![]() ![]() WHAT JUST HAPPENED □ /wvn0dixVcEĪgainst the Marlins in the wild-card round, well, the Phillies looked to be on cruise control to pick up where they left off last year. MICHAEL HARRIS MAKES THE CATCH AND DOUBLES UP BRYCE HARPER TO END THE GAME Last season’s iteration left Atlanta with the series tied at a game apiece, and after Harper ended up on the wrong side of the most memorable play of the postseason so far, this one did, too. This division series is a hotly anticipated sequel to what happened last season, when the wild-card Phillies eliminated a Braves team that has been comfortably ensconced atop the NL East for six years now as part of their storybook storming through the National League side of the playoff bracket. The Bryce Harper Game actually started on the last play of Game 2, when the Philly franchise cornerstone was doubled off first to cap a stunning Braves comeback. I mean, he's one of those guys that loves that stage,” said Brian Snitker, the Braves manager and a man who very much does not want this postseason to be about Harper.Įven he had to admit: “You put him in the spotlight, and he's going to shine.” It was also the moment Harper did exactly what you would expect him to do if the story of the postseason is about him. That was one of two home runs Harper hit Wednesday as the Phillies routed the Braves 10-2 to take a two-games-to-one series lead, just a fraction of the total 2,023 feet of record-matching, pandemonium-inducing longballs launched by the Philly lineup. Instead, it’s a sea of undulating red, stark against the twilight sky, into which a baseball traveling 109.5 mph off the bat finishes its 408-foot journey. ![]() Harper is still standing in the batter's box when the broadcast cuts to the right-field bleachers, and to frame the ball in flight, you can’t even see the field. BRYCE HARPER DEMOLISHED! THAT WAS OBVIOUS! /ALs38vPB5V ![]()
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