After firing Joe Girardi Friday morning, the Phillies stormed back into the Wild Card conversation, sweeping the Los Angeles Angels and improving their record to 25-29. They are now 3-0 behind new manager Rob Thomson.
Philadelphia put up big offense (26 runs across three games, for an average of nearly nine runs per game), and saw hits from its biggest stars as well as rookies. Bryce Harper hit a game-tying grand slam Sunday and rookie Bryson Stott hit the three-run walk-off shot that completed the sweep. After the game, Harper appeared to take a swipe at Girardi, telling the Philadelphia Inquirer, "I'm so happy for (Stott), man. What an at-bat. What a situation for him. Being able to put our trust in our young guys the last couple days, and really let them just play. It's been great. And it paid off today."
