Bryce Harper Takes Elbow To The Face At Home Plate

In the first inning of Thursday's late afternoon matchup with Miami, the Marlins' catcher Rob Brantly gave Bryce Harper an elbow to the face on a play at the plate causing Harper to writhe in pain on the ground by home plate.

Ryan Zimmerman hit a deep ball to center with Werth on 2nd and Harper on first. (after Harper singled to begin his season on a 3 game hit streak getting a hit on 5 of his first 9 at bats)  Werth held at second for a minute and Bryce Harper tried to lap JW on the bases as the Zimmerman hit fell into the outfield for a hit.