Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber homered, Zack Wheeler struck out 13 in seven innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Friday night. Harper hit a two-run home run in the first inning off Sandy Alcantara.

Zack Wheeler fired a sinker that just dotted the outside corner of the strike zone, freezing Marlins second baseman Otto Lopez. Home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez rung Lopez up and Wheeler walked off the mound,

The Phillies jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first two innings, and that was plenty of run support for Zack Wheeler who struck out 13, the second most of his career, in a 7-2 win over the Marlins.Harper,

Bryce Harper clobbers a two-run home run to the second deck in right field, scoring Trea Turner and giving the Phillies a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning

With Aaron Judge being announced as the captain for the 2026 World Baseball Classic USA Team, there could be a few Philadelphia Phillies players who join him. Notably, Bryce Harper would be the player the USA Team would love to have, but it might not be as easy to get him on the team as it seems.