The only Phillie who needed a productive night more than Alec Bohm on Tuesday was the hitter behind him, his lockermate and best friend on the team, Brandon Marsh.

It wasn’t an explosion, it wasn’t a perfect game, but all the Phillies have needed over the past week has been a timely knock or two and they finally came in a 6-4 win over the Giants.

Taijuan Walker wasn’t going to keep the goose egg earned run average forever — but things certainly escalated quickly.

If you hear 162 games and think it’s a long season — you’d be right, because it is.

ST. LOUIS – When an offense succeeds, it’s typically not because of the nine-hole hitter.

ST. LOUIS — The Phillies had their ace on the mound in search of a series win that would have sent them back home with a .500 road trip, but the lineup was lifeless again and Zack Wheeler’s command was off in the middle innings of a 7-0 loss.

ST. LOUIS – When Rob Thomson decided this weekend to protect Bryce Harper with Kyle Schwarber, the natural next question became, who protects Schwarber?

ST. LOUIS — Alec Bohm came to the plate against Andre Pallante in the top of the seventh inning Friday night looking to do anything to spark the Phillies’ offense and break himself out of a two-week funk.