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Alex Coffey

@byalexcoffey

Phillies writer for @PhillyInquirer, previously @TheAthletic. Second-generation sportswriter. Contact: [email protected]

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inquirer.com/phillies/phill… Zack Wheeler cranks up his fastball to dominate in vintage gem for . “It’s my bread and butter.” From The Philadelphia Inquirer ⬇️⬇️

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the Phillies have now won 10 straight home games, tied for their 3rd-longest home win streak in the last 40 seasons, behind only:

July-Aug 1991: 16
July-Aug 2010: 12

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'I’m comfortable at second, but I played short forever. Is it going to be difficult for a day? Maybe. But I’m gonna try to dumb it down as much as I can. A ground ball is a ground ball. It’s just the throw that's a bit farther.”

Bryson Stott is back at SS inquirer.com/phillies/bryso…

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Today’s lineup

Schwarber DH
Realmuto 2
Harper 3
Bohm 5
Marsh 7
Castellanos 9
Stott 6
Merrifield 4
Rojas 8

Wheeler RHP

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“I don’t really know what [my role] will be. Just trying to keep my mind open and give it everything I’ve got. I’m going to do what I can do to get outs. I want to win.”

Spencer Turnbull moves to the bullpen tonight, but his role remains in flux:
inquirer.com/phillies/phill…

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Orion Kerkering threw sweepers 85% of the time last year. He's since lowered that number to 66.2%, but the Phillies would like him to throw more two-seamers, so hitters don't just sit sweeper.

They think his two-seam can accentuate his arsenal. Here's why inquirer.com/phillies/phill…

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Bryce Harper smashed a three-run homer against the San Francisco Giants' ace Logan Webb to lift the Phillies to a 5-4 victory.

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Orion Kerkering threw sweepers 85% of the time last year. He's since lowered that number to 66.2%, but the Phillies would like him to throw more two-seamers, so hitters don't just sit sweeper.

They think his two-seam can accentuate his arsenal. Here's why inquirer.com/phillies/phill…

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Mason Black spent his boyhood sitting in the bleachers at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park. On Monday, the right-hander will make his major-league debut there, starting for the Giants. trib.al/fY6kZQu

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'i’m living with him so he can rub off on me. i’m trying to hit like him'

-- Brandon Marsh to Karl Ravech on living with Alec Bohm

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“I don’t really know what [my role] will be. Just trying to keep my mind open and give it everything I’ve got. I’m going to do what I can do to get outs. I want to win.”

Spencer Turnbull moves to the bullpen tonight, but his role remains in flux:
inquirer.com/phillies/phill…

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Spencer Turnbull is probably going to the bullpen, but his role is unclear. He could see high leverage spots. He could be used as a long man. He could piggyback. He could find himself back in the rotation at some point.

Here's how he's approaching that: inquirer.com/phillies/phill…

Spencer Turnbull is probably going to the bullpen, but his role is unclear. He could see high leverage spots. He could be used as a long man. He could piggyback. He could find himself back in the rotation at some point. Here's how he's approaching that: inquirer.com/phillies/phill…
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Because Cris Sanchez didn't pitch out of the bullpen tonight, he will start on Tuesday. Spencer Turnbull will go to the bullpen tomorrow on full rest.

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