Herrera, Galvis offer promise for young Phils

PHILADELPHIA — Over the last week, Odubel Herrera has looked like the player who earned a bid to the All-Star Game this year. Freddy Galvis has looked like a power hitter for the last six weeks.

Both trends are promising for the Phillies as the 2016 season winds down, and they both were on full display in Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. Herrera and Galvis combined for five of the Phillies’ eight hits and both knocked solo homers.

The homer was Galvis’ 20th of the season — an impressive feat for the shortstop who entered 2016 with just 20 long balls in his first four big league seasons. To make it even more eye-popping, Galvis has blasted 11 of his 20 homers since Aug. 9.

Galvis, 26, said afterward that he would not have thought he would reach that mark this season if asked at the beginning of August.

“I was trying to get my swing before the season was done,” Galvis said. “I tried to go into the …

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