PHILADELPHIA – Whatever Bryce Harper whispered to Alec Bohm before Bohm delivered the 1,000th home run in World Series history and what only seemed like the 1,000th home run of the game for the Phillies, word was already spreading through their dugout.
A recent game against Houston starter Lance McCullers Jr. had given the Phillies a feel for the shape of his pitches and eyewitness vantage of how he leans hard into his breaking pitches ahead of Tuesday’s Game 3 viewing. Scouting reports prepared by the Phillies’ staff had details on McCullers’ tendencies and specifically what he relies on in certain stressful situations, especially with runners base.