Phillies’ Test: Before and After Results
By Tal Venada
While some regulars were either on the disabled list or were producing, Odubel Herrera, Franco and Galvis had something to prove. Unlike his two teammates, however, Galvis’ opportunity was to bat near the top of the order and provide leadership for the squad. But he might end up in the seven hole if Herrera continues upping his average.
Stats for two series before and after the break:
Galvis:
- Before: 7 Gms., 27 AB, 7 H, .259, 3 HR and 6 RBI.
- After: 6 Gms., 27 AB, 7 H, .259, 0 HR and 1 RBI.
- Total: 13 Gms., 54 AB, 14 H, .259, 3 HR and 7 RBI.
Franco:
- Before: 7 Gms., 28 AB, 6 H, .214, 3 HR and 5 RBI.
- After: 6 Gms., 25 AB, 11 H, .440, 1 HR and 7 RBI.
- Total: 13 Gms., 53 AB, 17 H, .321, 4 HR and 12 RBI.
Herrera:
- Before: 7 Gms., 24 AB, 8 H, .333, 1 HR and 1 RBI.
- After: 6 Gms., 24 AB, 8 H, .333, 2 HR and 5 RBI.
- Total: 13 Gms., 48 AB, 16 H, .333, 3 HR and 6 RBI.
Among the first-half question marks, Franco produced during the four series and again earned the cleanup spot. But his longest stretch of hitting in quite a while came to an end after only a week. On the other hand, Herrera cleared his head and didn’t think about baseball during the mid-summer break. So, because he returned with the determination to reach numerical respectability, he could soon slot behind Hernandez.
"NICE CATCH: “When you’re in a slump, it’s almost as if you look out at the field and it’s one big glove.” – Vance Law"
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On July 2, Herrera was batting .250 but is hitting .375 since then to raise his average to .272. And when you consider the doubles-producing machine, the outfield grass covered and his league-leading bat flips, what is the only conclusion you can reach regarding Herrera? He’s a different cat.