Is Philadelphia Phillies Offense Finally Starting To Come Through as Expected?

At the beginning of the season, the Philadelphia Phillies were supposed to feature one of the top offenses in all of Major League Baseball.

Far too many times, the lineup failed to produce.

Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto were mired in maddening slumps.

Over the course of a marathon 162-game regular season, things tend to even out.

The Phillies have scored seven or more runs in three straight games.

The last time that happened?

Try Aug. 5-7, 2022.

Two nights ago, Realmuto hit for the first Phillies cycle since 2004.

Schwarber blasted a leadoff home run Tuesday to ignite a 15-run outburst. He has five homers in June.

Turner started to find his rhythm at the end of May. In June, he continues to come through with multiple hit games. Just watch Turner’s at-bats and you can see why the Phillies offered him an 11-year, $300 million deal.

Turner is hitting .387 in his last eight games.

Nick Castellanos doubled twice and could be on his way to the All-Star Game.

“Hitting is contagious, man,” Castellanos told reporters. “The more guys on base, the more pressure pitches that pitchers have to make. We have a lot of really good hitters on this team. When everybody is relaxed and doing their job that they’re supposed to do, we have a chance to score a lot of runs.”

The Phillies won’t score 15 runs every night. They know that.

This lineup is starting to get hot at the same time.

“I feel like we’re coming into our stride,” Realmuto told reporters. “This is the offense that we envisioned when this team was put together.”

The season is still young. If the lineup stays healthy, looks for many more wins than losses the rest of the way.

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