Alec

Bohm

Bryce Harper gets a partial day off as a DH. Bohm is absent despite going 6-for-21 with a homer, four doubles and four RBI in six games this month.

Bohm had a huge Friday. First, on the field where his double and home run brought home the only two runs his Phillies would score against Chris Sale and the Braves’ bullpen here. Also, off the field where he finally settled his lawsuit against his parents for mismanaging his finances and misrepresented their stakes in LLCs run on his behalf. Clearly an unfortunate and heavy situation, it makes sense that it would’ve weighed on him as he struggled for the first few months of the season. However, he has a .318 batting average and .847 OPS in the second half as he’s gotten himself back on track.

The Phillies have their full lineup ready to roll as they attempt to win their 10th consecutive game in this one. Bohm is back at first base and hitting fifth after sitting out Sunday’s game against the Cardinals with a hamstring issue. It doesn’t appear to be a significant concern at the moment.

Bohm made an early exit from Saturday’s game due to cramping in his hamstring/groin area, so the Phillies will give him an extra day off to make sure that it doesn’t develop into a long-term issue. Kyle Schwarber will make a rare start at first base in his place while Bryce Harper functions as the team’s designated hitter and Bryan De La Cruz gets a start in right field.

Bohm left the rout of the Cardinals early, but it’s something he’s been playing through without it bothering him at the plate. We’ll call him probable for Sunday.

Bohm came up with the Phillies down one, runners on the corners and none out in the 10th and delivered a 386-foot barrel to center. A quality center fielder would have caught it, which still would have resulted in a game-tying sac fly, but José Fermín, who was playing his third position of the night after Everson Pereira was lifted, came up a little short of making a sliding catch. All three of Bohm’s hits tonight left the bat at 103-105 mph. He’s 17-for-37 with seven extra-base hits and 11 RBI in his last nine games.

Bohm had two hits and two RBI in the win over the Marlins on Tuesday. He’s 23-for-61 (.377) with 10 runs scored, a home run and 12 RBI in 17 games in August so far. Bohm is hitting .244 with a .688 OPS and 71 RBI on the season.

Bohm launched a three-run homer off Dean Kremer in the top of the sixth to bring the game within a run. He later added an RBI single that tied things up in the eighth. The 30-year-old corner infielder has been on fire this month, having entered Sunday batting .367 with an .888 OPS.

Bohm raised his season average from .230 to .239 in one day. He hit three doubles and two singles as he went 5-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in the win over the Twins on Saturday. Bohm entered the month hitting .223 and now has hits in 11-of-14 games so far in August. He’s hitting .239 with a .674 OPS and 64 RBI.

Schwarber draws an extremely rare start at the cold corner with Alec Bohm taking a seat in this one. The 33-year-old veteran slugger will be making just his third appearance at the spot this season. He’s highly unlikely to see enough action there over the final two months to pick up eligibility there in most fantasy leagues.