PHILADELPHIA -- It's not like Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins needed extra motivation, but when the Atlanta Braves walked Kyle Schwarber intentionally, just before Hoskins stepped to the plate in the third inning of Game 3 of the NLDS on Friday, his focus narrowed just a little bit more.
"Yes, of course," Hoskins said after the Phillies 9-1 win. "I'm human. I'm a competitor. They're obviously telling me something right away before I even step in the box."
The move told Hoskins the Braves would rather face him than Kyle Schwarber who was 0 for 17 in the series to that point.