Harper looked feeble upon his return from the IL, going 1 for 14 in four games, but then he busted out on July 8 with a career-best four extra-base hits — one home run and three doubles — giving the team (and its fans) a burst of hope that the old Harper is back.

For Philadelphia Phillies target Luis Robert Jr., that's what happened. Robert has shown promise throughout his career, but has frankly been way too injured for most of it, and is currently hitting .199 with a 67 OPS+.

Kyle Schwarber made it clear to the Philadelphia Phillies the ball is in their court when it comes to extending him. There’s nothing left for him to prove, but if there was, going 3-for-3 in the home run swing off to help the NL defeat the AL in the All-Star Game is proof the Phillies aren’t even half as good without him.

MLB All-Star Game was a historic one for Philadelphia Phillies superstar slugger Kyle Schwarber. He didn’t do anything to help the National League All-

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The Phillies finally found a way to beat San Diego's bullpen. Cristopher Sánchez allowed only one run in 7 1/3 innings as the Phillies entered the All-Star break in first place.

From 10,000 feet, the Phillies have a strong offense, a strong starting pitching contingent and are in first place in the NL East as they prepare for the stretch run this summer. Philly is also just two games back in the loss column from having the best record in the National League. They're in a pretty good spot.

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Wood got the nickname from his father, Brian Gould, when he was born weighing over 11 pounds. The new Phillies pitcher would put "Fat Head" on the back of his travel ball jerseys growing up.