-harper-exits-phillies-braves-game-after-brutal-hbp&amp;sessionId=1fd68415ea3f4b51826c703f6d3033550ab03074&amp;siteScreenName=fansided&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1927500473944178949\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Strider&#8217;s lack of control shouldn&#8217;t be a surprise, either. The Braves rushed him back from the injured list after a hamstring injury on the back of his recovery from elbow surgery. He didn&#8217;t look right in his first start and things didn&#8217;t change in his second on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Braves played fast and loose with Spencer Strider&#8217;s return and HBPs have followed<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Strider first returned from a year-long absence after surgery on his UCL in April. However, he strained his hamstring while playing catch ahead of his second scheduled start. That injury sidelined him for another month.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Instead of getting Strider a rehab start or two in the minors, the Braves brought him back to face the Nationals on May 20 with only a simulated game under his belt. He made it through 4.1 innings with six hits and four home runs allowed. He hit two batters in that game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Fast forward a week later to Tuesday, and Strider&#8217;s sharpness was still questionable. Even though he managed five strikeouts his first three innings, he also allowed a run, walked two and hit Harper.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">HBPs happen. There&#8217;s certainly no guarantee that Strider wouldn&#8217;t have hit Harper if he&#8217;d been given more of a lead up to his return. Still, the Braves have taken a risk by rushing him back and three different batters have been hit in seven innings since.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">In fact, in three starts this season, Strider has yet to\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0hit a batter. 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