The Phillies and Nationals go to the tenth inning tied at two. Still tied in the bottom of the 10th, Bryce Harper leads off with a single, a line drive hit so hard, none of the shifted players had time to get to it. Daniel Murphy comes up and takes drives the ball the other way. The outfield was shifted toward right, so the ball lands in far left field and gets by Howie Kendrick. With Harper lighting the afterburners, he comes around to score ahead of relay throw, and the Nationals win 3-2.
It’s fun watching Harper run like that. The first time I saw him play was in Boston. He did not start, which was disappointing. He pinch hit in ninth inning with the score tied at three. He then scored from first on a double to right field. In that game and today, you got the feeling that Bryce, with his helmet flying and his hair waving the breeze was just having an incredible amount of fun.
On another note, the Neural Network with Park successfully predicted Murphy would be the most likely hitter to get a hit today. After his Friday 2 for 5, Murphy is hitting .444.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2oIGSL7
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