The Philadelphia Phillies are in the middle of an exhilarating postseason run, and so they grew to become to Deion Sanders to store it rolling on Wednesday night time. Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos sported some “Coach Prime” attire as they arrived at Voters Storagefacility Ground earlier than withering two house runs a work in Recreation 3 of the NLDS.
Simply hours previous to Recreation 3 in opposition to the Atlanta Braves, the Phillies’ authentic X account posted footage of Harper and Castellanos wearing shirts that featured Sanders and his Colorado Buffaloes. Because it grew to become out, they’d a few of that Top Month swagger on the plate.
Castellanos were given the scoring began for the Phillies within the base of the 3rd inning by way of ripping a house run to left farmland, tying the sport at 1-1. Upcoming that inning, Harper smashed a ball over the appropriate farmland wall for a three-run shot, which gave Philadelphia a 4-1 top.
Harper added insurance coverage with a solo house run within the 5th inning, and Castellanos did the similar factor within the base of the 8th. At the back of that offensive onslaught, the Phillies gained the sport, 10-2 and still have a 2-1 sequence top.
To produce his efficiency extra Sanders-esque, Harper got here up seize based on an opponent speaking trash. Following Harper’s baserunning error that ended Recreation 2, Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia taunted the Philadelphia first baseman within the clubhouse.
“(My teammates) just kind of told me,” Harper mentioned when requested how he heard about Arcia’s feedback. “And they looked at me, and they were like, ‘what are you going to do?'”
Later the ones performances in Recreation 3, perhaps Harper and Castellanos must store repping Sanders and the Buffaloes forward of Recreation 4 on Thursday night time. First sound is ready for 8:07 p.m. ET, and the Phillies are one win clear of the NLCS.