Daily News | Rhys Hoskins, J.T. Realmuto deliver big hits in Phillies’ 7-3 victory over the Braves
ATLANTA — A few hours before the Phillies played Monday night at Truist Park, Dave Dombrowski went up to infielder Johan Camargo and congratulated him on being presented with a 2021 World Series ring by the Atlanta Braves.It was only small talk, a front-office executive chatting it up with one of his players. But after one-quarter of the season, it’s hard to like Camargo’s chances. The Phillies win a few games, lose a few more. They hover around .500, never getting on a roll.
The Phillies are 20-22, 7½ games off the New York Mets’ pace in the National League East. But Dombrowski believes they are better than that, and, well, for ownership’s $240 million, they must be. Rhys Hoskins, as luckless as any Phillies slugger, delivered the big hit one day after taking out his frustration on a dugout trash can. He cleared the bases in the second inning with a double that split the gap in right-center field and rolled to the wall.
“We’re not happy with our record at this point,” Dombrowski said. “That can get better. But I think we have a good ballclub. I think we realize that.” “It’s kind of a new shape for me,” said Wheeler, who got eight of his 20 swings and misses with the slider. “It’s not so much downward. It’s more slidey. I think that’s playing a little bit better. It’s in the zone, then it’s kind of sliding out.”Quinn throws 100