Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado set the tone early in his team's 4-1 win over the Phillies on Sunday.
Arenado slammed a two-tun home run in the first inning to give his team a 2-0 lead. He drove in second baseman DJ LeMahieu. Arenado finished the game going 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBI.
"We're just playing good ball right now," Arenado said to the Associated Press. "We're pitching great, we're driving in runs when we need to and we've had a lot of success doing that. ... And it's a lot of fun."
Arenado is hitting .285 with 12 home runs and 35 RBI in 176 at-bats this season.
"He's been a clutch hitter since he showed up at the Major League level," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said to MLB.com. "That's been his history. His first year he went through some growing pains just like young players do in this league, but he's always been a good hitter. That's been his track record, so this isn't surprising."