That and starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez worked well enough to give the Phillies their fourth win in five starts. It also was part of Kepler’s larger plan for the sellout crowd 43,711 in South Philadelphia trying to make it home through other politically well-intentioned crowds in “No Kings” demonstrations.

The Phillies needed a big home run like the one Max Kepler hit in the eighth inning on Saturday night. Kepler may have needed it even more.

If they hope to make another deep postseason run this season, the Philadelphia Phillies will need to make major changes at these two positions.

When the Philadelphia Phillies signed veteran slugger Max Kepler to a one-year deal this past offseason, they did so in hopes that he could provide an extra boo

Max Kepler gives the Phillies a 3-2 lead as he crushes a go-ahead home run to right field in the 8th inning

Then Bryce Harper went on the Injured List, the Phillies had an opening, and the big-league call came in for Kemp last week. The 25-year-old infielder has kept undeniable since, but for a different reason now: He's making it impossible for the Phillies to send him back down.

She got the ball! There are really two sides to every story. Love that we got context about the friend too. Gayle’s friends definitely sent the mean one down to those guys to retrieve the ball, but in that case I wouldn’t have wanted to give her the ball either.

The Philadelphia Phillies could be looking for an outfielder at the trade deadline. There could be an All-Star available from the AL East when the trade deadline gets closer.