The Philadelphia Phillies' roster move of bringing up Keaton Anthony to Triple-A could be bad news for Bryce Harper, as the move is likely a long-term one in Triple-A.

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With nine losses in their past 10 games and franchise slugger Harper tossed on the injured list with a recurring wrist injury, the free-falling Phillies have dropped three spots in USA TODAY Sports' power rankings.

Phillies 1B Bryce Harper, who was not playing Friday due to wrist inflammation, is now on the 10-day injured list.

Bryce Harper will miss his ninth game of the season on Monday, and the Phillies are 1-7 this season without Harper in the lineup. Ben Davis explains why the rest of the lineup has to step up.Phillies

Phillies on the ropes. Two batters later, Romano gave up a fly ball to left field. Max Kepler drifted back to catch it, but there wasn’t much point. Adam Frazier trotted home to score the winning run Friday night in the Pirates’ 5-4 walk-off victory that sent the Phillies to their seventh loss in eight games.