Articles by Andrew Shipotofsky (122)
Yesterday, the Phillies bats struggled against Justin Verlander as they were shut out 1-0. Today more of the same, with the Phillies only having one hit by Jimmy Rollins against Drew Hutchison and the Toronto Blue Jays in nine innings. The Game: A.J. Burnett cruised through the first three innings until the fourth inning. Jose […]
Today, the Phillies face off against the Toronto Blue Jays in their final game in Florida. The Phillies will head home to Philadelphia tonight for the On Deck Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Yesterday, the Phillies faced the Detroit Tigers and were shut out 1-0 by a Justin Verlander that look like he was in […]
Yesterday, the Phillies took the win against the Blue Jays in a rain shortened game. Dave Buchanan started and pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts. Buchanan has pitched very well this spring and could be a call up during the season. Tonight, Jeff Manship took the hill against the New York Yankees. Manship is […]
The Phillies opening series starts March 31st against the Texas Rangers. Today, that series got a little easier. The Rangers announced today that Yu Darvish has been scratched from his start on Opening Day. Darvish, the Rangers’ Ace, has been battling a stiff neck through out the spring. Last season Darvish placed second in the […]
After today’s game, against the Twins, the Phillies outrighted Kevin Frandsen and sent him to the Leigh Valley Iron Pigs. Kevin Frandsen has 72 hours to accept or reject. If he rejects the move, he will become a free agent. Frandsen has played for the Phillies the last two seasons after playing for the Angels […]
Yesterday, the Phillies took the loss to the Pirates. A.J.Burnett pitched very well except for the six walks, but only gave up two runs in 5.1 innings. Today the Phillies faced the Twins at Bright House Field. Kyle Kendrick took the hill for the Phillies for his fourth start of the spring. Kyle went into […]
With Cole Hamels recovering from bicep tendonitis, it has been long assumed that Cliff Lee would be the Opening Day starter. Today, the Phillies have officially have announced that this assumption is to be fact. As long as Cliff Lee has been considered an ace, this will only be Lee’s second opening day start. Last […]
Over the last few games the Phillies bats appeared to be back, including Ryan Howard’s first homer of the Grapefruit League yesterday. The Phillies traveled south tonight to face the Red Sox in Fort Myers, FL. Cliff Lee took the ball tonight for the fourth time this spring. Lee has pitched very well so far, […]
Today the Phillies will face off against the New York Yankees split squad at Bright House Field. Yesterday, the Phillies faced the Orioles and took their third win of the spring. They were lead by triples from Domonic Brown, Ben Revere, Freddy Galvis, and Bobby Abreu. Roberto Hernandez will take to the hill for the […]
Going into today’s game, the Phillies have been struggling at the plate. In the last three games, they have only had eight hits. A.J. Burnett made the start for the Phillies today, looking to regain his command that has been off the last few starts. Ubaldo Jimenez made the start for the Orioles for his […]