The offense is being led by Scott Kingery (12 RBIs), Rhys Hoskins (12 RBI, .326), Odubel Herrera (.327) and Cesar Hernandez (.275 with a .422 OBP). The Phillies are 5th in MLB in runs (3rd in the NL), averaging 5.6 per game. The rest of the offense–Carlos Santana, Nick Williams, Aaron Altherr, and JP Crawford is struggling. All of the struggling players have been given days off so far. Except Santana. Perhaps he needs a day or two off to clear his head so the hits start falling in.
But the starting pitching has been mostly pretty good and the bullpen seems to be settling down. And that's without veterans Pat Neshek and Tommy Hunter, both recovering from injuries.
Yeah, I know it's only 14 games, after that awful 1-4 start, this team looks good. And fun. If they continue at this pace, they'll win 104 games. Yikes. Right now, they lead the Wild Card race. I can't wait til the weather warms up for good. It's going to be a fun summer at CBP.
And speaking of weather, 6 more games were postponed because Old Man Winter is a giant dick who refuses to retire. That makes 21 games postponed by weather already this season.
Gee, if there were only enough warm-weather sites and domes/retractable roofs to host these games during the first two or three weeks of the season.
Yikes, indeed.Today is the 18th day of the baseball season.— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) April 15, 2018
We've only had 3 days where all 30 teams have gotten a game in.
It won't happen today, either. (White Sox-Twins already called.)
Baseball in April. Yikes! pic.twitter.com/YYKhjxcZJl
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