Only 12 players in the modern era have had as many extra-base hits and walks when reaching 5,000 at-bats as Harper. He has 615 extra-base hits and 891 walks in his career. Harper also surpassed 5,000 career at-bats on Thursday. It was his 40th career homer against the Braves, his top total against any opponent. He went 3-for-4 on Thursday and hit his third homer, a bomb that went 445 feet. Philadelphia designated hitter Bryce Harper is equally hot. "Staying inside myself, not trying to do too much and good things happened." "Trying to stay in my zone and not get too far from it," Riley said. 200 in the previous 17 games and saw his average dip to. It's quite a turnaround for Riley, who had batted just. Riley had two doubles on Wednesday and is 12-for-30 (.400) with five doubles and two homers during an eight-game hitting streak that matches his longest of the season. The third baseman hit two tape-measure home runs on Thursday night, shots that sailed 459 and 458 feet, in Atlanta's 8-5 win during the series opener. He will try to build on those numbers when the Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in the second game of a four-game series. Atlanta's Austin Riley is starting to produce the sort of results that made him an MVP candidate a year ago.
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