Stock Up, Stock Down: Mariners, Padres, Giants, Phillies

It was a crazy week around MLB with some players putting together some impressive individual performances, while some teams improved or hurt their postseason chances. As we enter the last week of August, time is running out on the 2023 season.

As we begin the final week of August, here is the latest edition of Stock Up, Stock Down.

Stock Up: Trea Turner leads Phillies to win over Giants

What a difference a month makes. Just when you thought that the fans of the Philadelphia Phillies were ready to run shortstop Trea Turner out of town, they have embraced him and now, he’s playing his best baseball of the season.

On August 4, the Philadelphia fans gave him a standing ovation in a game against the Kansas City Royals, and since then, he’s hitting .353 with a crazy OPS of 1.007 and has 24 hits, six doubles, and 42 total bases. This week against the San Francisco Giants, he continued to play a big part in the Phillies turnaround.

He collected two hits in Monday’s 10-4 win, but Tuesday night, he delivered a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth when his line drive with the bases loaded hit Giants pitcher Camilo Doval deflected into shallow right field to plate Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh.

It’s no coincidence that since Turner got hot, so have the Phillies. They have vaulted up the National League Wild Card standings and currently hold the first extra playoff spot. Like last season, they are getting hot at the right time of the season.