WASHINGTON — Showered by raindrops and jeers for a lot of the sport, Bryce Harper put a bat-flipping, celebratory end on his memorable return to Washington. Harper crushed an extended dwelling run in his closing at-bat, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Nationals 8-2 Tuesday night time for the franchise’s greatest begin in over a century. Maikel Franco additionally homered for the Phillies, baseball’s solely undefeated staff at 4-0. They had solely executed that in 1915 and 1897. Harper left Washington after taking part in 927 video games over seven years, collaborating in six All-Star Games and profitable the 2015 NL MVP Award. He listened to what the Nationals needed to supply, then signed a $330 million, 13-year