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Brandon Apter/Philliedelphia By: Kevin Durso, editorial assistant Final: Tigers 6, Phillies 5 ❖ Attendance: 8,382 CLEARWATER, Fla. — As the spring starts to wind down, you start to look for players who are going to be regulars to have an impact. The Phillies got that on Saturday afternoon. Freddy Galvis homered, Odubel Herrera and Cameron Rupp drove in […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Kevin Durso, editorial assistant CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Phillies (14-7-3) have been near the top of the Grapefruit League standings for much of the spring, stringing together a solid month. Much of that success has been led by Maikel Franco, who continued his torrid spring with his eighth home run on […]
Embed from Getty Images Hey, so I write here now. For those of you who know me from my previous stop, I'm glad you're still reading my work. For those of you who are reading me for the first time, I hope that this will be the first of many. To start your Sunday […]
View image | gettyimages.com For the eighth time this season, and fifth for a starting pitcher, a new member of the Phillies took the field for his major-league debut. This was Alec Asher, joining three other rookies in the Phillies rotation, as a first-time starter in the majors. It wasn't a bad debut for […]
View image | gettyimages.com The wins just kept coming for the Phillies (44-67) on Saturday night. Another series win, and now 15 wins in 20 games since the All-Star Break, not only allowed the Phillies to build on what has been baseball's best record in that time, but move out of last place in […]
View image | gettyimages.com In Friday's win in San Diego, the Phillies needed four solo home runs to rally from a 3-0 deficit to claim a 4-3 win. On Saturday, they used timely hitting to take the early lead and pad it late to continue their hot streak. Odubel Herrera and Cesar Hernandez had […]
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 […]
Kyle Kendrick was named the fifth starter and tonight's starter after Joe Blanton's waivers were claimed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kendrick had not allowed an earned run since June 28th heading into tonight, and he was looking to keep his streak alive. The first run of this ballgame would end Kendrick's scoreless innings pitched […]
Photo: Wikipedia Commons.Aloha, bruddah. According to numerous reports, it looks like Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In return, the Dodgers will send over RHP Josh Lindblom and another player. When it seemed that the Reds were highly likely for Victorino, the tables turned this morning. Reports came in that the […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey CrewIn a report from FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking for an ace to push for a Wild Card spot or even their NL West division title. According to Rosenthal, the D-backs are interested in two pitchers: Felix Hernandez of the Mariners and Cliff Lee of the Phillies. Lee, meanwhile, […]
