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Phillies star Bryce Harper leaves game with bruised elbow when hit by pitch, X-ray negative

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Harper sustained a bruise, and an X-ray was negative, the Phillies say.

Harper was hit near the right elbow by a 95.3 mph fastball from Atlanta starter Spencer Strider .

Strider was booed by Phillies fans when he left the mound as the inning ended.

Harper is hitting267 with eight home runs and 33 RBIs in seven games on a recent trip.

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