Bryson Stott said on May 3 that his improved performance at the plate may be due to the empanadas served in Miami, following his three-run home run in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 7-2 win over the Marlins at loanDepot park. Stott’s homer was his second of the season and came after a game-tying triple against the Giants earlier in the week.
The significance of Stott’s recent play comes as the Phillies look to recover from a difficult start to their season, which led to a managerial change. The team is now 5-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly. “The guys in this clubhouse, when there’s a coaching change, you wear it,” Stott said. “We knew that most of it, or a big part of it, was us not playing well. You never want to see someone lose their job or anything. So a little bit of a wake-up call. Obviously, we knew we weren’t playing good or up to our standards.”
Pitcher Jesús Luzardo allowed two runs and struck out ten batters over more than six innings against his former team. He commented on his recent improvements: “I feel like I started a little out of whack mechanically,” Luzardo said. “I feel like I’m starting to get in my groove, finding how I felt last year at the end of last year.” Mattingly also addressed changes in player performance and lineup decisions: “I trust this guy’s going to hit,” he said about Alec Bohm batting cleanup despite struggles this season.
According to the official website, the Philadelphia Phillies achieved World Series victories in 1980 and 2008 and represent Philadelphia in Major League Baseball while engaging with fans through games and community outreach initiatives. The club has played its home games at Citizens Bank Park since 2004—a stadium covering twenty-one acres—and serves both local fans and wider regional audiences as part of Major League Baseball’s National League.
Mattingly spoke about resilience following Saturday’s one-hit loss: “More than anything, it’s just a response… You just want guys to bounce back, be ready to play.” As for Stott’s success in Miami specifically, Luzardo remarked: “He likes Miami maybe… maybe Miami just gets him right.”
With continued strong performances from both core players and supporting cast members like Stott, observers will watch if these results can help turn around what began as an uneven season for Philadelphia.
