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Bryce Harper hits first grand slam in a Phillies uniform, Phillies’ Twitter account pokes fun at Smash Mouth

Bryce Harper’s seventh home run this season was a lucky one.

Phillies, Bryce Harper bats during the first inning of the game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pa. Sunday, May 5, 2019.
Phillies, Bryce Harper bats during the first inning of the game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pa. Sunday, May 5, 2019.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer
    by EJ Smith
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Bryce Harper’s seventh home run this season was a lucky one.

Harper hit a grand slam against the Cardinals in the second inning to give the Phillies a 6-0 lead.

Harper has been fighting through a slump recently, batting just .226 entering Tuesday’s game, but still has a .364 on-base percentage. To break the funk, Harper has tried going without batting gloves, readjusting where he holds the bat in his stance, and whatever else might help.

It’s his fourth career grand slam, the last one coming on April 19, 2017 against the Braves at Nationals Park. That one was his second off Braves pitcher Julio Teheran.

To celebrate, the Phillies’ Twitter account had some fun with Smashmouth, who recently slammed the Phillies’ star for spurning the Giants in free agency.