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Cooney: After struggling with RISP, Phils’ bats get hot in series finale against Giants

April 17, 2025

Apr 17, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies infielder Alec Bohm (28) hits an RBI triple against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

RISP. Those four letters have become less of an acronym in the early part of the Phillies season and more of a cringeworthy four-letter profanity.
Entering Thursday’s series finale against the visiting San Francisco Giants, Rob Thomson's club was 31-for-155 this season when batting with Runners In Scoring Position. That’s just a .200 average, and it went a long way towards negating any new plate approach the Phillies were implementing this season.
After losing two of the first three games against the Giants, Thursday threatened to put an end to the Phillies' nine-series non-losing streak at Citizens Bank Park. Monday, Taijuan Walker lost a 3-0 first-inning lead with the aid of his own error ...

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