Phillies’ Bryce Harper: ‘It’s been a grind’ since returning from thumb injury
Harper drew a pivotal ninth-inning walk Friday in the
Harper returned to the lineup Aug. 26, two months after breaking his left thumb. In 36 games, including Game 1 of the best-of-three National League wild-card series, since coming back, he was batting .221 with a .666 on-base plus slugging percentage. He had a total of two extra-base hits in his last 74 plate appearances.
Harper has emphasized that “everybody is at zeroes” in the playoffs, creating an opportunity to put late-season struggles in the rearview. Harper also may have drawn encouragement from his final plate appearance Friday. With the Phillies down to their final two outs against Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley, he laid off back-to-back 102 mph fastballs with two strikes, then took a down-and-in curveball to work a six-pitch walk.Harper feels most comfortable in the No. 3 spot in the lineup.
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