Breaking ball and a cold. Strike three. Third strike out for Zach. He's going to just watch it go. A grand slam for Bryson Stott.

And there's a high fly ball. Deep right field. Hopper watches it fly.

From W.HYY, this is your Friday edition of Hitting Season, a Philadelphia Phillies podcast.

My name is Justin Clue. I write for baseball prospectus.

With me is John Stolness of the Good Fight. Hello, John.

Hello, Justin. I tried to do that in my Liz's voice.

Yeah, I mean, it's a little unfamiliar,

having you here? I know I'm uncomfortable, and this is going to be tough, but yeah, without Liz,

in our Friday, in her regular Friday spot, she is off at the Sabre Convention in Dallas,

accruing all sorts of fantastic knowledge.

We are going to move forward without her here at Hitton season, which I'm sure in her mind is a good thing given what the Phillies have been able to do the last two nights, by which I mean what they have not been able to do.

Right, right. No, it's anybody who doesn't have to comment on the last two nights down in Houston

or to really be involved in any way, shape, or form is probably in a better mental state

right now.

Yes.

Yes, the Phillies have not been hitting, by which I mean really close to not at all.

There's some interesting statistical notes to take from the last two nights.

We're going to get into it in a minute.

But I just wanted to point out how perfect the timing is of this complete drought that's up to, I believe, 19 innings straight of the Phillies not scoring.

And that is that we just had a conversation about how this team, yeah, they're not

slugging for power, but they're still winning games and they're still, you know, doing enough

offensively to win games. Part of that is because of their very strong starting pitching.

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