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Harper gets stitches after hitting wall

LOS ANGELES — Bryce Harper put a scare into himself and his Washington Nationals teammates after his latest violent collision with an outfield wall.

He received 11 stitches in his chin and jammed his shoulder, but didn’t sustain a concussion after slamming into the wall in right field. Harper left the game in the fifth inning and the Nationals went on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in the opener of a 10-game road trip.

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