OF Aaron Altherr doubled home a run in the eighth to bring the Phillies within three. Even though it was his only hit, Altherr is still batting .311, to go with eight homers and 23 RBI.

LF Aaron Altherr cooled down a bit in a 5-1 loss to Texas on Tuesday, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. He entered the game having reached base in 11 consecutive games and in 26 of his 51 plate appearances in May. Though he has played in only 12 games this month, he already has more RBI in May than any other Phillies hitter since Ryan Howard and Domonic Brown in 2014.

LF Aaron Altherr certainly was not pleased with the Friday rainout, as he has been hot. He hit a three-run homer Wednesday, the third game in a row he did that. The last Phillies player to do that was Mike Schmidt in 1981. He had been dealing with a sore wrist but that has not slowed him down -- he is hitting .351.

LF Aaron Altherr continued his scorching hitting of late, belting a three-run homer as part of a two-home run day against Seattle on Wednesday. His three-run shot was his third in three games, making him the first Phillie since Mike Schmidt in 1981 to hit a three-run homer in three consecutive games. His second career multi-home run game, which came during a 2-for-4 day, raised his average to .351 with seven home runs and 21 RBIs on the season.

OF Aaron Altherr homered in consecutive games for the first time in his career when he launched a three-run shot in a 10-9 Phillies loss Tuesday night. Altherr, who also doubled, is now slashing .423/.531/.923 with four doubles, three homers, 11 RBIs and six walks during the first seven games of May.

OF Aaron Altherr (sore left wrist) didn't start again on Sunday but ended up contributing in a big way. Altherr hit a game-tying, pinch-hit, three-run homer - his fourth of the year - in the eighth inning of a 6-5 10-inning win over the Washington Nationals. He also drew a walk in the 10th. Altherr became the first Phillie since Chase Utley in 2005 to belt a pinch-hit home run with two or more runners on base to tie or take the lead of a game in eighth inning or later. Altherr now has a slash line of .338/.427/.631 in 65 at-bats in 2017.

OF Aaron Altherr missed Saturday's game due to soreness in his left wrist. He injured the wrist making a diving catch in left field on Friday night. Altherr has been the Phillies' best hitter of late, and he is batting .346 with a 1.010 OPS in his last 16 appearances (52 at-bats).

LF Aaron Altherr was 2-for-5 with two walks. He went 7-for-16 with three doubles, a homer, four runs and five RBIs during the series and hit safely in each of the four games.

LF Aaron Altherr slugged his third home run of the season with one out in the first for a 1-0 Phillies lead and the 26th run Philadelphia has scored in the opening frame this season. He went a team-high 2-for-3 with his first road home run of the season and is batting .440 with two homers when batting second in the order this season.

LF Aaron Altherr went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three runs batted in, including an RBI double in the first inning that gave the Phillies a quick lead. His three RBIs mark a season high and it was his first multi-hit game since three straight from April 20-22.

LF Aaron Altherr has scored a run in a career-high eight consecutive games. He's the first Phillies player to score a run in eight straight games since Chase Utley also achieved the feat in 2013.

OF Aaron Altherr hit his second home run of the season Sunday while he continues to fill in for Howie Kendrick, who is on the disabled list. Altherr's eighth-inning home run continued his hot start to the season, and his batting average sits at .364.

OF Aaron Altherr continues to swing a hot bat and Phillies manager Pete Mackanin is going to have a hard time moving him out of the two hole anytime soon. Altherr went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in a 4-3 Phillies win Saturday night. He is slashing .379/.438/.621 in 32 plate appearances so far.

OF Aaron Altherr stands to see more playing time with the news Howie Kendrick (oblique) may be out longer than expected. Altherr, who batted second in the order in a 4-3 Phillies win Friday, is 5-for-12 with four runs scored and two RBI over the last three nights. He was 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and a run scored Friday.

RF Aaron Altherr entered Friday's loss to Washington on a double switch in the fifth inning and provided some pop, hitting a two-run home run to left. That was the first homer of the and just 10th of the career for Altherr, a 9th-round selection of the club's out of high school in 2009. In 57 games last year (198 ABs), Altherr batted .197/.300/.288 with four homers and 22 RBIs.

OF Aaron Altherr was limited to 57 games due a wrist injury and did not impress in his limited time. He is said to have gap power and some project him to be a 20-home run hitter. Instead he had two home runs, batted .202 (40-for-198) and struck out 69 times.

OF Aaron Altherr went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts Sunday in the Phillies' 2-0 loss to Atlanta. Batting seventh for just the third time all year did nothing to change the way Altherr has been swinging lately. He went 1-for-11 with seven strikeouts in the Braves' sweep of Philadelphia over the weekend.

RF Aaron Altherr hit seventh in the Phillies' lineup, the lowest in the order he has batted since returning from a wrist injury on July 28. "I don't want these guys to think they're going to (automatically be Nos.) 2-3-4-5 hitters," manager Pete Mackanin said. "I don't want them to think that no matter what I do I'm hitting second, third or fourth. You've got to earn that."

OF Aaron Altherr took Dodgers RHP Kenta Maeda deep with a two-run shot to right-center for an early Philadelphia lead in the second inning. It was Altherr's third home run this season. Of Altherr's 44 career major league hits, 24 have been for extra bases (12 doubles, four triples and eight home runs).

OF Aaron Altherr was 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a stolen base Thursday in the Phillies' 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Giants. He has a .912 OPS in 33 plate appearances since being activated off the disabled list on July 28.