ST. LOUIS — As Bryce Harper walked into the Phillies’ clubhouse at Busch Stadium on Saturday, he spotted Rhys Hoskins.
“We are not losing this game,” Harper said.
He had the same greeting for Alec Bohm. Aaron Nola heard him repeat it to a few others, too. Harper has been saying it for days, actually, to everyone and no one in particular, like a man possessed. And in the ninth inning, when the St. Louis Cardinals brought the winning run to the plate, Harper walked up and down the dugout and said, “We are not losing this game. No chance. We’re not losing this game.”
