Harper (illness) will start at first base and bat third Thursday against Miami, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Harper missed the Phillies' last two games while fighting off an illness, but he seems to be feeling better heading into Thursday's series finale. The 32-year-old slugger will aim to finish the year strong after posting an .839 OPS across 85 plate appearances since the beginning of September.

Harper (illness) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Marlins, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Harper is under the weather and will miss a second consecutive start. He is considered day-to-day. Otto Kemp will play first base and bat fifth for the Phillies.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Harper is absent from Tuesday's lineup versus the Marlins due to illness, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

The illness is bad enough to force Harper to miss his first start since July 2, but he should be ready to return to action in a day or two. Otto Kemp is at first base and batting ninth for the Phillies.

Harper is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

It's a rare day off for Harper, who had started every game since July 4. Otto Kemp will handle first base and bat ninth for the Phillies in Tuesday's series opener.

Harper went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and a stolen base in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Harper has racked up five homers and 10 RBI while batting just .241 (13-for-54) over 14 games in September. He also picked up his first steal since Aug. 20 in this contest. Harper has a .264/.358/.503 slash line with 27 homers, 73 RBI, 70 runs scored, 12 steals and 31 doubles across 123 games this season, giving him fairly steady power production compared to recent years.

Harper went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Saturday in a 4-2 win against Miami.

EDGE Analysis

Harper helped the Phillies get off to a fast start with his two-run shot to center field in the first inning. The long ball was his second through five games in September after he finished August with just one homer across his final 12 contests. Harper is at 24 home runs through 113 games on the campaign, so he'll need to go on a moderate power surge in order to reach 30 homers for the second straight regular season.

Harper went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and three total runs scored in Thursday's 19-4 win over Atlanta.

EDGE Analysis

Harper stretched Philadelphia's lead to 6-3 in the third inning. He's been consistent lately -- Thursday's effort extended his hitting streak to 11 games, during which he has gone 17-for-44 (.386) with three homers and 10 RBI. He's posted four multi-hit efforts during the streak. The 32-year-old is up to a .270/.362/.505 slash line with 22 homers, 63 RBI, 62 runs scored, 11 stolen bases and 29 doubles through 106 contests on the year.

Harper went 3-for-6 with two home runs and three RBI in Monday's 12-7 victory over the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

The Philadelphia star collected his second multi-homer performance of the season, as he tallied his fifth and sixth homers of the month. Harper blasted a 440-foot solo shot off Seattle reliever Casey Legumina in the sixth before returning in the seventh to crack a titanic 448-foot, two-run long ball, again off Legumina. The former MVP is now slashing .262/.357/.508 with 21 homers, 10 steals, 58 RBI and 56 runs scored across 428 total plate appearances.

Harper went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Friday's 6-2 win over the Nationals.

EDGE Analysis

Harper opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first inning before going back-to-back with Kyle Schwarber in the seventh. While the first baseman is batting just .218 through 14 August contests, he's piled up 25 extra-base hits over 37 games since returning from the injured list June 30. For the year, he's slashing .258/.356/.497 with 19 homers, 53 RBI, 53 runs scored and 10 steals across 413 plate appearances.

Harper went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

Harper accounted for two of the Phillies' five hits off Tarik Skubal and made things interesting late with a two-run blast in the eighth inning. In 14 games since the All-Star break, the 32-year-old has tallied five multi-hit efforts while launching six homers with 12 RBI, 12 runs scored and a stolen base. For the season, he's slashing .269/.375/.503 with 16 home runs, 47 RBI, 50 runs scored and 10 steals across 363 plate appearances.