Articles by Andrew Gillen (279)
Photo Credit: Andrew Gillen After the pitching matchup we saw dominate last night, tonight's game looked to have a bit more scoring. Kyle Kendrick has been highly inconsistent in his last dozen starts, with most of them being of the disappointing variety. Alex Wood, having a competitive season from all perspectives, is not known for […]
Photo Credit: Andrew Gillen With the minor league-esque lineup the Phillies have been putting out lately, it's no suprise that many of the games are low-scoring pitchers duels. Then, when a matchup of Cliff Lee vs. Mike Minor comes along, a 150-minute game is completely possible. A Chris Johnson single was the only hit for […]
Photo Credit: Andrew Gillen After a disappointing end to the Chicago road trip, the Phillies came back home to take on the Washington Nationals. Both starter's in tonight's ballgame were coming off dominating performances against the opposing club the last time they faced them. Tonight, both Cole Hamels and Stephen Strasburg continued their stellar pitching. […]
Darin Ruf won't get a chance to continue his hot streak tonight (Photo Credit: Andrew Gillen) After taking game one of their series against the Chicago Cubs, the Phillies scored only four runs in the final two and dropped to 27-44 in road games this season. Kyle Kendrick's woes continued, as a 30-pitch first inning […]
Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons Carlos Sadovi of the Chicago Tribune is now indicating that the two men that broke into Wrigley Field were aiming to steal some of the historic ivy from the outfield wall. When police arrived, the two were spotted on the field in the process of grabbing the shrubbery. Now the original […]
Since we last saw the Phillies play, two players on their active roster were shipped off to two playoff contending ballclubs. Both John McDonald and Michael Young are no longer in Chicago with the team, but there was still a rubber match to be played against the Cubs. It would be Kyle Kendrick taking the […]
If you want to know a very simple reason why the Mets won this game, just look at the final bx score. After neither team scored in the first two innings, the Mets scored in every inning from the third fame on. It's an unfortunate result that many fans probably could have predicted with Ethan […]
Photo Credit: Andrew Gillen Coming off the best homestand they've had since before the July All-Star Break, the Phillies hit the road, where they've been less than stellar. Lucky for them, Cliff Lee was the first started tabbed for the New York series. However, rookie Zack Wheeler stood in there way. Despite his slightly ballooned […]
An 18 inning, 7+ hour baseball game typically causes some shakeups for the involved ballclubs. For the Phillies, it meant their former Cy Young pitcher would be making his return a few weeks early. Twelve hours before he was set to make the start for the Reading Fightins, Roy Halladay got the call to take […]
One of the best promotions the Phillies run each season took place this evening, as the 1990's made their return to the ballpark. Each Phillie had their face photoshopped onto some of the greatest pop culture sources from the decade, and both teams went retro with their uniforms. It was an interesting look back at […]