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Andrew Sifari

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Hamels Takes The Mound As Phillies Go For Sixth Straight Win

As strange as it sounds, the wins just keep on coming for the Phillies, who look for their season-high sixth win in a row when they take on the second place Washington Nationals Saturday night in the second of a three-game set. The offense, keyed by a two-homer, three-RBI night from Jimmy Rollins, looked good […]

Andrew Sifari  •  12 Jul 2014
Hernandez Shuts Down Brewers As Phils Win Third Straight

Jimmy Rollins' 2-run jack broke a 1-all tie in the Phillies' 4-1 win Wednesday Roberto Hernandez (4-8) hasn't been especially great this season, but pitched his best game of the year as the Phillies again brought the bats in winning their third straight in Milwaukee. The Game: Former Phillie Kyle Lohse (9-4) was throwing strikes […]

Andrew Sifari  •  09 Jul 2014
Phillies Falter Late As Pirates Complete Sweep

Marlon Byrd provided all of the Phillies offense with a homer and 2 RBIs in their 6-2 loss Sunday Marlon Byrd homered in support of a solid A.J. Burnett, but the offense as a whole was stagnant against Jeff Locke and the Pirates, whose 6-2 win Sunday marked the team's first sweep of the Phillies […]

Andrew Sifari  •  06 Jul 2014
Offense Short On Fireworks As Phillies Lose Series Opener

McCutchen went 4-5, falling just a home run short of the cycle in the Pirates' 8-2 win Gerrit Cole (7-4) held the Phillies to one hit over five innings, and Andrew McCutchen finished a home run short of the cycle as the Pittsburgh Pirates took the first game of their series against the Phillies 8-2 […]

Andrew Sifari  •  04 Jul 2014
Freeman Homer Propels Braves To Win Over Phils

Freeman's three-run homer was key in Atlanta's 4-2 victory Friday night Kyle Kendrick recovered from another rocky start, but the Phillies offense wasn’t able to overcome a solid outing from Julio Teheran as the Braves won the first of the four game series, 4-2. Kendrick has made a lot of press for his first inning […]

Andrew Sifari  •  27 Jun 2014
Alvarez Outduels Burnett Over Seven In Marlins Win

Saltalamacchia's fourth-inning, 2-run double was the difference maker in a 3-2 Marlins win Wednesday A.J Burnett was solid over seven innings, but timely hitting and a strong start from Henderson Alvarez made the difference in Miami's 3-2 win Wednesday night. Things went smoothly in the first for Burnett, who needed nine pitches to sit the […]

Andrew Sifari  •  25 Jun 2014
Kendrick Strong Over Seven As Phillies Win, 5-2

The Phillies offense was clicking Tuesday night as Kyle Kendrick’s seven strong innings pitched guided the Phillies to their second straight win against the NL East-leading Braves. The Phillies squared off against the Braves Tuesday night in Atlanta for the second of a three game set. Starting pitchers Kyle Kendrick and Ervin Santana entered the […]

Andrew Sifari  •  17 Jun 2014
Byrd Homers, Phillies Strike Out 15 Times In 4-1 Loss

(Marlon Byrd's 7th inning home run put the Phillies on the board in the team's 4-1 Loss) David Buchanan pitched into the seventh and Marlon Byrd homered for the Phillies, but the team was unable to overcome a strong pitching performance by Zach Wheeler and the Mets, who won the first game of a five-game […]

Andrew Sifari  •  29 May 2014
Phillies, Rollins Beat Marlins On 10th Inning Homer

Your browser does not support iframes.  One night after giving fans a pleasant surprise in beating Miami ace Jose Fernandez, the Phillies sent Jonathan Pettibone to the mound against the Marlins on Saturday. Opposing him was Nate Eovaldi (1-1), who has been riding a mid/high-90’s fastball to a successful start to the 2014 season, including […]

Andrew Sifari  •  12 Apr 2014
Four Goal Second Period Sends Lightning Past Flyers

Teddy Purcell scores the first of four second period goalsfor the Lightning in their 6-3 win over the Flyers   The Flyers' 10 game win-streak was snapped Saturday as the Tampa Bay Lightning took advantage of a number of Philadelphia miscues and a rare off-performance by goalie Steve Mason to win 6-3. Tampa Bay got […]

Andrew Sifari  •  11 Jan 2014