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Five players to watch in first Phillies-Mets series of 2018 season

By Matthew C

ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 32: Rhys Hoskins #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a first inning single to knock in a run against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on March 31, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 32: Rhys Hoskins #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a first inning single to knock in a run against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on March 31, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 32: Rhys Hoskins #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a first inning single to knock in a run against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on March 31, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Rhys Hoskins

Phillies fans are always keeping their eye out for Rhys Hoskins – particularly because he amazed baseball fans last season when he put up eighteen home runs in his first 50 games played.

This season, Hoskins has already homered once and he’s on pace for many more. Some say he’ll be among the league leaders this year. In the first three games combined, Hoskins is five-for-10 with two doubles and three RBI.

Last season, Hoskins went 5-for-34 against the New York Mets and struck out ten times. Additionally, he is one-for-two against RHP Matt Harvey who is the scheduled starter for Game One. He may encounter a problem in Game Two of the series when the Phillies face Noah Syndergaard. Hoskins has never faced Syndergaard in his career but could struggle against the powerful righty.

Despite his struggles against the Mets so far, he is a great contributor to the team’s offense, which has the potential to win this series against the Mets.

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