Brandon Marsh didn't just help the Phillies win Wednesday night—he helped remind everyone why this team is better than its recent slump suggested.
After dropping series after series following a sweep of the Rockies in early April, the Phillies have now rattled off three straight series wins. Their latest came Wednesday night with a 6-3 victory over the Athletics, extending their winning streak to four games since being shut out by the Marlins on May 2.
Marsh was the spark plug. For the second straight night, he delivered three hits, going 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. On Tuesday, he was 3-for-5 in a 9-1 win. The outfielder is now hitting .336—second in the National League—with a .875 OPS and four home runs in 33 games.
While Bryce Harper continues to do Bryce Harper things (.277 average, .922 OPS, nine homers in 37 games), Marsh has quietly emerged as the Phillies' second-most dangerous bat. And his performance against Athletics left-hander Jeffery Springs showed his versatility: a bunt single in the third inning and a triple to center in the fifth.
After Wednesday's win, Marsh didn't hold back about what this stretch means.
"I believe so," Marsh said. "This team is, coming from the humble side of my heart, too good to do what we were doing for that long. We have a lot of dudes that a lot of people look up to on this team and across the whole league. So they carry us, and we follow them. It was just a matter of time until we started clicking on both sides."
If Marsh keeps producing like this, he's putting himself in strong position for his first All-Star nod. For a team that seemed to be searching for its identity, the message is clear: the Phillies are too talented to stay down for long.
