The Philadelphia Phillies are coming off a series win against the Washington Nationals.
While they are still several games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East, Philadelphia still has an NL Wild Card race to worry about, and every game is increasingly more important.
On Friday, they open up an exciting series with the Toronto Blue Jays, which is taking place at Citizens Bank Park. Zack Wheeler gets the nod for the series opener, and the Phillies have revealed their lineup for the first game of the series, which features Bryce Harper.
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Bryce Harper Batting 3rd, Playing RF in Series Opener
GettyPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – AUGUST 3: first baseman Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after hitting a two-RBI home run during the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on August 3, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bill Streicher/Getty Images)
The Philadelphia Phillies rarely switch up their lineup, especially the top five spots in the batting order, and that’s the case for Friday’s game as well.
Bryce Harper is in his usual spot, batting third and in his now-new position, right field.
Here is the full Phillies batting order for 8/7:Â
Phillies 8/7: “K. Schwarber DH T. Turner SS B. Harper RF L. Arraez 2B A. Bohm 1B B. Marsh LF J. Realmuto C B. Stott 3B J. Crawford CF Z. Wheeler SP”
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! Is the motto for this Phillies lineup, as there are no changes, not even slight positional changes, from Thursday evening’s lineup.
This Phillies lineup will attempt to muster up offense against Jose Soriano in his first start as a Blue Jays starter.
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Bryce Harper With the Phillies This Season
GettyPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – AUGUST 06: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies high-fives teammates in the dugout after scoring a run in the first inning during a game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on August 6, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
The Philadelphia Phillies’ decision to move Bryce Harper to right field has worked out thus far!
Across 400+ at-bats this season, Harper is batting .255 with 24 home runs, 71 runs scored, 68 RBI, and an OPS+ of 130.
Bryce Harper has really turned it up a notch since the All-Star break, and if the Phillies are to make a deep playoff run, he will have to be at the forefront of the offensive production, along with Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, and Luis Arraez.
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