HARPER’S SUSPENSION REDUCED TO 3 GAMES

Bryce Harper’s four-game suspension from Major League Baseball for inciting a brawl was reduced by one game. The Washington Nationals’ All- Star outfielder began serving his suspension Wednesday and will be eligible to return Sunday at the Oakland Athletics. Monday in San Francisco, Harper charged the mound after he was drilled by Giants reliever Hunter Strickland with a 98-mph fastball in apparent retaliation for a dispute that took place nearly three years ago during the 2014 playoffs.