Rob Carr/Getty ImagesBryce Harper is the home run king.Playing the role of hometown hero in front of the Washington Nationals fans at Nationals Park in Washington Blake Swihart Jersey , D.C., on Monday, Harper beat Kyle Schwarber of the Chicago Cubs in the final round, 19-18. He mixed in plenty of drama, hitting his 18th homer on his final swing of regulation time and winning it with the extra 30 seconds he earned by hitting at least two more than 440 feet during his round.ESPN espnBryce Harper won the Home Run Derby in the most dramatic way possible. qpnvbcx0xeHe prevailed in an eight-competitor bracket seeded by the number of long balls each had when the field was set. Each hitter had four minutes and one timeout per round to hit as many blasts as they could, although the two finalists were granted an additional 30-second timeout.FOX Sports: MLB MLBONFOXThe bracket for the 2018 MLB Home Run Derby! tai9MAU4yG FinalThe thrilling final was an apt finish to what was a spectacularly entertaining Home Run Derby that featured multiple walkoff wins, Ruthian blasts and an ecstatic crowd.ESPN StatsInfonoted Harper became just the third player to win the Derby at his home stadium, joining Chicago's Ryne Sandberg (1990) and the Cincinnati Reds' Todd Frazier (2015).Rodger Sherman rodger_shermanthey should have 162 Home Run Derbys a year and then one 9-inning baseball game in July as a gimmickIf one can be clutch in a spectacle put on for the fans, Harper came through in the biggest moment. He drilled nine homers in the final 47 seconds of regulation alone just to tie Schwarber and set up his towering blast to win it.Jayson Stark jaysonstThis Derby summed up exactly why people buzz about Bryce Harper even when hes hitting .214. How about that feel for the moment?Down 9 HR with a minute to go. Then homered in 9 straight swings to tie it. Popped up the first pitch of extra time. Then finished it off. Wow.Joon Lee joonleeYou can throw overrated around all you want, but when Bryce Harper is the purest form of Bryce Harper, there isn鈥檛 anyone more valuable to baseball鈥檚 cultural relevance and fan excitement.A legendary ending to that derby.Daren Willman darenwAll of Bryce Harpers homers tonight... Wow http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-rick-porcello-jersey , what a great finish! Nationals mlb tWnsC7jDQlHe also rescued his father, who was drawing some restless ire from the fans as he struggled to throw strikes as his pitcher early in the last round.As for Schwarber, he provided a show of his own. According toJayson Starkof MLB Network, the Cubs slugger hit 16 of his 18 homers in the final round in the second or third deck, underscoring his ability to launch rockets into the night sky on a consistent basis. SemifinalsThe semifinals brought plenty of entertainment as well considering Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins of the Philadelphia Phillies turned in a memorable battle that extended to the last swing.Hoskins blasted 20 long balls, which figured to be enough to advance. Schwarber missed the memo, though, and hit his 21st on his final swing after pumping up the crowd in between pitches.MLB MLBWalk it off in style, kschwarb12! TYMZmRB4hWJon Lester JLester34The Great Schwarbino 馃挭馃徎馃挭馃徎馃挭馃徎It was clear the Chicago outfielder was in a groove when he turned to the fans in his final minute, and he flipped his bat in triumph with his last homer. According toESPN StatsInfo, the two competitors became the first players to hit 20 home runs in the semifinals of the Derby http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-brandon-morrow-jersey , and they did it against each other.The encore didn't match the drama of the first matchup, but Harper gave Nationals Park exactly what it was looking for by prevailing against Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers with 13 homers.Sean Doolittle whatwouldDOOdome, when Bryce is hitting #HRDerby V1BkB05RNCThe hometown hero started slowly but found a groove in plenty of time to surpass Muncy's 12 with more than a minute remaining on his clock.QuarterfinalsThe first round featured a perfectly timed timeout, the top seed going home, a near miss on an attempted buzzer-beater and some hometown love.It was Hoskins who nailed the timeout use, drilling 12 of his 17 long balls in the final two minutes. Top-seeded Jesus Aguilar of the Milwaukee Brewers (12) couldn't match his total and was eliminated. Hoskins was unfazed by the stage of his first Derby, catching fire in the closing stretch to set the initial tone.Rhys Hoskins rhyshoskinsI鈥檇 like to send my condolences to all of the balls that were harmed in the making of that Derby #OHMYGOODNESSIt paled in comparison to the drama in the showdown between Schwarber and Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros.Schwarber became the first player to earn the 30 seconds of bonus time with multiple moonshots into the right field stands, one of which provided a souvenir to the third deck. He won 16-15, as the Astros third baseman just missed a tiebreak by smacking the wall on his final swing.Jayson Stark jaysonstThat Schwarber-Bregman duel was one of the most fun Derby rounds in recent memory. Bregmans last swing missed tying it by 2 feet. So he lost, 16-15. But an awesome round by the Derbys favorite mighty mite.Sixteen blasts wasn't enough for the other Cub, as Javier Baez fell short of Muncy's 17 dingers. The Dodgers star did it in style Jason Heyward Jersey , walking off with 35 seconds remaining and sending a message to those who weren't familiar with the breakout slugger.As far as the crowd was concerned, it was all setup before Harper. The Nationals slugger fed off the energy and chants, eliminating division rival Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves, 13-12, and keeping the home favorite alive before he eventually won. Two Cy Young Award frontrunners will meet for the second time in less than a week Tuesday night in Philadelphia.Aaron Nola will square off against Max Scherzer as the Philadelphia Phillies host the Washington Nationals in the second contest of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park. Washington was a 5-3 winner Monday night in the series opener, which pushed Philadelphia (70-61) 3 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East. Article continues below ...Nola (15-3, 2.13 ERA) and Scherzer (16-6, 2.13) did not disappoint in their meeting last week. But Nola got the best of the two-time defending NL Cy Young winner, improving to 3-0 versus Washington this season.Nola threw eight scoreless innings and had nine strikeouts in the Phillies’ 2-0 win. Nola allowed five hits and one walk in the outing, which marked the 15th time in 26 starts that he gave up one earned run or fewer.The start was accentuated by an eighth-inning strikeout of Bryce Harper, the last batter Nola faced. His manager made a case for Nola as the league’s top pitcher after the game.“It’s tough to account for three pitches http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-john-lackey-jersey , and I think part of that is why Aaron Nola in my opinion is the Cy Young this year,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler told MLB.com “Of course, Nola is our guy. I watch him every time out there and just the dependability, the consistency, the creativity, the numbers. The numbers speak for themselves.”Nola and Scherzer are tied for the second-best ERA in the NL. New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom, the other pitcher in the Cy Young conversation, has the only better ERA at 1.71. Nola is tied for second in the National League in WHIP (0.97), third in innings pitched (169) and tied for fifth in strikeouts (169). Scherzer leads the league in all three of those categories.Going for his third straight NL Cy Young win and fourth trophy overall, Scherzer has posted dominant numbers in 2018. He has 244 strikeouts, 181 2/3 innings pitched and a 0.89 WHIP through 27 starts.He had 10 strikeouts against the Phillies on Thursday Ben Zobrist Jersey , marking the 14th time he has hit double digits this season. The only damage against the 34-year-old in his last start was a two-run homer from Odubel Herrera.“That was the one pitch that beat me,” Scherzer told MLB.com after the loss.Scherzer’s best strikeout game of the year came May 6 against the Phillies when he struck out 15 batters in 6 1/3 innings. Scherzer is 9-2 with a 2.51 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in 16 career starts against Philadelphia.Nola, meanwhile, has a 3.57 career ERA against the Nationals, and he has limited them to three earned runs in three starts (21 2/3 innings) this season. The 25-year-old also has a perfect record at home this season. Nola is 9-0 with a 2.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts per nine innings at Citizens Bank Park.The Phillies, who are 41-23 at home this season, have lost 12 of their last 18 games and are 3 1/2 games back in the division for the first time since June 26.The Nationals (66-66) are 13-13 in August and eight games behind Atlanta.