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#454554494 / gettyimages.com Offense has not been easy to come by in the first two games of this series between the Phillies (69-79) and the Miami Marlins (71-79). Two nights ago, Cole Hamels and Henderson Alvarez were locked into a pitchers duel throughout the majority of the evening. Neither pitcher factored into the decision […]
#454992128 / gettyimages.com Last night, the Phillies (68-79) welcomed the Marlins (71-75) to town after losing three out of four to Pittsburgh. The Marlins played without their star player, Giancarlo Stanton, who was out after getting hit in the face on Thursday night in Milwaukee. Cole Hamels faced off against Henderson Alvarez and neither […]
#453075270 / gettyimages.com The Phillies announced the recipients for the Paul Owen Awards, honoring the best player and pitcher in the Phillies minor league system. Shortstop J.P. Crawford and reliever Luis Garcia were this year's winners. Crawford, 19, was drafted 16th overall in 2013 and across two levels (Class 'A' Lakewood & Advanced 'A' […]
Last night, the Phillies (67-76) trailed by just one run heading into the eighth inning, but pitching issues put them in a 6-1 hole to the Pirates (75-69) heading into the eighth. Though the Phils brought the game to within two at 6-4, they were unable to complete the comeback. Tonight, they were up against […]
#454823792 / gettyimages.com After seeing a close game get away from them late last night, the Phillies (66-77) aim to rebound tonight against the Pirates (75-68), who padded their Wild Card lead after the win. The game was just 2-1 in favor of Pittsburgh heading into the eighth, but Ryne Sandberg's questionable decision to […]
#455007434 / gettyimages.com Back on September 1st, Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonthan Papelbon tossed a combined no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves, the 11th all-time in Major League Baseball and the first combined no-no in Phillies history. The Phillies planned to honor the four pitchers who were a part of this prior […]
#452690198 / gettyimages.com Though they were coming off of a loss, the Phillies came into tonight's game winners of five of their last six series. Most recently, they had won two out of three from the Washington Nationals. Tonight, they began a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates came off of a […]
#454518892 / gettyimages.com Coming off of winning their fifth series in their last six tries, the Phillies (66-76) return home to host the Pittsburgh Pirates (74-68) for a four-game series beginning tonight at 7:05pm. The Phils look to continue rolling after taking two out of three from the first-place Nationals. They took game one […]
The Phillies have released their schedule for the 2015 season today and will open the campaign on Monday, April 6th at 3:05 in the afternoon against the Boston Red Sox. After playing the Red Sox for three games, the Phillies will continue their opening homestand with the Washington Nationals before hitting the road for the […]
#454860746 / gettyimages.com The Phillies (66-76) went into today's game in hopes of sweeping the first place Nationals (80-61). Instead, they came up on the short end of things in a 3-2 loss. Sure, they may have wasted a solid outing from Hamels, but taking two out of three from the Nats is definitely […]