What was something of a pretty good week for the Phillies came to a crashing halt on Sunday with the news of Jose Alvarado getting slapped with a suspension of his own doing.
Three up
Bryce Harper
Maybe I should criticize Harper more often?
A week after hearing from multiple sides about his struggles, Harper decided to do something about it by collecting eight hits in 24 plate appearances, two of them doubles, and driving in four. There is still very little in terms of over the fence power, something that shouldn’t be ignored when it comes to evaluation Harper’s season, but getting at least somewhat hot would do this lineup wonders.