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The Philadelphia Phillies (21-38) and rookie RHP Nick Pivetta will oppose five-year veteran RHP Carlos Martinez and the St. Louis Cardinals (27-32) Saturday afternoon in the second of a three-game set at Busch Stadium.

After a month of May in which they amassed just six wins, the Phillies have started June winning four of their seven games. They opened the month with a series victory against the San Francisco Giants followed by a four-game split with the Atlanta Braves and will now hit the road to take on the St. Louis Cardinals for their first of six meetings in a 14-day span. The Cardinals, after a winless seven-game road trip, return home where they’ve gone 14-15. The Phillies, however, have played just .281-ball on the road in 2017 (9-23). Philadelphia’s starting rotation has allowed 3 ER or fewer in each of their last six games, which is the longest streak since Sept. 29, 2016 to April 5, 2017. Relievers Hector Neris (3 ER, 13.2 IP), Pat Neshek (2 ER, 14.1 IP) and Edubray Ramos (4 ER, 18.0 IP) have combined for a 1.76 ERA (9 ER, 46.0 IP) with 49 strikeouts over the team’s last 36 games. 

Embed from Getty Images   By: Rebecca Serad, Sports Talk Philly Staff  Final: Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1  ❖  Attendance: 25,095 ATLANTA — The Philadelphia Phillies (21-37) came into tonight's game hoping to secure a series win against their National League East rival, the Atlanta Braves (26-32). Instead, a loss cemented a four-game series […]

Philadelphia Phillies RHP Pat Neshek discusses his future with the team. Read that and more Phillies news and rumors on SportsTalkPhilly.com.

Embed from Getty Images   After last night's 14-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves, the Phillies designated left-handed reliever Joely Rodriguez for assignment.  The Phillies have three arms at Triple-A Lehigh Valley that pitch from the left side, all pitching well this seasons: Hoby Milner, Cesar Ramos, and Pat Venditte.   Of those three, both Ramos and Milner had extended […]

Phillies Designate Joely Rodriguez for Assignment

The Philadelphia Phillies (21-36) will look for their sixth series victory in Thursday series finale against the Atlanta Braves (25-32) at SunTrust Park. Phillies right-hander Ben Lively will make his second career start as he opposes knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.

What Philadelphia Phillies are most likely to be traded this summer? Read that and more Phillies news and rumors on SportsTalkPhilly.com.

Outfielder Roman Quinn and right-hander Zach Eflin got their respective elbow injuries examined by Philadelphia Phillies team doctors on Wednesday.