Marshy asked me after the game,” said Harper, referring to the Phillies’ Brandon Marsh, “he's like, ‘That's probably the best guy I've ever faced.’ And he asked me who’s one of the best guys I've ever faced, and I said Matt Harvey. He had that extension heater, and he was one of the first guys that really rode that heater at the top of the zone. Obviously, 104 is a little bit different.”
The Phillies’ star, perhaps with October in mind, saw a silver lining.
“I'm happy we were able to face him – and I'm not saying that in a good way or bad way, but I was just happy we were able to face him and see what that looked like,” Harper said. “He shoved it tonight. Tip your cap and try to go get them tomorrow.”