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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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BALTIMORE, MD – JULY 01: Trey Mancini #16 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates with Manny Machado #13 after hitting a home run in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 1, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – JULY 01: Trey Mancini #16 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates with Manny Machado #13 after hitting a home run in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 1, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) /

1. team. 11. . . . Manny Machado

Potential future-Phillie Manny Machado is certainly the number one player to watch this series. Most recently, Machado expressed his interest in hitting free agency at the end of the season and he is more than likely going to be on the move by the trade deadline. The Phillies are rumored to be in top position to acquire the star shortstop. Philadelphia is majorly in need of a good shortstop, other than Scott Kingery and J.P. Crawford.

In five games against the Phillies Machado is batting .263 with three home runs, one of which was hit in Philly.

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Machado currently leads Baltimore in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in. This season, he’s currently batting .310 and has 21 home runs with 59 RBI’s.

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