Writer: Brandon Apter
#455204084 / gettyimages.com Yesterday will be a day for Phillies fans and Jonathan Papelbon to forget about. Going into the ninth inning, the Phils led 4-1 but Papelbon blew a rare save, his fourth of the season, allowing four runs on four hits to Miami, leading to an eventual 5-4 loss. Papelbon "gestured" towards […]
Heading into today's series finale with the Marlins, the Phillies ranked 19th in Major League Baseball in runs with 579. This series, offense has not been the highlight, with the Phils taking the first two games by a combined score of 5-2. The Phillies can thank their pitching for that, with their starters throwing quality […]
#454554494 / gettyimages.com Offense has not been easy to come by in the first two games of this series between the Phillies (69-79) and the Miami Marlins (71-79). Two nights ago, Cole Hamels and Henderson Alvarez were locked into a pitchers duel throughout the majority of the evening. Neither pitcher factored into the decision […]
#454992128 / gettyimages.com Last night, the Phillies (68-79) welcomed the Marlins (71-75) to town after losing three out of four to Pittsburgh. The Marlins played without their star player, Giancarlo Stanton, who was out after getting hit in the face on Thursday night in Milwaukee. Cole Hamels faced off against Henderson Alvarez and neither […]
#453657196 / gettyimages.com A majority of baseall experts and casual onlookers alike pegged the Miami Marlins as basement dwellers not only in the National League East, but in the majors overall. Instead, they sat just 5.5 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second Wild Card spot heading into tonight's game. Their heroic battle, […]
#453075270 / gettyimages.com The Phillies announced the recipients for the Paul Owen Awards, honoring the best player and pitcher in the Phillies minor league system. Shortstop J.P. Crawford and reliever Luis Garcia were this year's winners. Crawford, 19, was drafted 16th overall in 2013 and across two levels (Class 'A' Lakewood & Advanced 'A' […]
Last night, the Phillies (67-76) trailed by just one run heading into the eighth inning, but pitching issues put them in a 6-1 hole to the Pirates (75-69) heading into the eighth. Though the Phils brought the game to within two at 6-4, they were unable to complete the comeback. Tonight, they were up against […]
#454823792 / gettyimages.com After seeing a close game get away from them late last night, the Phillies (66-77) aim to rebound tonight against the Pirates (75-68), who padded their Wild Card lead after the win. The game was just 2-1 in favor of Pittsburgh heading into the eighth, but Ryne Sandberg's questionable decision to […]
#455007434 / gettyimages.com Back on September 1st, Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonthan Papelbon tossed a combined no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves, the 11th all-time in Major League Baseball and the first combined no-no in Phillies history. The Phillies planned to honor the four pitchers who were a part of this prior […]
#452690198 / gettyimages.com Though they were coming off of a loss, the Phillies came into tonight's game winners of five of their last six series. Most recently, they had won two out of three from the Washington Nationals. Tonight, they began a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates came off of a […]
