Bryce Harper didn't mince words when it came to his teammate Bryson Stott. After the Phillies' second baseman delivered a standout performance in Tuesday night's 9-1 rout of the Athletics, the two-time MVP made it crystal clear: Stott belongs in the lineup every single day.

The Phillies offense was firing on all cylinders, backed by a dominant eight-inning shutout from left-hander Cristopher Sanchez, who struck out 10. But the real fireworks came from the bats. Harper stole the show with two home runs—a 393-foot blast to right-center in the third inning and a 408-foot missile to center in the eighth. Yet it was Stott's two-run homer in the seventh that had Harper singing his teammate's praises after the game.

"He's an everyday player, you know," Harper told the media. "When you have a guy that needs to play every day, lefty, righty, don't matter. He's an everyday guy. He always has been. When you take an everyday guy out of the lineup, it's tough for them to get it going. I think you've seen that over the past couple of days."

Stott has seen consistent playing time lately against a string of right-handed pitchers, but he's mostly been used in a platoon role this season. His recent hot streak—three home runs in five games—has reignited the conversation about his everyday status. Still, the numbers tell a more complicated story. Through 30 games, Stott is hitting just .210 with a .621 OPS.

Meanwhile, infielder Edmundo Sosa has outperformed him with a .277 average and .710 OPS, which has led to some of Stott's reduced playing time. But with interim manager Don Mattingly now at the helm, there's a fresh perspective in the dugout. If Stott continues to produce like he did Tuesday night, he might just earn that everyday role Harper believes he deserves.

For a Phillies team looking to build momentum, having a confident Stott in the lineup could be the spark they need—and Harper is making sure everyone knows it.