Offense Will Be Key For Phillies’ World Series Run

For Manager Rob Thomson’s Philadelphia Phillies, they are hoping the third time will be the charm as they begin the 2024 campaign to win the World Series. Phillies’ owner John Middleton has made it crystal clear that he wants his trophy back.

In order to get back to the World Series and regain possession of the fabled trophy, the Phillies will need to rely on their greatest strength—their offense.

Over 162 games this season, they scored 784 runs, an average of 4.84 runs per game, good for fifth in the Major Leagues. There are only three stronger offenses in baseball that remain in the picture whom the Phillies can face: the Dodgers, Yankees, and Orioles.

Looking back on the 2024 season, one thing is obvious about the Phillies: they ride or die with their offense. The Phillies scored six or more runs in 53 games on the season in 2024, going 48-5 in those contests. If the Phillies score six runs in a game, statistically speaking, they are probably going to win.

When they score around their average for the season, four or five runs per game, their record is 32-18 over 50 games. Still a very good record, but a bit more fair.

If you’ve got a math mind, you already know what is coming next. In games where the Phillies only scored three runs or less (59 games), the Phils went a measly 15-44. They have not won a single game while scoring only one run.

Going back to last year’s postseason, three of Philadelphia’s four losses to the Diamondbacks came when they scored two runs or less. The D-Backs figured out how to keep the Phillies’ offense at bay, shutting them down in Games 6 and 7 in Philadelphia.

The MLB postseason is “The Show.” From Shohei Ohtani to Aaron Judge to Bobby Witt Jr., some of the best hitters in the game are ready to battle it out. Of course, Philly’s own Showman, Bryce Harper will be ready as well, but he will not be able to do it alone.

Throughout the 2024 season, there has seldom been a point where the entire lineup from leadoff to the nine-hole, has been hot at the same time. While that is unlikely to happen throughout the postseason, the Phillies will need their lineup to cover for each other. If Kyle Schwarber isn’t doing well, Nick Castellanos needs to step up. Or Bryson Stott. Or Trea Turner. Or Alec Bohm.

If the Phillies can do so, we will soon be talking about parade routes back to Citizens Bank Park.