That and starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez worked well enough to give the Phillies their fourth win in five starts. It also was part of Kepler’s larger plan for the sellout crowd 43,711 in South Philadelphia trying to make it home through other politically well-intentioned crowds in “No Kings” demonstrations.

The Phillies needed a big home run like the one Max Kepler hit in the eighth inning on Saturday night. Kepler may have needed it even more.

When the Philadelphia Phillies signed veteran slugger Max Kepler to a one-year deal this past offseason, they did so in hopes that he could provide an extra boo

Maybe some time at home was all these Phillies needed. First, a team that had been spiraling took two of three from the first-place Chicago Cubs to begin the week. Even more impressively, they spent their weekend sweeping the red-hot Toronto Blue Jays,

Max Kepler gives the Phillies a 3-2 lead as he crushes a go-ahead home run to right field in the 8th inning

The pieces are falling back into place for the Philadelphia Phillies after a brief rough patch, as they seek a series sweep over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in Sunday's finale at Citizens Bank Park.

She got the ball! There are really two sides to every story. Love that we got context about the friend too. Gayle’s friends definitely sent the mean one down to those guys to retrieve the ball, but in that case I wouldn’t have wanted to give her the ball either.

In what might be the most bizarre poll from the The Athletic's anonymous MLB play poll, one pitcher has officially cast their vote for Max Kepler as the