2 Ben Revere, CF

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. tried to remain upbeat Tuesday when talking about struggling outfielders Ben Revere and Delmon Young. 

"Ben has had a little bit of a slow start, but he has done some things better lately even though he had a rough night (Monday in Miami)," Amaro told The Philadelphia Inquirer. "I think Ben is a better player than we’ve seen so far. Delmon is a better player, too."

Although, Amaro had an interesting answer when asked "how long can you stick" with Revere and Young.

“I don’t know, but at some point it does have to kick in," he said. "We’ll see how things continue to play out."

Phillies outfielder Ben Revere made it back into the starting lineup Sunday against the Reds after sitting out four games to work on his swing. It seems the time off paid off.

Revere tied a season-high with three hits, including his second double, in four at-bats. He added one run and his eighth stolen base. Revere is batting .435 (10 for 23) in his last 10 games (seven starts).

Despite batting .357 with a .438 on-base percentage in his last 13 games, Phillies outfielder Ben Revere was out of the starting lineup for a season-high fourth game in a row Saturday against the Reds. John Mayberry got the start in Revere's place. 

Revere has been limited to six starts against left-handed pitchers this season, but only two of the four games he has sat out have been against lefties. 

Revere told the Philadelphia Inquirer Saturday that he has been getting time off to work on his swing. Revere, who has just two extra-base hits in 118 at-bats, said he is trying to work on driving the ball.

"We've kind of been talking and going back to my old films from the minor leagues with the Twins and trying to find that power stroke," Revere said. "I know back then I was a 10-triple guy, it was gap-to-gap with everything, and they want me to get back to that and I do too. That’s the stuff I’m working on."

Buoyed by a strong start to the month of May, Phillies outfielder Ben Revere returned to the leadoff spot for Sunday's game at Arizona. Revere, who had been toiling at the bottom of the lineup since being dropped from the top spot April 18, has registered a .400 average and .483 on-base percentage in 10 games this month.