Articles by Mike Lipinski (1264)
It took the Philadelphia Phillies one pitch to take a 1-0 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night in 2023 NLCS Game 1. Phils’ lead off hitter Kyle Schwarber deposited Arizona DBacks’ starting pitcher Zac Gallen’s fastball 420-feet into the right field stands and Citizens Bank Park into a frenzy. It didn’t stop […]
The Philadelphia Phillies have released their official roster for the 2023 National League Championship Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Phillies NLCS roster is the same as the NLDS roster. Yup, no changes, no Rhys Hoskins as had been rumored. The Phillies will carry 13 pitchers and 13 position players for the NLCS. Changes can […]
The Philadelphia Phillies return to the National League Championship Series for the second consecutive year after a 3-1 NLDS win over the 104-win Atlanta Braves. The Phils will face off against the red hot, upstart Arizona Diamondbacks, who swept the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, in a best-of-seven games series beginning on Monday at […]
Surprise! Okay, not really. Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson has confirmed the Phils will start Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, and Ranger Suarez in NLCS Game 1, Game 2, and Game 3, respectively. The Arizona Diamondbacks confirmed their first three starters earlier, here’s how it sets up for Games 1-3: Wheeler will match up against […]
The upstart Arizona Diamondbacks have set their NLCS pitching rotation, according to baseball insider Bob Nightengale. Well, more precisely for Games 1, 2, and 3 of the NLCS. The D-Backs will start Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly in Game 1 and Game 2 in Philadelphia and Brandon Pfaadt for Game 3 in Phoenix. Arizona […]
The Philadelphia Eagles (5-0) will look to stay undefeated on Sunday when they travel to East Rutherford, NJ for a matchup against the struggling New York Jets (2-3). New York enters the game off a 31-21 win over the hapless Denver Broncos. Meanwhile, the Eagles are coming off their most complete win of the […]
The 2023 National League Championship Series is now set. The upstart Arizona Diamondbacks (5-0) will face off against the defending NL Champs, the Philadelphia Phillies (5-1). The Phillies will have home field advantage in the NLCS by virtue of their 90-72 regular season record. The NLCS will commence beginning Monday, October 16 in South […]
The Philadelphia Phillies used the long ball, two from Nick Castellanos and one from Trea Turner, along with stellar pitching from Ranger Suarez and the bullpen en route to a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in NLDS Game 4. The win eliminates the 104-win Braves and propels the Phillies to the 2023 National […]
The Philadelphia Phillies, thanks to a 10-2 Game 3 shellacking of the Atlanta Braves, took a 2-1 series lead and can advance to their second consecutive National League Championship Series with a win in Game 4 on Thursday night. In a rematch of Game 1, the Phils will lean on the cool hand of […]
Wednesday afternoon’s 2023 National League Division Series Game 3 between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves might just prove to be the crucial game of this series. The clubs enter the game tied at one apiece in 2023 NLDS, the Phils took Game 1 and the Braves stunned the Phillies in Game 2. The Phillies, […]