Max Kepler isnt feeling Rob Brantly Jersey the brotherly love he says he was promised. The outfielder hasnt provided the stability the Phillies expected him to bring when they signed him to a one-year, $10 million deal this offseason, slashing .209/.300/.383 in 267 plate appearances after Philadelphias 2-1 lo s in Houston on Thursday. The biggest challenge for me is not playing routinely, Thats the biggest challenge. I was told I was going to be the starting left fielder. Max Kepler watches a home run he hit against the Marlins. Jim Ra sol-Imagn Images Explore More In the first 81 games of the season, Kepler started 60 times and sparingly when it comes against lefties. He has only started three times when a southpaw was on the mound, good for 10 hits over 49 plate appearances while striking out 10 times. This distrust of Keplers abilities against left-handed pitching has made his season fragmented and inconsistent, Max Kepler playing against the St.Louis Cardinals. Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The Phillies, currently without injured slugger Bryce Harper, scored one run in the entire series against the Houston Astros Other Philly sluggers Alec Bohm, Nick Castellanis, and J.T. Realmuto are having rather pedestrian seasons but none have prospect Justin Crawford making a charge for their spot like Kepler does. Phillies manager Rob Thomson Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Crawford is lighting up Triple-A slashing .336/.413/.441. Oh yeah, absolutely, Phillies manager Rob Thomson said of the po sibility of a calling up Crawford. Edwin Uceta Jersey
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