The series against the Royals saw the Phillies average over seven runs per game. They got important home runs from the players who should be hitting important home runs, and the offense looked a lot like the offense we thought we were going to get before the season began.
Was that just a case of the Phillies taking advantage of a bad Royals’ pitching staff, or are the Phillies’ hitters finally playing up to their capabilities? Hopefully it’s the latter, although given the state of their next opponent’s pitching, we might not get a definite answer this week.