Starting Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies get a seven-game homestand underway that could determine the future of their playoff standing, and their chances to win the division.

Facing off against the red-hot Houston Astros will be a challenge before they welcome in the Atlanta Braves for four contests that will have huge ramifications if they aren’t able to win.

The good news is that the Phillies seemingly found some answers at the plate against the Kansas City Royals, putting up an explosive offensive performance that could carry over into these important matchups.

But as Philadelphia gets ready for the opener against the Astros, they announced they made multiple roster moves.

Two things stand out here.

The first is that the struggling Taijuan Walker is still on the Phillies active roster and Kolby Allard, who had a very solid outing against the Royals, was sent back down to the minors.

Following another implosion on the mound in his last start, there was some thought that Philadelphia might actually admit their mistake in signing Walker and look to cut bait with him at this point in the year.