Brown, who won his first career weekly award, hit .348 (8-for-23) with two homers, two doubles, a triple seven RBI and four runs scored.He also racked up a league-best .783 slugging percentage and ranked second in the NL with 18 total bases.
The 25-year-old Brown leads Philadelphia with 10 homers and 29 RBI, including a streak of five consecutive games with at least one run driven in, tying a season high along with Ryan Howard (April 24-28).
He is the first Phillies player selected since Cole Hamels won the weekly honor from August 13-19 last season, and the first position player since outfielder Raul Ibanez won it from July 4-10, 2011.
Others considered for the award were San Diego's Everth Cabrera, Atlanta's Evan Gattis, Arizona's Patrick Corbin and Cincinnati's Joey Votto.
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