Phillies fan mood — May 6, 2026

High Hopes

▲ 19 PTS VS. 30-DAY BASELINE (42)

01 · Trend

The last 30 days

100

TODAY

APR 19

APR 24

APR 29

MAY 4

MAY 10

MAY 15

MAY 20

MAY 25

MAY 30

JUN 2

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Daily score30-day baselineToday

02 · The vibe

How Philly felt about the Phillies, that day

Phillies fans are cautiously exhaling after a three-game winning streak and a dominant Sanchez performance, but persistent lineup flaws and a looming lefty-starter test keep genuine optimism firmly in check.

03 · The count

The scoring dimensions

Dimension

Score

Confidence

Results satisfaction

68↑ 16

conf 88

Pitching confidence

82↑ 27

conf 92

Lineup confidence

45↑ 7

conf 85

Health outlook

62↑ 17

conf 55

Manager confidence

72↑ 24

conf 75

Front-office trust

55↑ 23

conf 45

Postseason belief

32↑ 10

conf 70

04 · Ask the crowd

One question.
One answer.

Ask the bot about how the mood has shifted this season. Phan-o-meter will give you a straight answer based on all the grumbling it's heard.

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05 · Cheers & groans

What was working and what was not

Rotation Carrying the Load

Starters have combined for a 1.53–1.60 ERA over the last seven-to-eight games, with Sanchez (10 K, 8 IP), Wheeler, Luzardo, and Nola all delivering quality outings — the clearest bright spot on the roster right now.

Harper Heating Up, Righty Lineup Still Cold

Bryce Harper is playing at an elite level with three home runs in two games and a rising OPS, but right-handed hitters as a unit rank 27th in the majors, and Turner and Bohm remain uninspiring — the offense is top-heavy and fragile.

Mattingly Bump: Real or Schedule Mirage?

Seven wins in eight games under the new manager have stabilized the clubhouse and shaken off the losing-streak fog, but the opposition — Marlins, Giants, A's — has been soft, and skepticism lingers about whether the improvement is structural.

-5

Can't Beat a Lefty Starter

The Phillies are 0-10 when a left-handed starter takes the mound this season — a persistent, unresolved flaw heading into a Wednesday start by Jeffrey Springs that looms as the next real credibility test for this winning streak.

Duran Back, Bullpen Questions Remain

Johan Duran's return is a genuine lift for the back of the bullpen, but his rusty 27-pitch outing raised eyebrows, and concerns about Tanner Banks and Jonathan Bolin in middle-leverage spots haven't gone away.

06 · In the air

Hot takes from fans, journalists, and loudmouths

*As read by Phan-o-meter

beat writer (Phillies Therapy), co-host Paul contextualizing the winning streak

We are not looking right now at a 95, 96-win juggernaut awakening from its slumber.

Podcastscore 38

talk-radio host (WIP High Hopes / Final Out), Jack Fritz after the 9-1 win

The run might be coming. The run might be coming.

Podcastscore 78

talk-radio host (WIP High Hopes / Final Out), Jack Fritz reflecting on the turnaround

This time last week, we felt like the season was over. It was hopeless. Here we are a week later, and there's hope.

Podcastscore 65

beat writer (Phillies Therapy), Matt Gelb on the right-handed hitting problem

Half their lineup essentially is down in the bottom 10% of the league right now and has been roughly for the entire year.

Podcastscore 30

Matt Gelb, Phillies Therapy

Phillies Therapy offers the most measured read: wins are real but the team is 'winning in spite of themselves,' the righty lineup ranks 27th in OPS, and the ceiling has likely dropped from a mid-90s win total to something lower.

Beat writerscore 58

Hittin’ Season, podcast

Hittin' Season and Phillies Talk both cautiously optimistic — praising the rotation and recent wins while repeatedly flagging that right-handed hitting, defense, and the lefty-starter problem remain unresolved; not ready to call the season fixed.

Fan analystscore 65

WIP Daily, 94WIP

High Hopes / WIP Final Out is the most enthusiastic voice — crediting Mattingly's culture shift, celebrating the rotation's 1.53 ERA over eight starts, and declaring 'the run might be coming,' though still flagging the lefty-starter bugaboo as the next real test.

Talk radioscore 72

07 · At the gate

Attendance

Recent gate, 14-day window

83.8%

-12.9pp vs. 96.7% baseline · 2025 same-calendar-window

Fans are voting with their feet

Sentiment is what people say; the gate is what they do. Capacity is 42,901 at Citizens Bank Park; the baseline compares against 38 games from last year's same calendar window.

Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	% Cap.
MAY 5 TUE	vs. ATH	W 9-1	36,069	84.1%
APR 30 THU	vs. SF	W 3-2	36,861	85.9%
APR 30 THU	vs. SF	W 6-5	34,109	79.5%
APR 28 TUE	vs. SF	W 7-0	36,731	85.6%