{
  "id": 11058641,
  "title": "Bryce Harper flushes defensive misplay to flip wild-card series, help lead Phillies to Game 2 win over Braves: 'I wasn't not trying to hit a homer'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/bryce-harper-flushes-defensive-misplay-to-flip-wild-card-series-help",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T23:34:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/bryce-harper-flushes-defensive-misplay-to-flip-wild-card-series-help-lead-phillies-to-game-2-win-over-braves-i-wasnt-not-trying-to-hit-a-homer-233429212.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss has experienced dramatic, series-changing home runs during his career. In 1988, while playing for the Oakland A's, Kirk Gibson hit a memorable homer to help the Dodgers win the World Series. As Harper stepped to the plate in the eighth inning with the Phillies trailing 3-1, he thought of his young son Krew and the lessons he wanted him to learn from this moment. After a brief reflection on how to move past the mistake, Harper swung and hit a game-tying home run, 418 feet into the right-center-field bleachers. This crucial play set the stage for the Phillies to win the game 4-3 and advance to the NLDS, while also highlighting Harper's resilience and ability to turn misfortune into success.",
  "summary": "Harper’s mistake certainly didn’t help Philly, but the home run that followed might just be the most important play of this series.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}