
It Turns Out Bryce Harper Said Nothing
Remember when we thought Bryce Harper noticed Lance McCullers was tipping pitches in Game 3 and relayed that info to Alec Bohm?
In the first inning, Bryce Harper offered some advice to Alex Bohm. In the second inning, Bohm homered off Lance McCullers. pic.twitter.com/j7Nstru9LN
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Then Bohm took him deep to left:
First-pitch Bohm bomb 💣
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Turns out it was nothing but some good ‘ol fashioned gamesmanship, via Todd Zolecki at MLB.com:
“Bryce didn’t say anything,” Bohm said. “I just happened to hit a homer. [Harper and Kevin Long] were yelling at me for a while. I came over and Bryce said, ‘Just stand here for a second.’ The Astros are pretty thorough, so we just gave them something to think about. It was just a little gamesmanship, a little chess match. Obviously, we won that game, but lost the series, so …”