Max Kepler and Brandon Marsh are hotter than they've been all season for a Phillies team that has, at times, been desperate for offense from both positions.

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.

Max Kepler crushes a solo home run to right field, giving the Phillies a 2-1 lead in the top of the 4th inning

Abel escaped a bases loaded jam in the second inning and retired nine straight batters over five innings of work. Trea Turner and Max Kepler each homered in the 5-2 win.

When the Philadelphia Phillies signed veteran slugger Max Kepler to a one-year deal this past offseason, they did so in hopes that he could provide an extra boo

Max Kepler gives the Phillies a 3-2 lead as he crushes a go-ahead home run to right field in the 8th inning

Trea Turner hit a leadoff homer and added two singles as the Philadelphia Phillies extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday

Trea Turner propelled Philadelphia Phillies to victory against Miami Marlins. Turner hit a home run and drove in two runs. Max Kepler also homered for the Phillies. Alec Bohm added a crucial two-run single.

Max Kepler also went deep and Alec Bohm had two hits and two RBIs for the Phillies. Rookie Mick Abel (2-0) threw five innings of one-run ball in his fourth major league start.

She got the ball! There are really two sides to every story. Love that we got context about the friend too. Gayle’s friends definitely sent the mean one down to those guys to retrieve the ball, but in that case I wouldn’t have wanted to give her the ball either.