About this episode

The episode discusses the Phillies' continued success under manager Don Mattingly, highlighting key player performances and a challenge from Bryce Harper regarding playing time.

Don Mattingly's magical ride as Phillies manager continued as the team returned to Philadelphia for a three-game series against the Athletics, winning the first two games and earning their third straight series win since firing Rob Thomson. On Episode 1074 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight discusses outstanding outings from Zack Wheeler and Cristopher Sanchez, heroics by Bryce Harper, Bryson Stott, Brandon Marsh and Edmundo Sosa, and a challenge from Harper to Mattingly about playing time for his teammate.

People in this episode

Host: John Stolnis

Topics covered

• Philadelphia Phillies
• baseball
• team performance
• managerial changes
• player highlights
• sports news

Keywords

• Phillies
• A's
• Don Mattingly
• Zack Wheeler
• Bryce Harper
• baseball
• sports
• managerial changes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Philadelphia Phillies, Athletics

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