Rhys Hoskins made himself proper at residence at Residents Financial institution Park on Saturday. The previous Philadelphia Phillies first baseman unloaded on his outdated workforce with two three-run residence runs, main the Milwaukee Brewers to a 17-7 win.
“They didn’t [cheer] by the top of the sport,” Hoskins stated of the house crowd, per Phillies Nation. “If you find yourself getting booed at an away stadium, you probably did your job. So I’ll take it,” he added.
Hoskins spent the primary six seasons of his profession with the Phillies earlier than signing a two-year cope with the Brewers as a free agent in 2024. After a down 12 months he’s off to a scorching begin in his sophomore season with the workforce.
Rhys Hoskins powers the Brewers to sixth straight win
Hoskins delivered six RBI in Saturday’s trouncing, because the Brewers lit up Cy Younger candidate Jesus Luzardo. The Phillies ace had been sensible in his debut season with the workforce however Milwaukee hit him laborious, scoring 12 runs on 12 hits and three walks in 3.1 innings. His ERA jumped from 2.15 to three.58 after the outing.
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The 17-7 defeat is the worst loss the Phillies have suffered this season. The workforce has now misplaced three straight video games, permitting the New York Mets to maneuver right into a tie for first place within the NL East.
The Brewers picked up their sixth straight win, bettering to 31-28 on the 12 months. Milwaukee is now 5.5 video games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs within the NL Central. The workforce’s offense went into overdrive in opposition to the Phillies, scoring 17 runs for the second time this season. However whereas seven totally different Brewers gamers drove in a run within the sport, Hoskins and Jackson Chourio did the vast majority of the harm, combining for 11 RBI in opposition to Philadelphia.
The Phillies current droop coincides with Bryce Harper’s harm absence. The eight-time All-Star has been sidelined since getting hit by a pitch on the elbow in Tuesday’s sport in opposition to the Atlanta Braves. The Phillies have dropped three of 4 video games with Harper out of the lineup.
The Brewers, then again, are heating up. Along with Hoskins and Chourio, Christian Yelich is driving a scorching streak after a gradual begin to the season. Sadly for Milwaukee, the Cubs have been dominant. Chicago has received eight of its final 10 video games, making it troublesome for the Brewers to realize a lot floor within the division.