WASHINGTON — There was a hint of a smile on right-hander Hunter Harvey’s face, even as the home run he had just conceded left his current team tied with his former team. The amusing aspect wasn’t how far the ball had traveled, or what the scoreboard read after the reliever’s outing ended for the Washington Nationals.
It was who hit that homer.
When Ryan Mountcastle reached first base on his home run trot Tuesday night at Nationals Park, he smirked toward Harvey. Harvey returned one, the look of two former roommates while with Double-A Bowie in 2018 who now found themselves pitted against each other at the highest level.
