Against the team that traded him, Kody Clemens drilled a game-winning single to right with two outs in the ninth to give the Phillies a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.
“It was amazing,” he said. “It felt really great. I have no ill will against the Tigers. But it does feel pretty good after they trade you away and you win the game.”
Bryce Harper led off the ninth with a double against Alex Lange, the fifth Tigers pitcher. Trea Turner worked a walk and, with one out, Bryson Stott reached on an infield single to load the bases. Harper scored on Brandon Marsh’s sacrifice fly and then Clemens ended it with a clean single to right.“Obviously, you don’t like to see people get injured, but it got me an opportunity to come up here and help this team win,” he said. “I finally got an opportunity and it’s been great so far.
He understands, of course, how quickly things can change. Bohm, for example, could be activated as early as Saturday. Harper is working out at first base as his surgically-repaired elbow continues to get stronger.Bryce Harper has never been shy about pushing the Phillies to do what it takes to improve and he made another pitch after Thursday night’s game.
To the observation that Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Taijuan Walker and Ranger Suarez each pitched well his last time out, Harper added: “Any time you can have that opportunity to have four games go out and dominate. But we still need that fifth, right? So hopefully we can get whoever that is or whatever that may be to kind of put a little bit less pressure on our bullpen.
“Everybody’s comfortable,” manager Rob Thomson said. “We’ve got air purifiers . So we’re just going to tell them, as much as they can, when they get off the field, go on inside and get some fresh air.”This article tagged under:
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