Bryce Harper hurts hamstring on final play of loss in Phillies nightmare: ‘It hurts’

Hold your breath, Phillies fans.

Bryce Harper limped off the field after recording the final out of the Phillies’ 7-4 loss to the Marlins Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

While running out a ground out, Harper began limping and grabbed at his left hamstring before hobbling back to the dugout.

“I felt my lower hammy, just a little bit,” Harper said. “We’re going to get an image tomorrow and see what that looks like. “See how I feel tomorrow and go from there.”

Harper said he’s “never really had a soft-tissue injury” before. He said he felt discomfort about halfway down the first baseline.

Asked how concerned he was, he seemed cautious.

“I don’t know,” he said. “Like I said, I never felt anything like this before. It hurts.”

Earlier in the day, the slugger was elected by fans to start at first base for the National League in the July 16 All-Star Game at Texas.

Harper is hitting .305/.402/.585 with a .987 OPS, 20 home runs and 57 RBIs.

— With AP