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Phillies host Orioles: Five players to watch in this series

By Matthew C

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 1: Odubel Herrera #37 of the Philadelphia Phillies fist bumps first base coach Jose David Flores #3 after hitting an RBI single in the fifth inning during a game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on July 1, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 1: Odubel Herrera #37 of the Philadelphia Phillies fist bumps first base coach Jose David Flores #3 after hitting an RBI single in the fifth inning during a game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on July 1, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – JULY 1: Odubel Herrera #37 of the Philadelphia Phillies fist bumps first base coach Jose David Flores #3 after hitting an RBI single in the fifth inning during a game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on July 1, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JULY 1: Odubel Herrera #37 of the Philadelphia Phillies fist bumps first base coach Jose David Flores #3 after hitting an RBI single in the fifth inning during a game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on July 1, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /

It’s July and the Phillies are starting their first series of July on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

The Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies are set to play against each other in Citizens Bank Park for the first time since June 18, 2015, a game started by Sean O’Sullivan and won by Jake Diekman.

Here are five players you should keep an eye out for in this two-game interleague series.

5. team. 6. . . . Odubel Herrera

The twenty-six-year-old should prove to be an interesting player to watch this series with his team-high .283 batting average. Herrera, in his fourth big league season, is also ranked 11th in the All-Star game voting ballet.

His eighty-nine total hits this season ranks T-10 in the entire National League. In his career, Herrera has played the Baltimore Orioles for a total of three games. In those three games, he managed to get eight at-bats and has a .250/.328/.510 slash line against Baltimore.

Herrera has only managed to get two hits in 29 at-bats in his last seven games. Watch for him to turn that around starting Tuesday night against Baltimore.

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