There was a tie for this award last week between Bryce Harper and this week’s winner. This week was likely going to be about Harper, as he has a ridiculous 1.404 OPS across his last 7 games before Thursday’s nightmarish loss to the Marlins. That game ended with the Phillies blowing a late lead and their star player limping off the field only to end up on the 10 day injured list.
That injury cast a pall over the entire last week of games. But, this week’s winner shined in the first game after that loss, delivering when the team needed it most.