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Friday evening, Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon retired the Nationals' lineup in order to secure his second save of the season, 108th save as a Phillie, and the 327th save overall of his career. For 4,303 days, Jose Mesa has held the Phillies' record for most saves in franchise history, 112. With 108 saves of his own in red pinstripes, […]
View image | gettyimages.com Pawtucket-10 Lehigh Valley-8 • Chad Billingsley, in a rehab assignment, gives up four hits and three runs in 3 1/3 innings for the IronPigs (0-2). • Ironpigs bullpen (Jason Berken and Tyler Knigge) allowed 12 hits and seven earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. • Maikel Franco was 1-3 with a […]
View image | gettyimages.com Watching the Phillies this season fans do not have to look too hard to find empty seats at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies drew a sparse crowd on Friday night for the "On Deck" game against the Pirates, on a rainy Good Friday and Passover evening. Could the Phillies […]
View image | gettyimages.com Opening Day and the first series came and went. The Phillies and Boston Red Sox met in Philadelphia for three games. Cole Hamels pitched for the Phillies, and the Boston Red Sox started Mookie Betts in center field and Blake Swihart will debut for AAA Pawtucket. Yet, the Phillies and […]
View image | gettyimages.com Pawtucket 4 Lehigh Valley 0 (0-1) • Joely Rodriguez, in the loss for Lehigh Valley, allowed four hits and four walks in four innings. • Committed five errors in the game. Reading at Portland – ppd. Snow Dunedin 5 Clearwater 2 • Matt Imhof took the loss for the Threshers […]
On March 30, Phillies starter Sean O'Sullivan, in camp on a minor league contract, was sent to minor league camp, seemingly ending his candidacy for the Phillies' fifth starter position. Then, the Phillies had O'Sullivan pitch in a major league game. Now, O'Sullivan is going to be helping the Phillies big league club after all. […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Phillies found a way to seal their first victory of the season last night behind a very strong performance on the mound from Aaron Harang (6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K) and a three-run home from Jeff Francoeur. A pitcher's duel between Harang and […]
View image | gettyimages.com Jeff Francoeur knows what it's like to have high expectations placed upon a player. Once dubbed "The Natural" on the cover of a 2005 issue of Sports Illustrated, Francoeur is someone who had high expectations for his career from the very start. Coming up with the Atlanta Braves, Francoeur was […]
As everybody knows, before Jonathan Papelbon signed his four-year contract with the Phillies before the 2012 season, the All-Star closer spent his entire career beforehand with the Boston Red Sox. In seven seasons in a Red Sox uni, Papelbon collected over 200 saves and was a key element of the 2007 World Champion team. Entering […]
View image | gettyimages.com Mario Hollands dazzled the Phillies and their fans last Spring Training with a 95-miles-per-hour fastball that had tons of movement. By season's end, Hollands' fastball had become a little flat and he was not the dominant pitcher he was in his early going. What happened? What appeared to be an […]
