NEWSLETTER
The Washington Nationals are widely expected to take the NL East with relative ease this summer, as no one in their division – besides maybe the Mets – projects to be quite as good as they already are.
But hey, games still have to be played and they can still be intense, especially when a divisional rival is in town. Yesterday was the perfect example.
After taking the game into extra innings, the Nationals found themselves with a runner on first, no outs and Daniel Murphy at the plate. But Murphy is not the star of this story – even though his hit was the one to knock in the walk-off run – instead it’s the runner at first who won this game for Washington.
Check out Bryce Harper’s aggressive and, in my opinion, game-winning base running. He’s an absolute mad-man and I love it:
Just enjoy @Bharper3407 running wild. #Walkoff pic.twitter.com/JxLaMuucOv
— MLB (@MLB) April 14, 2017
There’s no question that hit made it all possible, but Harper’s ultra agressive base running right off the bat put the third base coach in a position to send him.
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I mean, the dude’s a monster:
The flow and celebration are just fantastic! pic.twitter.com/1gdfRD3a7R
— MLB (@MLB) April 14, 2017
Love him or hate him, Bryce Harper knows how to play baseball. He can slug, he can hit for average, he can catch the ball without looking …
Bryce Harper Battled the Sun and Actually Won!https://t.co/ykpyGKZo0Z pic.twitter.com/7lguums2x4
— Baseball is Fun (@flippingbats) April 8, 2017
… And he can run.
The Washington Nationals are now 6-4 on the season.
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