The second half of the season for the Phillies is about hope, or at least hoping that the starting pitching can reverse its first-half ways.
First there was the news on Friday morning that the Phillies will be promoting top pitching prospect Aaron Nola from triple-A Lehigh Valley and that he will start Tuesday against visiting Tampa Bay.
And then lefthander Adam Morgan continued to make a pitch for a role in the 2016 rotation with his third strong outing in four starts.
There was also the continued pinch-hit mastery of Jeff Francoeur, and it all added up to Friday's 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.