Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber injured late in Phillies' loss - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — The ninth inning was painful for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber were both injured Thursday night late in a 7-4 loss to the Miami Marlins, leaving their availability in question for the team with the best record in the majors.

Elected to his eighth All-Star Game hours earlier, Harper felt his left hamstring tighten as he was running to first base on the final play of the game.

The slugger clutched at the back of his leg and briefly fell to the ground after crossing the bag. Even though the Phillies challenged the call on his groundout, Harper didn't wait for the result of the replay review and immediately limped down the tunnel.

«It hurts,» he said afterward. «We're going to get an image tomorrow just to see what that looks like and see how I feel and go from there.»

Harper, who was the National League Player of the Month in May and is in the conversation for the same award in June, extended his hitting streak to 12 games with an RBI double in the first. He is batting .303 with 20 home runs and 58 RBIs.

Harper said he has never had a soft-tissue injury like this before, so he doesn't know how concerned he should be.

«If I had something to go back on, I would let you know,» he said. «But I've never felt anything like this before.»

Schwarber felt tightness in his groin while making an awkward throw from the outfield in the top of the ninth. Usually the Phillies' designated hitter, Schwarber was playing in the field for only the third time this season.

«I reached down to grab the ball barehanded and kind of planted for the throw and felt it grab,» Schwarber said. «I thought it was just a cramp at first and I finished the inning. But, as I was running in [between innings] I could