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The Phillies Have Won 9 of 11 Since Bringing Back the Dancing on My Own Remix

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Jun 15th, 2023 · 9:52 AM EDT

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Statistic of the day:

Phillies are 9-2 since they brought back Dancing On My Own pic.twitter.com/NzX2TrK2Oo

— Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) June 15, 2023

This goes back to June 3rd, when the Phils dropped the first game of the Washington series, then took the second game 4-2. They won that series, swept the Tigers, took two of three from the Dodgers, and will either win this Arizona series 3-1 or split 2-2 depending on what happens Thursday afternoon.

It would be one thing if they were beating up on crap teams during this run, but getting a series win against LA and then taking two or three from the D-Backs in a stadium where they have not played well in recent years amounts to a really nice run of form.

Some bulletpoint notes on this run:

• Since 6/3, the Phillies have scored 66 runs and allowed 41. Eighteen of those runs were conceded in the two losses, so in the wins they averaged 3.28 allowed per game.
• a .341 BABIP is 2nd in the majors during this time span
• they have an on-base percentage of .356, which is fourth in MLB
• .285 is the third-best batting average
• they are slugging .490, behind only Texas, Atlanta, and San Diego
• team ERA is 4.44, so still middle of the pack
• strikeouts per nine innings is 9.18, good enough for a top eight spot
• walks per nine is 3.22, just outside the top 10

They’re playing much better baseball. Kyle Schwarber’s OPS is up in the mid-700s now, so he’s getting there. Trea Turner is figuring it out. They’ve had some really nice starts from Ranger Suarez and Taijuan Walker and J.T. Realmuto is doing this:

J.T. Realmuto has reached base in 8 of 10 plate appearances against Arizona this week.

He also has six hits and five total extra-base hits, while raising his OPS from .709 to .786 in TWO days.
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— Bob Wankel (@Bob_Wankel) June 14, 2023

The Phillies are .500. Keep it going.