Watch: Phillies Harper Unloads for Two-Run Shot to Kick Off World Series Game 3

Bryce Harper cut loose on a Lance McCullers Jr. curveball to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 2-0 lead in the first inning.

You could just feel it coming.

Bryce Harper gave the Philadelphia Phillies an early 2-0 lead after he launched a moonshot to right field in the first inning of Game 3 of the World Series. It was his sixth long ball of the postseason.

Citizens Bank Park erupted at the crack of the bat. Harper slammed a curveball from Houston's Lance McCullers Jr, and sent it 402 feet at 103.9 miles-per-hour. There was no doubt about it, that ball was crushed.

He's had his fair share of big at-bats this season, and one just can't help but feel like Bryce Harper was made for moments like this.

First pitch home run for Bryce Harper to set the crowd on fire. pic.twitter.com/gvnYSjcmgh

— Kade Kistner (@KadeKistner) November 2, 2022

All it takes is one player getting hot to power a team to a championship, and Bryce Harper has done just that all postseason long. The superstar is now hitting .404 this fall, alongside a bonkers 1.301 OPS.

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