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Pham went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Cardinals.

Pham slugged the homer in the first inning, his eighth of the season. Three of those long balls have come in his last nine starts, while half have come since Aug. 1. After a dreadful start to the season, Pham is hitting .309 with 20 RBI, 19 runs scored and two stolen bases across 41 contests since the start of July.

Cruz went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base Thursday against the Cardinals.

Cruz started his third straight game since being activated from the injured list. He has yet to record a hit in nine at-bats, though he has reached base via walk in all three contests. Cruz also swiped his 35th bag Thursday, which is the fourth-highest mark in the league.

Bader went 4-for-5 with a triple, a double and three runs scored in Thursday's 19-4 win over Atlanta.

Bader had a chance at a cycle despite a first-inning popout, but he singled when he needed a homer to complete the feat in the eighth inning. The outfielder has three efforts of three or more hits over his last six games, going 12-for-21 (.571) with five extra-base hits in that span. On the year, he's up to a .269/.351/.450 slash line with 14 home runs, one triple, 17 doubles, 44 RBI, 42 runs scored and 10 stolen bases through 118 games between Philadelphia and Minnesota. As long as he's hitting well, he should continue to see a majority of the playing time in center field.

Kepler went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and a second run scored in Thursday's 19-4 win over Atlanta.

Kepler supplied a first-inning homer to put the Phillies up 5-3, and they never looked back. While he's been in a part-time role recently, Kepler is showing some quality at the plate, going 15-for-46 (.326) with three homers and eight RBI over his last 12 games. The veteran outfielder is still slashing a paltry .216/.300/.382 with 14 homers, 42 RBI, 50 runs scored, 17 doubles and two stolen bases across 109 contests this season. Fellow left-handed batter Brandon Marsh has been Kepler's main competitor for playing time in left field, though Kepler can shift over to right field on Nick Castellanos' off days.

Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Castellanos will take a seat for the first of four games against Atlanta after going 0-for-6 with three strikeouts and a walk during Philly's last series against the Mets. Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will make up the Phillies' outfield trio Wednesday against right-hander Cal Quantrill.

Ramos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 12-3 win over the Cubs. He was also hit by a pitch.

Ramos singled in the third inning before coming around to score. He was later hit by a pitch in the sixth and scored again. Finally, he launched a solo homer to left-center field off catcher Reese McGuire in the eighth. Ramos' three runs marked a season high, and he's now slashing .266/.339/.410 with 68 runs scored, 57 RBI, 16 home runs and six stolen bases across 572 plate appearances in 130 games this season.

Lee went 1-for-4 with a double in Wednesday's 12-3 win over the Cubs.

Lee lined a double to center field in the fourth inning, marking his eighth two-bagger in August. The 23-year-old outfielder has recorded at least one hit in all but two of his 23 appearances this month, slashing .307/.344/.477 with 11 runs scored, four RBI, three stolen bases, two triples and one home run across 93 plate appearances during that span. Overall, he owns a .259/.322/.408 slash line with 61 runs scored, 47 RBI, 30 doubles, 10 triples, 10 stolen bases, seven homers and an 11 percent strikeout rate across 525 plate appearances in 126 games this season.

Nimmo went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Phillies.

The veteran outfielder was dealing with a neck issue last weekend, but Nimmo seemed plenty healthy Wednesday as he rattled off his first three-hit performance since Aug. 2. Over his last 12 contests, sandwiched around a three-game absence, he's slashing .349/.388/.465 with two doubles, a homer, eight RBI and nine runs.

Fraley went 3-for-5 with a double in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.

Batting eighth and getting the start in right field while Ronald Acuna received a partial breather as the designated hitter, Fraley led his new team with three knocks, although he didn't directly contribute to a 12-run eruption from the Atlanta offense. Fraley likely won't see consistent playing time with Acuna, Michael Harris and Jurickson Profar all locked into everyday roles in the outfield and the roster already having plenty of DH options, but he offers a strong bench bat against right-handed pitching -- since the start of the 2023 campaign, Fraley boasts a .772 OPS, 25 homers and 40 steals in 854 plate appearances in that split.

Harris went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.

Atlanta launched five homers on the afternoon in a 12-1 rout, and Harris contributed to the barrage with a two-run shot off Freddy Tarnok in the sixth inning. Harris is up to 17 homers on the season, two shy of his career high, and eight of them have come in his last 21 games -- a stretch in which he's delivered a .326/.341/.651 slash line with three steals, 14 runs and 21 RBI.