Phillies Week in Review: Howard Booming Off Bench

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Aug 3, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (6) is congratulated by third base coach Juan Samuel (8) after hitting a home run during the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants at Citizens Bank Park. The Philadelphia Phillies won 5-4 in the twelfth inning. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Surging Bats

Veteran slugger Ryan Howard had a heck of a week at the plate. The Big Piece batted .600 over three games with two homers and a double.

The Phillies second longest tenured player, Carlos Ruiz, also had a nice week at the plate in limited action. Chooch hit .375 with a stolen base.

Odubel Herrera broke out of his post All Star Break slump in a big way. Herrera hit .357 with a homer and a triple.

Cesar Hernandez’s hot streak continued. Hernandez batted .308 this week with two doubles.

Aaron had a great week at the dish, hitting .286 with a homer, seven RBIs, and two doubles.

Next: Struggling Bats

Jun 29, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Cody Asche against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Struggling Bats

Cody Asche continues to struggle at the dish. Asche hit just .100 this week with four strikeouts.

Freddy Galvis had a poor week at the plate, hitting just .182 with six strikeouts.

Tyler Goeddel continues to struggle at the dish for the Fightins. Goeddel hit just .154 with four strikeouts this week.

Jimmy Paredes cooled off this week, hitting just .125 with a homer.

Tyler Featherston had another rough week at the plate, going hitless in seven official at bats.

Next: Surging Arms

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