Right place, right time

Otto Kemp has been on fire for a Phillies offense that desperately needed a spark.

All is well again.

One week after officially hitting rock bottom, the Phillies are red hot again.

Winning of five of six, including a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays, will certainly change the temperature of the fan base. Now a huge NL East week begins, starting with a four-game series in Miami before a showdown with the first-place Mets at Citizens Bank Park.

And while it’s hard to predict how this Phillies team will look on a week-to-week (heck, even night-to-night) basis, they’ll have a better chance if the team’s newest spark plug is in the lineup.

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