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Bryan De La Cruz lit up the Phillies’ debut with a clutch solo homer off a 91 mph fastball, tying the game against the Dodgers — a rare spark in a lineup drowning in offensive woes, especially against lefties. Called up from Triple-A just days prior, De La Cruz’s blast offered hope but underscored the team’s deeper crisis: a historically bad record against left-handed pitching. While his performance hinted at potential, the Phillies need more than a one-off hero — they need a proven right-handed bat to stabilize their lineup before the trade deadline, or risk fading into irrelevance as the season slips away.

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