When Bryce Harper’s thumb met Blake Snell’s fastball on June 25, the superstar’s chances of repeating as National League MVP met a painful end. But the Phillies’ chances of reaching the playoffs did not suffer the same fate. They went 33-20 while Harper mended after thumb surgery, staying right in the thick of the wild-card race.
Several players picked up the slack in Harper’s absence as the Phillies survived without their MVP, leading us to wonder: Who’s their MVP this season? And sorry, Rob Thomson is not the winner because he isn’t, you know, a player.Bailey Falter will start against Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara as the Phillies begin a three-game series in Miami on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. .
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