The Phillies may have found the secret to hitting home runs in the World Series — but they're not telling anyone

• Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm both went deep against Astros pitcher Lance McCullers in Game 3 of the World Series.
• Before Bohm's at-bat, Harper called him over for a quick chat. Bohm hit his dinger on the first pitch he saw.

PHILADELPHIA — The fans in Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night were eager to get the party started.

After a rain-out on Monday, Phillies fans were back in force 24 hours later, waving a sea of red rally towels to urge their team to victory in Game 3 of the World Series.

They didn't have to wait much longer.

In the bottom of the first inning, Bryce Harper hit the first pitch he saw from Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers out of the park, jumping the Phillies out to a 2-0 lead they would never concede.

As it turned out, Harper's hit was just the tip of the iceberg, as the Phillies would ultimately tie a World Series record with five home runs on the night, with Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh, Kyle Schwarber, and Rhys Hoskins all going yard in a 7-0 victory.

Harper's home run was the loudest of the night, quickly spurning a sell-out crowd of 45,712 into ecstasy.

But Bohm's home run, the second of the night, was arguably the most interesting of the game.

Just ahead of Bohm's walk to the plate, Harper called over to his teammate and whispered something into his ear.

Bohm went on to homer the very first pitch he saw.

Whatever Harper saw, it appeared to have helped.

After the game, Harper acknowledged the moment, but didn't go into detail when asked about his helpful tip to his teammate.

"I think anytime you have information you want to be able to give that to your teammates at any point," Harper said. "So anytime I can help my teammates, throughout the whole season we've done that."

Bohm was even more coy when asked about Harper's secret advice.

What did Harper tell you?

"Nothing," Bohm answered, smiling and earning a laugh from reporters.

Did what Bryce told you help you in your at-bat?

"Maybe," Bohm answered. More smiles.

Obviously, the Phillies aren't interested in giving away any secrets they might have on the Astros potentially tipping their pitches at this particular moment when they are two wins away from winning the World Series.

If they get those two wins, we'll do our best to follow up.