Phillies Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers

It has been awhile since I have been able to start an article by saying the Phillies have won a series. It has been since the beginning of June that the Phillies won a series of three or more games. They went into Miami with a consistent Cesar Hernandez and red hot Maikel Franco and Nick Williams with a purpose and came out with two wins.

Yelich was underwhelming in the three game set. He was 1-11 with two walks and four strikeouts. The one hit was a homer in the last game of the series with his team already down by five runs. The Phillies were able to handle the lefty, while Giancarlo Stanton hit first inning bombs in every single game.

Phils Grade: A

Enter Dan Straily. The Phillies had much better luck this time around against the righty. He allowed four earned runs on nine hits and three walks in five innings Wednesday afternoon. He was able to strike out seven Phillies hitters, which was his highest total since his eight Ks against Atlanta in mid-June. However, the Nick Williams led Phils were able to put up the type of effort that allowed for them to get into the bullpen early.

Phils Grade: A