Bryce Harper will miss his ninth game of the season on Monday, and the Phillies are 1-7 this season without Harper in the lineup. Ben Davis explains why the rest of the lineup has to step up.Phillies

Phillies 1B Bryce Harper, who was not playing Friday due to wrist inflammation, is now on the 10-day injured list.

Phillies on the ropes. Two batters later, Romano gave up a fly ball to left field. Max Kepler drifted back to catch it, but there wasn’t much point. Adam Frazier trotted home to score the winning run Friday night in the Pirates’ 5-4 walk-off victory that sent the Phillies to their seventh loss in eight games.

Bryce Harper homered in his first at-bat following a five-game absence, Trea Turner went deep twice and the Philadelphia Phillies scored six runs in the first inning on the way to an 8-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays that ended a four-game skid.

Trea Turner and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the 1st inning, giving the Phillies an early three-run lead

After missing five consecutive games with a bruised right elbow, Harper was back in the Phillies lineup batting third for Tuesday’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. Wearing a brace on his right elbow, Harper homered off Toronto starter Bowden Francis in his first plate appearance, as part of a six-run first inning for the Phillies.