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Bryce Harper continues to show why he’s the Philadelphia Phillies’ Most Valuable Player — and possibly the MVP of the National League as well.

Harper singled, walked twice, scored a run and threw out the potential game-tying run in Pedro Severino in the eighth inning to preserve a 4-3 Phillies win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.

The Phillies (78-74) remain 2 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves for first place in the National League East and will look to gain more ground when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.

Harper is hitting .314 with 33 homers and 80 RBIs.

He leads all of baseball in both slugging percentage (.621) and OPS (1.051).

“I think he’s had a complete season,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said. “The average, power, RBIs, walks, on-base, stolen bases, baserunning, defense. I know in Pittsburgh he had an interesting day (in right field), but you take that away and some of the plays that he’s made, it’s been a complete year. He’s done everything that you would ask from a right fielder.”

The Phillies struggled against the 104-loss Orioles, but still managed to win two of three to stay in playoff contention.

Philadelphia hasn’t reached the postseason since 2011.

“Baseball is never easy,” Jean Segura said in a postgame interview on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

“We’re winning at the end of the day. That’s all that matters.”

The Phillies will hand the ball to Aaron Nola (8-8, 4.48 ERA). The right-hander is 2-2 with a 3.19 ERA in his five career starts against the Pirates, including a no-decision on July 31 when he allowed two runs and three hits in six innings.

While the Phillies look to be a better team on paper than the Pirates, nothing is guaranteed.

Ever.

“We need all of them,” J.T. Realmuto said. “This late in the season, where we’re at, a few games behind the Braves, we can’t afford to lose two or three in a row anymore.”

The Pirates (57-94) had an unexpected day off Wednesday when their game against the Cincinnati Reds was postponed due to inclement weather.

Like the Orioles, the Pirates don’t have much to play for this season standings-wise.

But the players on the field would disagree as they’re battling for MenangQQ core default a spot on the roster in 2022.

Yoshi Tsutsugo has taken advantage of added playing time with some solid at-bats in recent games.

“He continues to have consistent at-bats, consistent swings,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said.

“And we feel good having him hit behind (the leadoff man) and in front of Bryan (Reynolds).”

Another example is Cole Tucker, who batted second in Tuesday’s 6-2 win over the Reds.

“Those results showed up, but it’s an everyday kind of work in progress of trying to find that, find my footing in the cage — no pun intended,” Tucker said.

“The work is there. The results are getting there. Just trying to piece it together. Just trying to be productive and make it happen a little bit here down the stretch.”

“I think it’s just signs of Cole getting better,” Shelton added. “It’s very rewarding because I know he’s doing a lot of hard work in the cage.”

Rookie right-hander Connor Overton (0-0, 0.00) is scheduled to start for the Pirates.

Overton, who has tossed 11 2/3 scoreless innings while striking out nine this season, has never faced the Phillies.

–Field Level Media

Rookie quarterback Justin Fields will make his first career start when the Chicago Bears visit the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon.

A knee injury to No.

1 signal-caller Andy Dalton opened the door for the 22-year-old Fields to step into the starting role for Chicago (1-1). Fields took over during the first half last week and helped guide the Bears to a 20-17 home win against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Ohio State product is eager to do everything he can to help his team.

“I think I’m ready,” Fields said.

“I’ve been preparing for this moment for a long time.

“My mindset doesn’t change. I’m still going to have to play my football and prepare the best I can — get a lot of practice reps and study, study, study and get more comfortable and confident with the plays and stuff like that.”

It will be a tough challenge against Cleveland (1-1), which also is looking for its second win in a row after posting a 31-21 victory over the Houston Texans at home in Week 2. The Browns have averaged 30 points a game behind a high-powered offense led by quarterback Baker Mayfield.

In two games this season, Mayfield has completed a whopping 81.6 percent of his passes for 534 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He also has rushed for a touchdown.

But while Mayfield and the Browns’ offense has surged, the defense has stumbled. That is why consistency on defense is a focus area for coach Kevin Stefanski and his staff.

“I think certainly with young players, you are going to have some growing pains — offense, defense and special teams,” Stefanski said. “Listen, we want to make sure that we are playing good, sound, defensive football.

We have done that a bunch of moments, and then there are some moments that we just have to clean up. We recognize that, and the players and coaches are working hard to make sure that we get better as the season goes on.”

Cleveland is 9-7 against Chicago in series history. This is the first showdown since 2017, when the Bears pulled away for a 20-3 win at home.

The Bears traded up in the first round to select Fields at No. 11 overall. He has completed 53.3 percent of his passes for 70 yards, zero touchdowns and one interception during limited duty in his first two contests. He also has rushed 11 times for 34 yards and a score.

Fields acknowledged the hard work that went into creating a chance for his first NFL start.

“It means a lot,” he said. “If you told me seven, eight years ago that I’d be in this position, I probably wouldn’t believe you.

But as time went along, I got more comfortable, link alternatif MenangQQ and I guess my goals kind of got bigger and bigger.

“Around this time last year, I had an idea I could be in this position right now. So actually seeing myself in this position, being able to start on Sunday, it’s amazing.”

–Field Level Media

Tyler O’Neill and Paul Goldschmidt hit two-run homers as the St.

Louis Cardinals pounded the host Milwaukee Brewers 10-2 on Wednesday night for their 11th consecutive victory, extending their lead in the National League wild-card chase.

St. Louis (82-69) moved 4 1/2 games in front of Cincinnati (78-74) and Philadelphia (78-74) for the second NL wild card.

The Reds had their scheduled Wednesday game against the Pittsburgh Pirates rained out while the Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3.

The Cardinals moved within 8 1/2 games of NL Central-leading Milwaukee (91-61), which has lost four straight and six of its past eight.

The Cardinals jumped on Brett Anderson (4-9), activated off the injured list earlier in the day, for six runs — two earned — on six hits in 1 2/3 innings.

Anderson, who hadn’t pitched since taking a line drive off his left (pitching) shoulder on Sept. 1, walked one and had no strikeouts.

Miles Mikolas (2-2), who was sidelined from late May to late August due to a right forearm injury, allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings in his seventh start back from the IL.

He struck out three and walked none.

Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, who drove in two to give him 103 RBIs on the season was removed in the fifth inning due to lower back tightness.

O’Neill staked the Cardinals to a 2-0 lead in the first inning with his 29th homer, MenangQQ link alternatif following a one-out single by Goldschmidt.

The Cardinals added four unearned runs in the second, including two on one sacrifice fly.

Center fielder Lorenzo Cain crashed into the wall hauling in Tommy Edman’s long drive, and he fell to the warning track. Cain flipped to right fielder Avisail Garcia, but not in time to prevent runners who were at second and third from scoring.

Goldschmidt, O’Neill and Arenado followed with three consecutive doubles to make it 6-0.

Arenado hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth and Bader an RBI double in the seventh.

Goldschmidt socked his 27th homer in the eighth to put St. Louis up 10-2.

The Brewers’ runs came on an RBI single by Luis Urias in the fifth and Garcia’s 29th homer in the seventh.

Jace Peterson, who started at first base before moving to second, pitched a scoreless ninth for Milwaukee.

The longest winning streak in Cardinals history is 14 in 1935.

The last time St. Louis won 11 consecutive games was in August 2001.

–Field Level Media