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Kemp has really struggled to make contact during his limited time with the Phillies this season, hitting .080 (2-for-25) with a 10/1 K/BB ratio. That’s just not going to get it done. He’ll return to an everyday role at the Triple-A level.

Kemp is hitting .262/.340/.452 in 24 games at Triple-A with three home runs, 21 RBI, and two steals. He will play mainly against left-handed pitching at the big league level.

Kemp showed some promise as a rookie last year, but he’s played sparingly this season, going just 2-for-20 at the dish in 10 games. The 26-year-old should benefit from playing every day in the minors as opposed to languishing on Philadelphia’s bench.

Kemp’s homer was hit 111.7 mph and the single came in at 111.3 mph, making them the two hardest-hit balls in the game. Both also topped his 2025 MLB high of 111.2 mph, though he did peak at 113.4 mph in Triple-A. Assuming Johan Rojas’s PED suspension is upheld, any chance of Kemp being sent down by the Phillies would seem to be gone. He’ll probably be the team’s left fielder against left-handers.

Kemp was responsible for the game’s two hardest balls in play, with his 109-mph groundout actually eclipsing his 108-mph, 419-foot homer to center. The Phillies currently have two bench spots open for Kemp, Dylan Moore and Johan Rojas, all of whom could platoon against lefties. Kemp has the most interesting bat of the three but also the least defensive value, if that winds up mattering.

No real significant changes for the Phillies as they kick off a best-of-five series against the Dodgers with the exception that they will carry both Otto Kemp and Weston Wilson as additional bench depth.

Kemp got the Phillies on the board as he ambushed left-hander David Peterson in the fourth inning, crushing a first-pitch slider for a 433-foot (107.1 mph EV) two-run shot. Kemp then tied the game at four runs apiece with his run-scoring double off of Reed Garrett in the sixth inning that plated Nick Castellanos. The 26-year-old slugger is now hitting .241/.311/.405 with six long balls, 22 RBI and two stolen bases in 177 plate appearances with the Phillies this season. He should continue to see regular action for as long as Alec Bohm (shoulder) is sidelined.