Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/5/2024

ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - Sept. 5...

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Nap Lajoie born 1874 Phillies 1896-1900

    .345/.374/.520  721 Hits  87 SB
    1901 AL Triple Crown  3x Batting Title  HOF

Don Rader  born 1893    Phillies 1921
    .281/.343/.344  9 Hits in 9 Games
    Often confused with Don Rader the trumpeter (b. 1935) who toured with Elvis, Diana Ross, Jerry Lewis, and Bob Hope

Rod Barajas  born 1975    Phillies 2007
    .250/.352/.393 in 48 Games
    Hit go-ahead single in the top of the 14th on Sept. 18, 2007 vs. St. Louis to bring Phillies within 1.5 games back of the Mets in the NL East

In 1913...
The Phillies score the lone run in a doubleheader with Boston, winning the first game 1-0 and playing game 2 to a 0-0, 10 inning tie cut short due to darkness.

ON THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY...

In 1971...
J.R. Richard strikes out 15 Giants batters, tying the all-time record for most K's in an MLB debut (Karl Spooner). In 1979 Richard became the third pitcher in MLB history to strike out 300+ batters in fewer than 300 innings while maintaining a sub-3.00 ERA

Pitchers Pre-1980 with sub-3.00 ERA & 300+ Ks in <300 IP
1965 Sam McDowell, CLE  325 K, 273.0 IP, 2.18 ERA
1972 Nolan Ryan, CAL       329 K, 273.0 IP, 2.28 ERA
1977 Nolan Ryan, CAL       341 K, 299.0 IP, 2.77 ERA
1979 J.R. Richard, HOU     313 K, 292.1 IP, 2.71 ERA

Yesterday's Game -  Blue Jays W 4-2

- With his home run surge in Toronto, Kyle Schwarber became the first player in the last 50 years to put up three straight seasons of 30+ homers batting out of the #1 spot. Among players to debut in 2000 or later, Schwarber's is 6th with 44 career homers to lead off a game.

Career Leadoff Home Runs - Debut 2000 or later

1. George Springer - 60

2. Mookie Betts - 52

3. Ian Kinsler - 48

4. Curtis Granderson - 47

5. Jimmy Rollins - 46

6. Kyle Schwarber - 44

Tonight's Game -  Marlins 6:40 Suárez vs. Oller

- As a starter, Ranger Suárez is 4-1 against the Marlins with a 2.60 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 52.0 innings across 9 starts. The Phillies are 6-3 in these starts and Suárez has the third-lowest ERA among pitchers with 30+ IP vs. Miami since 2021.

- Adam Oller has never pitched against the Phillies but for his career, he's thrown 55.2 home innings to a 6.95 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, and .878 OPS allowed

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- The Phillies are 32-1 (.970) when their starting pitcher throws 7+ innings this year, the best winning percentage for any team in the last 100 years (min. 30 games).

Record When SP Pitches 7+ IP

1. 2024 Phillies 32-1 (.970)

2. 2012 Orioles 37-2 (.949)

3. 2021 Astros 29-2 (.935)

Floppin' Marlins

- Jake Burger leads the Marlins in hits (110), home runs (25), and RBI (60). In the Marlins' short franchise history, only four players have finished a season leading the team in all three categories: Starlin Castro (2019), Dan Uggla (2010), Miguel Cabrera (2005), and Cliff Floyd (2001, 1998).

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        83    56          --        Magic Number: 17
Braves        76    63         7.0
Mets           76    64         7.5
Nationals    62    77        21.0
Marlins       52    87        31.0

Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/4/24

 ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - September 4...

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Pat Neshek  born 1980     Phillies 2017, 2018-19
    93 appearances  2.40 ERA  69 strikeouts (nice)

Jason Donald  born 1984    Phillies 2006 3rd round pick
    Traded in July 2009 with Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson, and Jason Knapp for Cliff Lee
    Responsible for breaking up Armando Galarraga's perfect game in 2010 on a controversial call at first base by umpire Jim Joyce

Michael Stutes  born 1986    Phillies 2011-13
    79 appearances  4.01 ERA
    Former Quarterback at Lake Oswego High School in Oregon

In 1984...
Milt Thompson makes his MLB debut for the Atlanta Braves a year before he'd be traded to Philadelphia with Steve Bedrosian in exchange for Ozzie Virgil and Pete Smith. Thompson played 5 seasons with the Fightin' Phils, racking up almost 500 hits and 100 steals (492 & 98). Since 1980, 63 major league outfielders have at least 1000 hits, 30 triples and 200 steals in their career and Thompson's 3,761 at bats are the fewest among those players.

A member of 1993's Macho Row and the hitting coach during 2008's World Series run, Thompson is one of three people in Phillies' franchise history to win a National League pennant as both a player and coach, joined by Larry Bowa and John Vukovich.

ON THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY...

In 1928...
The Boston Braves kick off their first of nine consecutive doubleheaders, an MLB record. The Braves played 18 games in 12 days from Sept. 4-15, 1928, going 4-14 on their way to a 50-103 record, the second worst in baseball that season (Phillies 43-109).

In 1993...
The Yankees' Jim Abbott throws a no-hitter against a Cleveland lineup that included Kenny Lofton, Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez, and Jim Thome, up there with Jaylen Brown's NBA Finals MVP as one of the greatest accomplishments ever by someone who could only use one hand.

Last Night's Game -  Blue Jays W 10-9

- Last night was the first time that the Phillies came back to win after allowing 6 or more runs in the first inning since June 17, 1994 when the Fightin's strung together a six-run inning of their own in the 8th to take down the Montreal Expos 10-8.

- Kyle Schwarber joins Barry Bonds (2001), Carlos Delgado (2001), and Lawrence Butler (2024) as the only four players with multiple 3-homer games on the road in the same season since 2000. Adding a single and double last night, Schwarber became the 3rd Phillies player since 1901 with at least 15 total bases in a game.

Phillies with 15+ Total Bases in a Game
Chuck Klein           July 10, 1936

Mike Schmidt         April 17, 1976

Kyle Schwarber   Sept. 3, 2024

Today's Game -  Blue Jays 3:07 Sanchez vs. Francis

- Cristopher Sanchez won his lone start vs. Toronto in a 10-1 win earlier this year, throwing 7 innings and allowing 1 run while striking out five. This year the Blue Jays have a .231/.307/.364 slash line against left-handed pitching, their second-worst batting average vs. LHP in franchise history (2010 - .215).

- Bowden Francis has thrown 7+ innings and allowed only 1 earned run or less in each of his last four starts. Since August 1, Francis leads all of baseball (min. 20 IP) with a 1.05 ERA and .041 WHIP across 34.1 innings.

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- With a 3 for 6 night on Tuesday, Trea Turner has raised his batting average to .301 putting him back on pace to become the first Phillies shortstop to put together a season with a .300 average and .800 OPS (.809). Turner is also 2 RBI away from his 6th career season with 15+ homers, 15+ steals, and 50+ RBI which would tie him for 4th most among SS's all-time

Shortstop Seasons with 15+ HR, 15+ SB, 50+ RBI

1. Alex Rodriguez - 12

2. Derek Jeter - 7

    Francisco Lindor - 7

4. Hanley Ramirez - 6

    Jimmy Rollins - 6

Blue Jay Bellows

- The Blue Jays are the only team in baseball that has a manager and official hot dog sponsor with the same name, John Schneider and Schneider's hot dogs (est. 1890).

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        82    56          --        Magic Number: 18
Braves        75    63         7.0
Mets           75    64         7.5
Nationals    62    76        20.0
Marlins       51    87        31.0

Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/3/24

ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - September 3...

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Harry Decker  born 1864     Phillies 1889-90
    10 Hits in 16 Games, Credited with inventing the catcher's mitt
    Served time in San Quentin Penitentiary under the name Earl Henry Davenport 

Ed Konetchy  born 1885     Phillies 1921
    .321/.379/.504 in 72 games  49.3 Career fWAR
    In 1911 he helped lead a civilian rescue effort from a train crash that the St. Louis Cardinals was aboard, his team at the time

Domonic Brown  born 1987    Phillies 2010-15
    .246/.305/.405  2010 ESPN #1 Prospect
    2013 First Half - .273/.320/.535 23HR 67RBI

In 1917...
Grover Alexander threw two complete game wins in a Phillies doubleheader sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers. This was the second time in Alexander's career he recorded a pair of complete game wins in the same day, one of three pitchers since 1900 to accomplish such a feat multiple times (Ed Walsh - CWS, Joe McGinnity - NYG).

In 1963...
21-year-old Dick Allen takes left field in Milwaukee's County Stadium for his Major League debut, doubling in the 7th inning of a 2-0 win over the Braves. Across 9 seasons with the Phillies, Allen collected 204 doubles and 204 homers on the way to over 1100 hits in red pinstripes.
    "Now I know why the boo Richie all the time. When he hits a home run, there's no souvenir." - Willie Stargell recalling a home run Allen hit against the Pirates that cleared the left-center roof of Connie Mack Stadium

ON THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY...

In 1928...
A 41-year-old Ty Cobb records the 4,189th and final hit of his career, a pinch-hit double in the 9th inning of the Philly Athletics' 6-1 loss to the Washington Nationals.

In 1977...
Sadaharu Oh hits the 756th home run of his professional baseball career, passing Hank Aaron as the "World Home Run King." Oh's career continued through 1980 as he finished with 868 home runs for Tokyo's Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League.

Tonight's Game -  Blue Jays 7:07 Phillips vs. Bassitt

- The Phillies are 5-1 in Tyler Phillips' starts and are giving him an average of 9.28 runs of support per start. In the last 50 years, J.D. Durbin (10.61 in 2007) is the only Phillies rookie pitcher to receive more run support (min. 5 starts).

- Chris Bassitt started against the Phillies for the first time in 2022 and has racked up a 4-0 record with a 1.86 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 29.0 IP across 5 starts. Since the start of 2022, Tylor Megill (1.52) is the only pitcher to throw 20+ innings against Philly with a lower ERA.

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- Alec Bohm leads the NL with 44 doubles and Bryce Harper is tied for fourth with 34 two-baggers. In the last 76 years, the Phillies have had 4 pairs of teammates finish a season ranked top 5 in the NL in doubles:

1986 Von Hayes & Juan Samuel
1976 Jay Johnstone & Garry Maddox
1963 Johnny Callison & Tony Gonzalez
1949 Puddin' Head Jones & Del Ennis

- Bryce Harper has a .340/.473/.730 slash line with runners in scoring position this season - a slugging percentage that's good for third-highest in the MLB (Brent Rooker .739, Bobby Witt Jr. .734). Harper's set up to become the first Phillies hitter in the last 50 years to have multiple seasons with a .700 or better slugging percentage with ducks on the pond.

Phillies Highest Slugging% in a Season - RISP
1. 1981 Mike Schmidt - .746
2. 2022 Bryce Harper - .734
3. 2024 Bryce Harper - .730

Blue Jay Bellows

- At .324/.397/.554, Vladdy Guerrero Jr. is just shy of his second season with a .300/.400/.500 slash line. If he can raise his on-base percentage 3 points by the end of September, he'll join Carlos Delgado and Paul Molitor as the only Blue Jays hitters with multiple such seasons.

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        81    56          --        Magic Number: 19
Braves        74    63         7.0
Mets           74    64         7.5
Nationals    61    76        20.0
Marlins       51    86        30.0

Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/2/24

ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY September 2...

Happy Happy Birthday to...

George Bechtel born 1848  Phila. A's P/OF 1871, '75
    Born in Philadelphia  .277 avg across 6 seasons
    In 1876 Bechtel became the first player in Major League history to be suspended for life for taking money to throw games

Rex Hudler  born 1960   Phillies OF 1997-98
    .196/.247/.319  32 Hits in 75 games

Ronald Torreyes  born 1992   Phillies INF 2020-21
    .242/.283/.345  .985 Fielding Percentage
    2.2IP  13.50 ERA  1 Strikeout

In 1981...
Ryne Sandberg debuts for the Phillies, pinch-running and scoring a run for Bob Boone in the top of the ninth vs. Atlanta. Sandberg would appear in 13 games in Sept/Oct, recording 1 hit in 6 at bats before being traded in the offseason with Larry Bowa to the Cubs for Ivan de Jesus. With the Cubs, Sandberg won an MVP, 9 Gold Gloves, 7 Silver Sluggers, and made 10 All-Star Games across a Hall of Fame career.

In 1992...
Terry Mulholland picks Pete Incaviglia off of first base in the 6th inning, his 14th pickoff of the season which set a single-season record at the time (pickoff became an official stat in 1989). Mulholland ended the season with 16 pickoffs which is still tied for the record

ON THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY...

In 1880...
The first night baseball game takes place in Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts. A year after Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, the Northern Electric Light Company out of Boston wanted to display their own bulb's luminescence and thus organized a baseball game between two department stores, Jordan Marsh and R.H. White, in the backyard of Nantasket's Sea Foam House. The teams played to a 16-16 tie before the players and their 300 observers had to catch the evening's last scheduled ferry back to Boston.

In 1986...
Transcendent athlete Bo Jackson makes his MLB debut for Kansas City, singling off Steve Carlton in his first career at bat. In 1989, Jackson hit 32 homers, drove in 105 runs, rushed for 950 yards, scored 4 touchdowns, rescued 15 kittens from trees, volunteered as a crossing guard during the school year, presented Jodie Foster with the Academy Award for Best Actress, and took a few swings at the Berlin Wall as it crumbled.

Yesterday's Game - 3-2 Win vs. Atlanta Braves (11 innings)

- Since 2020 the Phillies are now 38-26 (.594) in games that go to extra innings, most wins and best winning percentage in the National League.

- Nick Castellanos took the MLB lead with 4 walk off at bats this season and is one of three Phillies players in the last 50 years to walk off a game four times in a single season
    Nick Castellanos 2024
    Jean Segura 2021
    Juan Samuel 1985

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, and Kyle Schwarber have recorded a hit in the same game 24 times this year and the Phillies have a 18-6 (.750) record in those games

- Matt Strahm's 0.835 WHIP in 2024 is currently the lowest in a season for a Phillies pitcher all-time (min. 50 IP). Strahm and Jeff Hoffman both have a 0.948 WHIP across their two seasons as Phillies, tied for the second-best marks in franchise history (min. 100 IP in PHI)

    1. Billy Wagner 0.809 WHIP
    2. Matt Strahm 0.948 WHIP
        Jeff Hoffman 0.948 WHIP
    4. George McQuillan 1.02 WHIP

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        81    56          --        Magic Number: 19
Braves        74    63         7.0
Mets           73    64         8.0
Nationals    61    76        20.0
Marlins       51    86        30.0

Phillies Phacks n Stats 9/1/24

 ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - September 1...

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Ham Schulte  born 1912     Phillies 1940
    .236/.288/.294   103 Hits   1 HR
    US Army 1943-45

Garry Maddox  born 1949     Phillies 1975-86
    .284/.320/.409  1333 Hits (19th in Phillies history)
    7x Gold Gloves   1x World Champion

Sean O'Sullivan  born 1987    Phillies 2014-15
    1-7 in 15 Starts   6.13 ERA   1.566 WHIP

In 1963...
Cardinals' starting pitcher Curt Simmons throws a complete game in a 7-3 win over the Phillies and rips an RBI triple in the second inning. Simmons would then steal home on the next pitch, marking the last time that a pitcher has stolen home in a major league game.

In 1990...
Mickey Morandini makes his major league debut pinch hitting for Sil Campusano in the 7th inning. He'd then record his first career hit to lead off the bottom of the 10th, setting the table for John Kruk to bring him around to score four batters later with a two-out walk-off single.

 

Yesterday's Game - 3-0 Win vs. Atlanta Braves

- Only conceding 4 hits across 7 scoreless innings, Zack Wheeler has lowered his home ERA and batting average allowed to 2.27 and .187, respectively. Wheeler's currently one of four Phillies pitchers in the Live Ball Era to maintain a sub-2.50 ERA and sub-.200 BAA at home across a season.
    2024 Zack Wheeler 2.27 ERA .187 BAA
    1992 Curt Schilling 2.21 ERA .187 BAA
    1977 Steve Carlton 2.14 ERA .188 BAA
    1967 Jim Bunning 2.09 ERA .197 BAA

- Trea Turner hits a home run in his 250th game in a Philadelphia Phillies uniform and is one of six players to debut for the team post-WWII and record 250+ hits with at least 100 going for extra bases in his first 250 games. He's the only Phillies player to post 50+ doubles, 40+ homers, and 40+ steals in as many games
    Trea Turner 289 hits 101 XBH
    Aaron Rowand 273 hits 102 XBH
    Ryan Howard 267 hits 126 XBH
    Jim Thome 251 hits 135 XBH
    Juan Samuel 290 hits 102 XBH
    Dicky Allen 305 hits 119 XBH

Tonight's Game -  Braves 7:10 Nola vs. Schwellenbach

- Aaron Nola has made four career home starts vs. Atlanta in September, sporting a 3-1 record and 1.00 ERA with 30 K's in 26.0 innings. Nola's held the Braves totally scoreless in three of those four starts and the Phillies have outscored them 24-3 in the four games.

- Spencer Schwellenbach crossed the century mark for career strikeouts in his last start, the 15th of his rookie season. He eclipsed Ian Anderson's Braves record for fewest games needed to reach 100 career strikeouts (16 in 2020-21).

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- This is the 7th time since divisional realignment in 1969 that the Phillies have taken an NL East lead into September (1975, '76, '77, '93, 2009, '11). They've won the divisional race in all six previous seasons.

- The Phillies' starting rotation is combining to spin a 3.52 ERA on the season, good for second in baseball behind the Mariners (3.36) and the fourth-best for a Phillies starting staff since 1980

    2011 2.86 ERA
    1983 3.35 ERA
    1982 3.49 ERA
    2024 3.52 ERA
    1980 3.53 ERA

Braves Bits

- According to the Braves' official website, their mascot, Blooper, was "born" on January 27, 2018 which was the same day that the Taliban used an ambulance to bomb a hospital in Kabul, killing over 100 citizens. Real "happy" birthday you've got, pal.

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        80    56          --        Magic Number: 21
Braves        74    62         6.0
Mets           72    64         8.0
Nationals    61    75        19.0
Marlins       50    86        30.0

Phillies Phacks n Stats 8/30/24

ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - August 30...

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Tug Mcgraw  born 1944     Phillies 1975-84
    49 wins  3.10 ERA  94 Saves (6th in Phillies history)
    1x All-Star  1x World Champion

Marlon Byrd  born 1977     Phillies 2002-05, 2014
    .268/.324/.404  397 H  71 2B  38 HR

Cliff Lee  born 1978    Phillies 2009, 2011-14
    48 wins  2.94 ERA  12 CG  8 Shutouts
    2x All-Star  1x NL Champion

In 1988...
Kent Tekulve throws a scoreless inning of relief in the Phillies 7-5 win over San Francisco becoming the second pitching in Major League history to appear in 1,000 career games joining Hoyt Wilhelm.

In 2015...
Alec Asher makes his major league debut, throwing 5.2 innings allowing 8 hits and 4 earned runs in a 9-4 loss to San Diego. Cameron Rupp hit his 8th career home run.
 

Yesterday's Game - 5-4 Win vs. Atlanta Braves

- Matt Strahm and Jeff Hoffman threw a scoreless inning of relief in the same game for the 23rd time this season, tied for fifth most for a Phillies reliever duo since 2010

1. 2016 Jeanmar Gomez & Hector Neris        29

    2015 Luis Garcia & Ken Giles             29

3. 2023 Craig Kimbrel & Gregory Soto         25

    2014 Jonathan Papelbon & Jake Diekman         25

5. 2024 Matt Strahm & Jeff Hoffman                    23

    2014 Jonathan Papelbon & Ken Giles                23

    2011 Ryan Madson & Antonio Bastardo             23

- Last night Cristopher Sanchez ended a streak of 32 straight starts without allowing multiple home runs, the longest by a Phillies pitcher since Tommy Greene's 43 straight from October 1991 through September 1993.

Tonight's Game -  Braves 6:40 Suarez vs. Lopez

- Including playoffs Ranger Suarez has a 2.45 ERA and 0.98 WHIP at home against Atlanta and the Phillies have a 5-2 record in his seven starts.

- Since being traded from the Angels to Guardians on August 31, 2023, Reynaldo Lopez is the only pitcher in baseball with 75+ innings pitched and a sub-2.00 ERA (1.85). His last outing as an Angel came at Citizens Bank Park one year ago today when Trea Turner hit a 3-run homer off him in the bottom of the 6th.

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- The Phillies have won 80 games before September 1st four times in franchise history (2011, 1993, 1977, 1976). They've ended three of those season with 100+ wins ('11 - 102, '77 - 101, '76 - 101) but won the pennant in the lone season they fell short of 100 regular season wins (1993 - 97).

- If Brandon Marsh can produce 1 home run and 2 doubles in the next two games, he'll be the first Phillies outfielder since Shane Victorino in 2011 to tally 15+ homers, 15+ doubles, and 15+ steals before September 1st. Victorino, Bobby Abreu, and Lenny Dykstra are the only three Phillies OF's to do so since 1990.

- With his 10th save of the season on Wednesday, Jeff Hoffman is the third Phillies pitcher ever to record 10+ holds and 10+ saves in a season with a sub-2.00 ERA (Jose Alvarado 2023, Ken Giles 2015)

Braves Bits

- With a double and walk last night, Orlando Arcia raised his OPS from .631 to .634 on the season (league average .714), which is fourth-lowest for a Braves hitter since 2000 (min. 400 at bats). Though the .634 OPS wouldn't be anywhere near Bryce Harper's career low (.768 in 2014), it's not even Arcia's career low which was .567 in 2021 (league average .728)

Lowest Braves OPS Since 2000
    1. Vinny Castilla, 2002 - .616
    2. Andrelton Simmons, 2014 - .617
    3. B.J. Upton, 2014 - .620
    4. Orlando Arcia, 2024 - .634

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        79    55          --
Braves        73    61         6.0
Mets           70    64         9.0
Nationals    61    73        18.0
Marlins       49    85        30.0

Phillies Phacks n Stats 8/29/24

Yesterday's Game - 10-0 Loss vs. Houston Astros

- Yesterday was the Phillies' 473rd 10-run loss in franchise history, most among all MLB franchises
    1. Phillies - 473
    2. Orioles - 421
    3. Pirates - 411

- Yordan Alvarez went yard three times yesterday for a total of 1,190 feet or .225 miles which means he could've hit the ball from the ole BONR 4EVR building on Broad all the way down to the Lewis Katz School of Medicine and still had 100 feet to spare.

    - The Phillies have allowed multiple three-homer games this season (Lawrence Butler July 14th) for the first time since 2004 when J.T. Snow, Aramis Ramirez, and Mike Lowell each did so vs. the Fightins

Tonight's Game -  Braves 6:40 Sanchez vs. Morton

- Charlie Morton has made 11 starts at Citizens Bank Park to the tune of a 5.10 ERA. Among ballparks Morton has made 10+ starts in, his ERA at CBP is the fourth highest
    1. Turner Field - 6.70 ERA (10 Games Started)
    2. Busch Stadium - 5.77 ERA (10 GS)
    3. Wrigley Field - 5.50 ERA (10 GS)
    4. Citizens Bank Park - 5.10 ERA (11 GS)

- Cristopher Sanchez is 7-3 and spinning a 2.18 ERA at home this season, the second-best home ERA of any pitcher in baseball with at least 75.0 innings pitched at home
    1. Bryce Miller, SEA - 2.03
    2. Cristopher Sanchez, PHI - 2.18
    3. Logan Webb, SF - 2.26

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- Alec Bohm leads all of baseball with 44 doubles and ranks third in the National League with 89 RBI as he looks to become the second Phillies player since 1920 to lead MLB in doubles while also finishing in the top 3 in the NL in RBI (Chuck Klein, 1930)

- Trea Turner is 9 for 21 (.429) in his last five games, raising his season average above .300 (.305) as he tries to become the fourth Phillies player since 2000 to hit .300 in a season with 20+ doubles, 10+ home runs, and 10+ steals (Bryce Harper, Chase Utley, Bobby Abreu).

2024 Trea Turner             20 2B, 14 HR, 14 SB, .305 AVG
2021 Bryce Harper           42 2B, 35 HR, 13 SB, .309 AVG
2006 Chase Utley             40 2B, 32 HR, 15 SB, .309 AVG
2004 Bobby Abreu            47 2B, 30 HR, 40 SB, .301 AVG
2003 Bobby Abreu           35 2B, 20 HR, 22 SB, .300 AVG
2002 Bobby Abreu           50 2B, 20 HR, 31 SB, .308 AVG
2000 Bobby Abreu           42 2B, 25 HR, 28 SB, .316 AVG

Braves Bits

- The long ball has accounted for 47.7% of Atlanta's runs this year with 275 of their 576 total runs scored coming via home runs. Marcell Ozuna has hit 37 homers this year and thus scoring 37 runs on those dingers which accounts for 6.42%, or 0.0642 (finally below that .08!!!), of the Braves' runs in 2024.