Watch: Harper wakes up Nationals Park with game-tying moonshot

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Geoff Burke / USA TODAY Sports

There he is.

Bryce Harper had been held uncharacteristically quiet in Game 1 of the National League Division Series when he managed to hit just a measly single in the series opener against the Chicago Cubs. He wasn't about to let it happen again in Game 2.

The Washington Nationals outfielder connected with all of Carl Edwards Jr.'s 80-mph curveball in the eighth inning Saturday, depositing it well into the second deck, tying Game 2 at 3-3 and simultaneously sending Nationals Park into a frenzy.

Nationals fans were delighted even further three batters later, when Ryan Zimmerman stroked a three-run home run to give the Nationals a late 6-3 lead.

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