Daily News | The Phillies are chasing plenty this season — especially pitches out of the strike zone
Chasing the division-leading Braves, the nemesis Mets, and five other teams for six playoff spots in a watered-down National League. Chasing the feeling of going 65-46 over the final four months last season and making an exhilarating October sprint to the World Series. Chasing a stable No. 5 starter and more hits with runners in scoring position.Phillies vs. Mets preview: Bet on Aaron Nola to pitch Phillies to road win Wednesday nightIt isn’t one or two slumping hitters, either.
As much as any pitcher, Senga turned the Phillies’ aggressiveness against them. But he’s hardly alone in exploiting them. They were built to hit but rank 22nd in the majors in runs per game in large part because they’re 27th in on-base plus slugging with runners in scoring position .How can the Phillies jump-start their season? Just like last year, it begins at the top of the order.
“We have a lot of hitters on this team,” said Nick Castellanos, who had the seventh-highest chase rate among 161 hitters with at least 170 plate appearances through Tuesday. “If you look at our careers in total, I’ve always been someone that looks to hit the baseball; Trea [Turner], he seems like somebody that’s gotten to where he is because he’s looking to hit the baseball. I’ve talked to J.T. [Realmuto]. He’s also somebody that likes to hit the baseball.
“I feel like when you’re going good, you don’t think about any of those things,” Turner said. “You’re just hitting and reacting.”“Maybe guys try to do too much at times,” Thomson said. “We’ve got to have better at-bats, plain and simple.”As Trea Turner struggles, here’s how other notable free agents fared early in their Phillies careers
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