Bryce Harper swung so hard on a single that his helmet flew off
Well, almost perfect. Harper reached base in all four plate appearances, but it wasn't the most graceful performance. He led off the bottom of the third with a smash to left field for a base hit. The only problem was that he put so much force into his swing that his helmet immediately fell off:
Harper's swing is so intense that it's not his first helmet loss at the plate. He'll take the trade-off of a hit every day of the week.
However, Harper's adventures on the basepaths weren't over yet. On the next pitch,
... and tripped to the ground. Whoops.
At least
Not to worry, Bryce -- it's a perfect day in the box score, anyway.