Luis Rengifo homered twice, Shohei Ohtani had three hit and knocked in two runs, but the Angels' skid continued in the 12-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
and seemingly surrendered any shot at salvaging the season.
On a humid night in Philadelphia, the ball carried for both teams, though the long ball has been the theme of the month for the Phillies. The five homers pushed Philadelphia’s total for August to a whopping 57. failed to hold a 4-2 lead against Philly’s power hitters in the sixth. With a runner on second and no outs, Anderson never let Harper swing the bat in a lefty vs. lefty matchup. Bohm buried the second pitch into the left field seats for his 15th homer of the year and a 5-4 lead.
The Phillies swept a three-game weekend series against St. Louis and can complete a three-game sweep of the Angels on Wednesday.One fan wore a Harper jersey wearing a vertical 300 for the numbers and others held signs saying they were at Citizens Bank Park to see history. Harper pushed 300 to the brink when he smashed a homer off the second-level facade.
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