With largely the same group of players as the past two seasons, the answer for Philadelphia can be both.
Kody Clemens continues to show he's ready to stick in the major league longer than a Trea Turner IL stint. Clemens, earning the start at second base after his heroics the day prior, had the go-ahead double in the fifth inning that propelled the Phillies to an 11-5 victory over the Washington Nationals, completing the three-game sweep of their National League East counterparts. Clemens finished 2 for 5 with two RBIs, both from the double he hit off Nationals left-hander Robert Garcia in a four-run fifth inning.
About two years ago, shortly after Rob Thomson was named interim manager, he set a new goal for his team. The Phillies were below .500 at the time, so he decided to set their bar at .500. Once they reached that, he increased the goal to five games above .500. It was a tactic Thomson picked up from Joe Torre when he was working in the Yankees organization.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
46 | P | |
54 | P | |
58 | P | |
23 | P | |
50 | P | |
43 | P | |
27 | P | |
56 | P | |
39 | P | |
66 | P | |
30 | P | |
25 | P | |
55 | P | |
61 | P | |
22 | P | |
99 | P | |
45 | P |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
13 | C | |
10 | C | |
21 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
28 | 3B | |
2 | 1B | |
3 | 1B | |
33 | 3B | |
5 | 2B | |
7 | SS |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
8 | RF | |
16 | LF | |
9 | LF | |
19 | LF | |
18 | CF | |
12 | LF |