Phillies vs Rockies: 5 players to watch for in the series
108. . . . Charlie Blackmon. 2. team
The reigning National League batting leader, Charlie Blackmon is hitting .288, a modest number considering he’s hit over .300 in three of his last five seasons.
Last year Blackmon finished fifth in the MVP voting leading with 213 hits, 13 triples, 137 runs scored, and the lofty batting average. He earned his second-consecutive Gold Glove and second All-Star selection in the process.
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Hitting .341 in the month of June Blackmon comes into Philadelphia on a hot streak with five multi-hit games this month.
Surprisingly, Blackmon has hit 13 of his 15 home runs with a .282 batting average on the road this year. In his career Blackmon’s power numbers are nearly even on the home/road split, but he’s hit nearly eight-hundredths better at home, a staggering number from a baseball perspective.
Against Philadelphia Blackmon hits .336 with eight home runs, seven of which came in Citizens Bank Park. He’s a major weapon in the Rockies lineup, and he could haunt the Phillies throughout the series.