Articles by Andrew Gillen (279)
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen After two disappointing one-run losses in San Diego, the Phillies offense was finally able to string together enough runs in support of their starting pitcher. Of course, those runs happened to come behind the one guys that probably didn't need that many, Cole Hamels. Nevertheless, the team finally reached win number 70 […]
From the onset of Spring Training, and perhaps long before February, the 2014 season didn't come off as a "playoff" year. Instead, it was to be a season of the elder players making their way out while the young blood got their biggest opportunities. While the former part of that belief did not necessarily come […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Monday night, it was obvious that the zero run effort in support of Jerome Williams would not help produce a victory. Last evening, a four run improvement was still not enough to hand the victory to A.J. Burnett after his five run outing. Each final score in the first half of the […]
Past seasons have resulted in favorable numbers for the Phillies when they travel to play the Padres in San Diego. There was no reason to believe this season would be any different, and with the Phils having already swept the Padres earlier this season, a series victory seemed all but definitive. However, the series opener […]
Last night was nothing short of disappointing for the Phillies and their fans. For starters, the matchup featured two teams with no chance to punch their ticket into the offseason, leading to very little excitement on either side of the ball. Then, Andrew Cashner was able to go the distance and hold the the Philly […]
With a rather "interesting" gesture and seven-game suspension looming over the team the last 24 hours, the Phillies have made more headlines this late in the season than anyone had anticipated. A series against the Padres may not be the most interesting matchup happening the next few weeks, but the Phillies have been successful in […]
#453657196 / gettyimages.com A majority of baseall experts and casual onlookers alike pegged the Miami Marlins as basement dwellers not only in the National League East, but in the majors overall. Instead, they sat just 5.5 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second Wild Card spot heading into tonight's game. Their heroic battle, […]
A.J. Burnett got his second opportunity this season to face off against his former team. Burnett, the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013, contemplated retirement this offseason before choosing to sign a short deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. Back in the summer, when the Phillies took the trip up to PNC […]
Andrew McCutchen and Russel Martin led the Pirates six-run offensive output last evening in support of Vance Worley. The display helped hand Pittsburgh their second victory of the series, and now gives them the opportunity to win three of four from the Phillies going into tonight's ballgame. With playoff implications increasing every day for the […]
With a split in the first two games in the series, the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates had two very different agendas going into both tonight and tomorrow night's games. For the Pirates, it was about both maintaining their second Wild Card spot in the National League and chasing down the St. Louis Cardinals in […]