Bryce Harper is back. After missing five consecutive games with a bruised right elbow, Harper was back in the Phillies lineup batting third for Tuesday’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. Harper was hit in the elbow by a Spencer Strider fastball last week against the Braves.

Bryce Harper will miss his third consecutive game after leaving Tuesday's contest in the first inning when hit on the elbow by a Spencer Strider fastball.

Ruben Amaro Jr. wants payback for Spencer Strider plunking Bryce Harper. The ex-Phillies general manager called for “retaliation” after the Braves ace hit Harper in the elbow with a 95 mph fastball on Tuesday night.