They grew louder and meaner and, at their peak, the Philadelphia Phillies fans issued a unified reminder of what was going on inside Nationals Park. “We’ve got Harper!” they yelled, again and again, after Bryce Harper crushed an upper-deck, two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning. Trea Turner, the Nationals’ 25-year-old shortstop, exited in the first after he was hit in the hand by a pitch. Manager Dave Martinez later announced that Turner broke his right index finger, and there is no timetable for his return. It all triggered those sharp-edge cheers and showed, Harper or no Harper, that there are clear constants of the Nationals’ 1-3 start.

Source: Washington Post April 03, 2019 03:48 UTC