Phillies

The Rhys Hoskins Leadoff Experiment Seems to be Over

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Aug 28th, 2019 · 2:32 PM EDT

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The slumping Rhys Hoskins does not feel as though he needs a break, and sure enough he’s in the lineup tonight and back in his preferred (I presume) cleanup spot.

Here’s the order:

• Dickerson 7
• Realmuto 2
• Harper 9
• Hoskins 3
• Segura 6
• Hernandez 4
• Kingery 5
• Haseley 8
• Velasquez 1

Gabe Kapler has been moving Hoskins up and down the order to try to get him out of his post-All Star break stupor, to no avail. This seems like the right move, since Hoskins has spent the vast majority of the season in the four-hole while putting up the following batting order splits:

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

And if you try to fix it and it remains broken, just put it back where it belongs?

Something like that. First pitch tonight at 6:05.