Ryan Howard homers, Phillies use extra-base hits to sink Marlins in series opener

  After falling behind 3-2 in the fifth, the Phillies (5-9) scored two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh en route to a 7-3 win over the Marlins (3-11). Freddy Galvis and Ryan Howard both hit two-run home runs to help power the Phillies offense.  How They Scored: For the first time […]

Brandon Apter  •  21 Apr 2015
Williams, Phillies look to get back on track against underachieving Marlins

  The Phillies return home tonight to host the underachieving Marlins after dropping six of seven on their first road trip of the season against the Mets and Nationals. They went 8-for-53 (.151) with runners in scoring position on the trip and overall this season they are hitting .168 in those situations. The Phils have […]

Brandon Apter  •  21 Apr 2015
Monday Night Mailbag – Could Cody Asche move to left field? Would Chase Utley waive his 10-5 rights?

    After the Phillies 1-6 road trip, there isn't really much to be excited about on this team, with the exception of Odubel Herrera, Cody Asche and even Freddy Galvis. There are plenty of questions surrounding the team, so let's get started on some of the fan submissions from today… With Franco off to […]

Brandon Apter  •  20 Apr 2015
Former “untouchable” Phillies prospect, Kyle Drabek, designated for assignment

    It's been a long road for the 18th overall pick in the 2006 draft. The centerpiece of the deal that brought Roy Halladay to Philadelphia has been designated for assignment today by the Chicago White Sox. Drabek had been claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays in March and he began the season […]

Brandon Apter  •  20 Apr 2015
Zach Eflin’s dominance earns him Eastern League Pitcher of the Week honors

Earlier today, we took a look at the Phillies top 10 prospects and how they've been performing after the first full week of play. One of the many standouts on the list is number five prospect, Zach Eflin, who the Phillies acquired in the deal that sent Jimmy Rollins to the Dodgers. The 21-year-old right-hander […]

Brandon Apter  •  20 Apr 2015
Future Phillies Report – Roman Quinn and Maikel Franco off to hot starts

Top prospect Roman Quinn is hitting .378 for Double-A Reading The Phillies just went 1-6 on their first road trip of the year. Yikes. That being said, if you haven't been paying attention to the Phils minor league talent, perhaps you should start doing that. While the big league club continues to regress, the Phillies […]

Brandon Apter  •  20 Apr 2015
Zimmerman, Strasburg lead Nationals past Phillies for series victory

The Phillies (4-9) offense couldn't do much of anything against Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals (6-7) on Sunday afternoon, losing by a score of 4-1. The Phillies close out their first road trip of the year with a 1-6 record. Ryan Zimmerman led the offense for Washington, driving in two runs in four at-bats. The […]

Brandon Apter  •  19 Apr 2015
Harper’s early three-run blast backs Scherzer’s gem against Phillies

  Sean O'Sullivan and the Phillies couldn't climb out of an early 3-0 hole and lost their sixth straight tonight to the Nationals by a score of 7-2. The Phils offense failed to get anything going against Max Scherzer while the home run ball plagued Phillies starting pitching yet again. How they scored: The Nationals […]

Brandon Apter  •  17 Apr 2015
Phillies aim to snap skid behind Sean O’Sullivan

Since looking acceptable over their first six games, the Phillies (3-7) have had no such luck with their past five contests, losing them all. They got swept by the Mets at Citi Field earlier this week and dropped game one of their series with the Nationals yesterday behind a shaky Cole Hamels. Tonight at Nationals […]

Brandon Apter  •  17 Apr 2015