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3 Days Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Erik Kratz hit a game-tying solo home run Sunday as the Phillies came back to beat the Reds 3-2.

Kratz hit his solo shot off Reds closer Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth, and it was quickly followed by a walkoff solo blast from Freddy Galvis. Talk about unpredictable. Kratz will likely get regular playing time at catcher over the next few weeks while Carlos Ruiz recovers from the right hamstring strain that he suffered earlier in Sunday's game.

Erik Kratz C PHI
1 Month Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Erik Kratz hit a three-run homer in Sunday's win over the Cardinals.

Kratz put the game out of reach after Ben Revere's go-ahead single in the eighth inning. All four of those runs came off the struggling Mitchell Boggs. Kratz hasn't been terrible this year, but the Phillies will be getting a much needed upgrade at catcher with Carlos Ruiz set to return from suspension next week

Erik Kratz C PHI
2 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Erik Kratz doubled in Friday's shutout loss to the Blue Jays.

Kratz is having a decent spring, hitting .279 with a pair of homers and 11 RBI over 15 games. He has a chance to be relevant in deeper mixed leagues to begin the season, as he'll see the bulk of the playing time behind the plate while Carlos Ruiz serves his 25-game suspension.

Erik Kratz C PHI
2 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Erik Kratz homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs to lead the Phillies to a 7-6 win over the Braves on Friday.

Kratz will be the Phillies' everyday catcher until Carlos Ruiz returns, giving him some extra value in April. He'd even make for a decent No. 2 catcher in mixed leagues during the first month. Just make sure to drop him afterwards.

Erik Kratz C PHI
9 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Erik Kratz hit a three-run homer Wednesday in the victory over the Reds.

That Kratz has nine homers in 108 at-bats as a 32-year-old rookie is one of the coolest stories of the season. He hit 100 in nine seasons in the minors before getting his first real shot at major league playing time this year.

Erik Kratz C PHI
10 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Erik Kratz turned in his first career three-hit game to help the Phillies beat the Brewers 7-6 in 10 innings Wednesday.

Kratz's third hit was a double that put the Phillies in a position to win the game in the 10th. He also had an RBI single earlier. Kratz, a 32-year-old journeyman with just 21 major league games under his belt, is 6-for-16 in 10 appearances for the Phillies this season.

Erik Kratz C PHI
11 Months Philadelphia Phillies Comment

Phillies recalled C Erik Kratz from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

He'll provide depth behind Brian Schneider while Carlos Ruiz (oblique) is sidelined. Kratz is strictly organizational depth and can be ignored in the majority of fantasy leagues.

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