What if I told you that the Phillies played a game in which both Bryce Harper and Zack Wheeler started, but neither man played a major part in the outcome? What if I told you that instead, the supporting cast actually stepped up for the Phillies? It sounds implausible, but that’s what happened when the Phillies defeated the New York Mets 4-3 on Friday.
Harper was just 1-4 with a double and didn’t factor in the scoring. In fact, he came up with runners on the corners with nobody out in the eighth, and to just about everyone’s surprise, he didn’t get the run home.