The only fireworks that the Phillies were setting off on Jully 4th were off of the bats of the Atlanta Braves. Zach Eflin allowed 2, as did Edgar Garcia. Austin Davis joined the party with 1 after being recalled from AAA.
Those 5 home runs put the Phillies at 150 given up in just 87 games this season. To put that into perspective, the 2018 Phillies gave up 171 homers the entire year. They’re on pace to give up 277 home runs this season.
That would smash the 2017 Phillies record of 221 home runs allowed and would even eclipse the 2016 Reds as worse all time…by 19 round-trippers.