"He's got a lot of fire," Castellanos said. "He's living his dream right now, right? Fresh in the big leagues, a lot of energy ... It's just fun to watch."

A week after punctuating a miserable 10-game stretch by getting swept by one of the worst teams in baseball, the Phillies broomed the Toronto Blue Jays — and closed a get-healthy homestand — with an 11-4 rout Sunday.

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Painter racked up six strikeouts. He threw only 72 pitches after back-to-back starts of 81 and 85 pitches. It was by design. Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Painter would be capped at 75 pitches because he was starting on regular rest for the first time.

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That and starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez worked well enough to give the Phillies their fourth win in five starts. It also was part of Kepler’s larger plan for the sellout crowd 43,711 in South Philadelphia trying to make it home through other politically well-intentioned crowds in “No Kings” demonstrations.

Orion Kerkering is pitching with confidence right now and has become the most trustworthy reliever for the Phillies' bullpen.