Phillies' 2023 GDT #87: 07/07/23 Phillies(47-39) @ Marlins(51-38) - 6:40pm

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OPS update

Vierling .773
Schwarber .752

Lol.

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This team on the road is eye opening.

Obviously they won't sustain this level of winning on the road but it does make you think about what this could mean in a possible playoff run.

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Something needs to be said about the job Kevin Long has done with Marsh, Pache and even Stott. Marsh and Pache were considered to be non-hitters, they had label of all glove, no bat. Stott, while working to eliminate that damned launch angle, has turned himself into a dangerous hitter. Not sure if he had any influence with Castellanos, but I'm willing to give him there, also.

There are a couple of players in tbemljneup who need to start paying closer attention to his hitting sorcery.

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Phillies are now a game behind the Dodgers for the 2nd WC spot and 1.5 behind the Marlins. The Marlins currently have a -10 differential, that doesn't indicate they're position sustainable. The Dodgers are a +64, the Giants are a +31 while the Phillies are a +14. The Phillies have some work to do at home to boost that +/-, they figure to be in a battle with those 2 other teams for WC positioning.