Articles by Andrew Gillen (279)
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Having gone down two games to one after the first three contests, the Phillies had to win last night's game to continue their streak of not losing a series. They were set up well, with their best pitcher of the season taking to the hill. Cole Hamels, whose losing record is the […]
In his previous two starts, A.J. Burnett had been able to limit the number of walks he allowed to opposing lineups, no doubt improving his ability to provide quality starts. Last night, though, Burnett gave up another three free passes, placing him back in the lead in that category in the National League. The Phillies […]
Following their momentus five-game winning streak, the Phillies went on to lose three straight games. The last of those three contests was the opening battle of the four-game set with the Miami Marlins. They were shutout in that game, falling to their division foe 4-0. Miami would throw another four-spot on the board last night, […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen In his first major league start, the day before The Los Angeles Dodgers' Josh Beckett's no-hitter against the Phillies, David Buchanan was nothing less than solid. In an admirable five full innings, the rookie hurler allowed only five hits and two earned runs, enough to secure the victory in front of his […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Seemingly since the day he made his major league debut against the Cincinnati Reds in May of 2006, Cole Hamels has received some of the worst major league support throughout the game. Take this season for example, where Hamels has had nine total games with three or less earned runs allowed. In […]
Following today's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, CSN's Jim Salisbury is reporting that Ethan Martin has been demoted back to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Martin had made just two appearances for the Phillies, and none since the series against Cincinnati. In those two outings, the former Los Angeles Dodgers prospect recorded a total of four […]
Despite coming off two sweeps in their last three series played, the Phillies were not heavily favored to perform very well against the hot St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals, as you know, are the defending National League champions, and are always tough to face, post- or regular season. So when Philadelphia was able to handily […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew GillenRyan Howard is on a tear, and it will continue in St. Louis On June 2nd, 2013, the Phillies were coming off of 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. It was their second loss of the series, and it pushed their season record to 26-29, three games under the .500 mark. During that […]
Just two weeks ago, 'sweeping' didn't seem to be in the Phillies vocabulary. The word was used only for teams that could contend, teams that had a legitimate playoff opportunity. Teams would sweep the Phillies, and would rarely play out the opposite way. However, as the dawn of June 19th, 2014, rose upon us, this […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Early this morning, baseball lost one of its brightest players, both on and off the field. Tony Gwynn, known for his 20 years with the San Diego Padres, his lifetime batting average of over .300, and his infectious attitude, lost his hard-fought battle with cancer. His son, Tony Gwynn Jr. (pictured above), […]