27-year old righty swinging outfielder John Mayberry has been really hot since August 1st for the Phillies. Since August 1st, Mayberry has played in 27 games for the Phillies in which he is 20 for 70 (.286 avg) with 16 runs scored, 7 homers and 19 RBIs. Overall this year, Mayberry has played in 89 games for the Phillies in which he is 59 for 224 (.263 avg, .840 OPS) with 31 runs scored, 13 homers, 45 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Mayberry has not only earned himself a place on the playoff roster with his performance this year, but he might get some starts in LF against lefty starters.

28-year old righty swinging RF Hunter Pence has been on fire since getting dealt from the Astros to the Phillies. Pence has played in 33 games for the Phillies so far and he is 40 for 126 (.317 avg, .933 OPS) with 23 runs scored, 7 homers and 20 RBIs. He has now played in 133 games overall this year for the Phillies & Astros and he is 163 for 525 (.310 avg, .853 OPS) with 72 runs scored, 18 homers, 82 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Pence has given Ryan Howard awesome protection in the lineup and he fits in perfectly in Philly due to his all out effort on the field, running the bases and batting.

31-year old lefty swinging 1B Ryan Howard is still providing a lot of thump in the middle of the batting order for the Phillies. He has played in 128 games for the Phillies so far this year and he is 121 for 483 (.251 avg, .827 OPS) with 71 runs scored, 29 homers, 102 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Howard has played in 22 games so far in August and he is 20 for 84 (.238 avg, .867 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 8 homers, 21 RBIs and 34 whiffs. Howard has now played in 1,003 games in his first 8 years with the Phillies and he is 1,023 for 3,720 (.275 avg, .929 OPS) with 623 runs scored, 282 homers, 850 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. Howard is still the most important hitter in the Phillies’ lineup as he produces a lot of runs with his bat.

28-year old righty swinging RF Hunter Pence has been electric since coming over from the Astros in the big trade deadline deal. Pence has played in 14 games for the Phillies so far this year and he is 18 for 55 (.327 avg, .926 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 3 homers and 11 RBIs. He has now played in 114 games for the Astros & Phillies so far this year and he is 141 for 454 (.311 avg, .840 OPS) with 56 runs scored, 14 homers, 73 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Adding Pence at the trade deadline was another great move for Phillies’ GM Ruben Amaro. The Phillies are for sure the team to beat now.

27-year old righty swinging outfielder John Mayberry has been really hitting the ball well lately. In July and August, Mayberry is 19 for 61 (.311 avg) with 8 runs scored, 6 homers, 19 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Mayberry has now played in 65 games so far this year for the Phillies and he is 43 for 165 (.261 avg, .825 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 9 homers, 31 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Mayberry has pushed Ben Francisco to the bench and maybe even AAA with the way he has played. Francisco has played in 80 games for the Phillies so far this year and he is 47 for 213 (.221 avg, .677 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 6 homers, 31 RBIs and 3 stolen bases.