Phillies’ bats come alive, secure series win vs. Royals behind four-hit performance from Garrett Stubbs

The Philadelphia Phillies secured their third series win since the All-Star break against the Royals, thanks to an offensive outpour from Garrett Stubbs.

Stubbs opened the third inning with a triple, followed by a Schwarber double to bring him home. An Alec Bohm single gave the Phillies a 2-0 lead, and they never looked back

Philadelphia scored three more runs in the sixth inning and five in the eighth, highlighted by Bohm’s RBI single and Nick Castellanos’ two-run homer.

Stubbs ended the day with four hits and needed a home run for the cycle but hit a single in the eighth and was hit by pitch in the ninth.

“I’ve never been mad to get a single, but sure as [heck] was trying to hit a homer,” Stubbs said. “[Today] was about as good as you can ever feel. Obviously, it helped us get to 11 runs and kind of cruise toward the last few innings.”

Have a day, Stubby!! pic.twitter.com/7BnyMVsOTh

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) August 25, 2024

Pitcher Kolby Allard allowed just two runs on eight hits with five strikeouts to improve to 2-0 on the year.

The Phillies totaled 45 hits in the series vs. Kansas City, the most in a three-game series since 2007.

“We got our approaches back,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “Our at-bats the entire series were really good.”

The Phillies return home on Monday to face Justin Verlander and the Astros with Zack Wheeler (12-6, 2.73 ERA) on the mound.

Good couple dubs for the fellas, time to come home pic.twitter.com/mp79WfMHKK

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) August 25, 2024

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