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A rubber match game on a Sunday afternoon brought about a battle between Cole Hamels and James Shields. The Phillies looked to take the series from the Royals, and it wouldn't be an easy task. The Phils looked hot in the bottom of the first after taking a 4-0 lead. Ben Revere, Jimmy Rollins, and […]
Today marked Opening Day at Citizens Bank Park, and it couldn't have gone much worse. In the bottom of the first, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and Ryan Howard combined for three straight singles, Rollins was able to score on Howard's hit. 1-0 Phils. Domonic Brown led off the bottom of the second, and took Royals' […]
Happy Opening Night, Phillies fans! Cole Hamels was your Opening Night starter tonight for the first time in his career. Hamels faced Tim Hudson on the mound. Atlanta hopped ahead to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. With Jason Heyward on base, Freddie Freeman brought him home with a two-run […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Frank Klose. Cliff Lee and the Phillies fell to the Yankees last night, 6-2. Cliff was hit pretty hard pretty early in last night's affair, allowing five runs (two of which were earned) over 2 2/3 innings. The victim and to sloppy defense as well as a contributor, Lee and the Phillies tallied five […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew Today was not a good day for Roy Halladay. The Phillies and Tigers squared off this afternoon in Clearwater with Doc on the hill against Drew Smyly. Doc stayed in for 2.2 innings, tossing 69 pitches total. His line from this afternoon: 2.2 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, […]
The Phillies and the Braves will meet today for the first time this spring. It's not that big of a deal, being that it is only spring training, but it will also showcase how two of the top three teams in the NL East will bare against each other headed into the 2013 campaign. Cole […]
(Photo courtesy of Casey Landman on Twitter/Instagram) Smell that? That's the smell of Phillies baseball. The first official spring training game started this afternoon in Clearwater with Cole Hamels on the mound against Lucas Harrell and the Astros. Cole pitched a solid two innings today allowing just one hit, walking none, and striking out one. […]
(Photo: Todd Zolecki/2012) It's been nearly five whole months since we've heard any news about the Good Doctor. No heroic tales from the Amazon, nor any updates on his health. Today, however, there is some good news about the Phillies ace. According to CSN's Jim Salisbury, Roy Halladay will throw from a mound (weather permitting) […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso. It's somewhat of a busy day for the Phillies. Earlier this morning they signed RHPs Aaron Cook and Juan Cruz to minor league deals and now there is a little more light being shed on second baseman Chase Utley's progress. In a report by CSN Philly's Jim Salisbury, Chase Utley is improving […]
That's a wrap. The Phillies ended the 2012 season this afternoon against the National League East Champion Nationals. Cliff Lee and Edwin Jackson squared off, both looking to end the regular season on a good note. Throughout the past two Nationals-Phillies series, Darin Ruf has sent home almost every single run for the Phils. In […]
