Speaking of the big guy upstairs, Otto Kemp was feeling the spirit a bit on this day, too. The nice-guy rookie who went from being an undrafted baseball grad of the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions to the backup first baseman for the Phillies in only five years’ time, had himself a Sunday, too.

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The Philadelphia Phillies would like to find a solution to their center field ineptitude at the upcoming trade deadline.

Painter racked up six strikeouts. He threw only 72 pitches after back-to-back starts of 81 and 85 pitches. It was by design. Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Painter would be capped at 75 pitches because he was starting on regular rest for the first time.

Zack Wheeler remains one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball, but he doesn't plan to remain in the game once his current contract with the Philadelphia Phillies expires after the 2027 season.

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.

A week after punctuating a miserable 10-game stretch by getting swept by one of the worst teams in baseball, the Phillies broomed the Toronto Blue Jays — and closed a get-healthy homestand — with an 11-4 rout Sunday.

Orion Kerkering is pitching with confidence right now and has become the most trustworthy reliever for the Phillies' bullpen.