Bryson Stott on base twice in win over Marlins

Stott’s home run was his ninth of the year. He hit a three-run shot off Connor Pirellipp in the fifth inning. Stott is 17-for-45 (.377) with eight runs, one home run, eight RBI and five stolen bases in 14 games so far in August. He’s hitting .266 with a .763 OPS and 57 RBI on the year.

Stott hit a solo homer in the second and put the game away with his bases-loaded double down the right field line in the sixth. It’s his second career five-RBI game, with the other coming against the Braves on July 25, 2022. He’d driven in a total of two runs in his previous 25 games.

The Phillies were down 5-3 after seven and 8-6 after eight before busting out with eight runs in the ninth, all of them coming after the first two batters of the inning struck out. Brandon Marsh hit a two-run homer to tie the game, and after Bryce Harper and Derek Hill singled, Stott put the team ahead for good. Stott, who was also hit by a pitch earlier in the contest, scored four runs for the first time in his career. He’s hitting .241/.298/.403 with seven homers and 15 steals in 15 attempts this season.

It’ll be Edmundo Sosa against LHP Anthony Kay. Stott had started the last six games, including one against a left-hander, and has essentially been a full-time player under new manager Don Mattingly. It’s Sosa’s first start since May 27.

Stott didn’t get off to a good start this year. He hit .198 in his first 29 games. He’s turned it around in May, though. Stott has hits in 16 of his last 18 games and is hitting .306 with three home runs, 14 RBI, seven runs and four steals in that time. It’s safe to say his slump is over at this point.

After the Reds took a one-run lead in the top of the 8th inning, Stott clubbed a two-run home run off Graham Ashcraft to put the Phillies on top for good. Stott has had really good contact metrics all season, but the production hadn’t been there early on. It’s starting to tick up lately. In May, Stott is hitting .254 with five doubles, five home runs, 18 RBIs, and an .890 OPS in 15 games. Those 18 RBIs lead all of Major League Baseball in the month.

Stott smacked a two-run double off of Isaac Mattson in the sixth inning that pushed the Phillies’ lead to 5-0. He then added to it with a 395-foot (108.7 mph EV) solo shot off of Dennis Santana in the eighth. With his two-hit day, the 28-year-old infielder is now slashing .224/.268/.385 with four homers, 21 RBI and nine swipes through his first 155 plate appearances on the season.

The Red Sox used a lefty opener tonight, but Stott was in there anyway. He might have started even against a traditional lefty, as the Phillies are taking a look at Edmundo Sosa in the outfield. Sosa has to play somewhere against lefties, but if he can handle left just fine, the Phillies are probably better off with Stott at second and Brandon Marsh in center than with Sosa at second, Justin Crawford in center and Stott on the bench. Stott is batting .256 with three homers, four doubles, 11 RBI and three steals in 11 games this month.

The Phillies brought six of their seven runs in to score in the first inning, highlighted by a Bryston Stott three-run homer off Chris Paddack. It’s been a slow start for the 28-year-old infielder. He’s hitting .206/.260/.330 with two homers, eight runs scored, 11 RBI, and six steals across 106 plate appearances.

Stott got a hold of a slider from Cade Gibson with two runners on in the top of the seventh inning and deposited it into right-center field to push the Phillies’ lead to 6-1. It was the first homer of the season for Stott, who entered the day slashing .207/.258/.276. It was a much-needed good day for Stott, but this shouldn’t do anything to move his fantasy stock.