Bryce Harper Kicks off the 4th of July with Fireworks off Madison Bumgarner

Bryce Harper has taken a piece of Madison Bumgarner before. Today’s blast had it’s own special story to it though. We’ve already covered his usage of the patriotic stars and stripes bat for the game today. Since he hit this home run off a guy we really don’t like very much against a team we loathe for their winning ways (they’re boring), this home run was really for America.

The home run was Harper’s 25th of the season. The Nationals continued to do their thing on July 4th like they seemingly do every year, winning 9-3 in a game that everything seemed to bounce their way.

Bryce Harper is hitting over .330 off lefties and slugging over .600 for the year. He collected a double and single in addition to the homer. He has a 50 home run season within his sights.