"But it takes patience on Bryce's part, not to go out of the zone the way he didn't," Baker continued, "and like I said, you can feel the pressure mounting on Zim, but this guy has been a clutch man in this organization for a long time. "I haven't really had time to think about it," Dusty Baker said when asked about Cubs' strategy in walking Harper and whether it would force changes. His six walks in the final game tied a major league record. Harper set an all-time high for walks in a four-game series with his 13 free passes. I've been part of that in the past, so we did what we thought we had to do today and it happened to work, so good for our guys." I know he's not been as hot as he can be coming into this series, but you don't want to get him hot.
You have no problem with that whatsoever. "Now if the other guy gets you, that's fine. and why tempt fate right there?" Maddon said. "It just doesn't - you know how good he is. Justin Grimm put Harper on with two on and two out against in the twelfth, but Zimmerman grounded out.Ĭubs' skipper Joe Maddon talked about walking Harper repeatedly throughout the series after Chicago's 4-3 win on Sunday, which gave them a sweep of the Nationals. He was stranded again after walking with two down in the eighth.Īdam Warren walked Harper with two on and two out in the tenth, but Zimmerman lined out to left. Harper took a pitch off his foot in the sixth.
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Ryan Zimmerman struck out when Cubs' starter Jake Arrieta walked the base full rather than face Harper in the fourth. Harper was stranded in the first, but he scored after taking a free pass in the second. and why tempt fate right there? Now if the other guy gets you, that's fine." -Joe Maddon on walking Bryce Harper six times on Sunday
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