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June 7
The Phillies had their fourth consecutive winning week, taking four of six games again to advance their record to 33-27 overall. The Phils have now gone 29-17 since a 4-10 start.
May 31: Phillies 3, Reds 2. Aaron Nola had another solid start, allowing two runs over eight innings. Jean Segura hit a two-run homer in the third to put the Phillies ahead. The Reds scored two in the eighth to make it close, and Hector Neris worked his way out of a jam in the ninth to pick up his tenth save.
June 1: Phillies 5, Reds 2. The Phils put together another remarkable ninth-inning comeback, with J.T. Realmuto providing a pinch-hit, three-run home run off reliever Max Sceroler, his thirteenth of the season. Rhys Hoskins also homered in the win, and Andrew Knapp had three hits. Zack Wheeler continued a solid stretch of pitching, allowing two runs in seven innings.
June 2: Reds 7, Phillies 4. Zach Eflin allowed two home runs and was knocked out after the fourth inning, with his ERA ballooning to an unsightly 8.12 mark. Bryce Harper hit his tenth home run. The Phillies loaded the bases in the ninth, but Amir Garrett was able to shut the door for the Reds.
June 4: Nationals 5, Phillies 1. Home runs by Victor Robles and Raudy Read helped the Nationals to a 4-0 lead after five innings. Patrick Corbin held the Phils scoreless over seven innings, striking out nine.
June 5: Phillies 6, Nationals 1. J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in five runs as the Phils beat the Nationals. Jimmy Nelson walked five, but allowed just three hits over 5 2/3 innings. Matt Barnes, Jose Alvarado and Kendall Graveman were all terrific in relief.
June 6: Phillies 10, Nationals 3. A six-run sixth inning helped the Phillies come behind to get an easy win. J.T. Realmuto had three more hits and took over the NL RBI lead, and Alec Bohm drove in four runs himself. Aaron Nola was tagged for a three-run homer, but struck out 14 over six innings to get his eighth win.
Transactions: None this week. Why tinker when things are going well!
Around the league:
-Byron Buxton and Trent Grisham were the Players of the Month for May, Jesus Luzardo and Adrian Morejon the Pitchers of the Month, and Brandon Marsh and Pavin Smith the Rookies of the Month.
-Oliver Drake cut his hand cleaning up a broken window.
-Carlos Correa and Andrew Stevenson were the Players of the Week.
-Luis Arraez has pushed his average above .400 for the Twins.
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