New Delhi, July 30 -- PHILADELPHIA - The loss to Miami was supposed to be a footnote. One run, nine innings, a night that stretched without reward and ended quietly. When it was over, Bryce Harper did not leave quietly.

"I think we need some help," Harper told reporters after Tuesday night's 1-0 defeat, according to Yahoo Sports. "I think we've proved pretty much all year we've done a pretty good job, but anytime you can get some help in here and reinforcements, I think it helps."

In a clubhouse that runs on careful language and front-office deference, those words from the player who anchors everything Philadelphia aspires to be landed with the weight of a full roster meeting. The Phillies had lost 8 of their last 11 games. The next tea...