Writer: Matt Rappa
View image | gettyimages.com Final: Braves 2, Phillies 1 WP: Edwin Jackson (3-3, 3.35 ERA) LP: Jerome Williams (4-11, 5.96 ERA) SV: Arodys Vizcaino (6) Atlanta, GA – In what was a pitchers' duel for most of the night, a two-run, eighth inning rally by the Atlanta Braves (59-90) ultimately delivered the Philadelphia Phillies […]
View image | gettyimages.com Atlanta, GA – The Philadelphia Phillies (56-92) will look to avoid their 30th series loss of the season Saturday evening as they oppose rookie right hander Ryan Weber and the Atlanta Braves (58-90). Aaron Altherr out tonight because of a sore left wrist. He tweaked it on a swing Wednesday […]
View image | gettyimages.com Final: Braves 2, Phillies 1 WP: Williams Perez (6-6, 5.16 ERA) LP: Adam Morgan (5-7, 4.48 ERA) SV: Arodys Vizcaino (5) Atlanta, GA – Philadelphia Phillies' (56-92) rookie southpaw Adam Morgan suffered a tough defeat in Friday evening's series opener against right hander Williams Perez and the Atlanta Braves (58-90). Even […]
View image | gettyimages.com Jonathan Papelbon might not have been the ideal player to have in the Phillies' clubhouse during their current rebuild. The controversy that he brought both on and off the field caused Philadelphia fans to dislike the closer, even though he became the franchise's all-time saves leader this season. The 11-year […]
View image | gettyimages.com Atlanta, GA – Having dropped 11 of their last 13 games played against National League East opponents, and three consecutive games overall, the Philadelphia Phillies (56-91) will look to rebound tonight as they begin a three-game series against the second-worst team in baseball, the Atlanta Braves (57-90). The Braves have […]
View image | gettyimages.com Philadelphia, PA – Tonight, in the series finale between the last-place Philadelphia Phillies (56-90) and the playoff aspiring Washington Nationals (74-70) at Citizens Bank Park, rookie right hander Alec Asher will make his fourth career start with hopes of avoiding the sweep. Infielder Chase d'Arnaud, who was recently recalled in […]
View image | gettyimages.com Philadelphia, PA – Tuesday evening at Citizens Bank Park, the Philadelphia Phillies (56-89) will oppose six-year veteran RHP Stephen Strasburg and the division-rival Washington Nationals (73-70) in the second meeting of a three-game set. Having lost 40 games at home this season, a loss tonight would ensure the Phillies of their […]
View image | gettyimages.com The departures of perennial shortstop Jimmy Rollins and second baseman Chase Utley from the Philadelphia Phillies' organization this season gave Cesar Hernandez, a 25-year-old, switch-hitting utility infielder out of Venezuela, ample opportunity to showcase his talent. Hernandez accomplished just that. Over 127 games, 93 starts and 452 plate appearances this […]
View image | gettyimages.com Philadelphia, PA – In Sunday afternoon's series finale matinee against RHP Dan Haren and the Chicago Cubs (82-59), the Philadelphia Phillies (55-88) will look to avoid their 29th series defeat, as well as their 40th home loss of the season. Starting Pitching Matchup: Chicago Cubs (82-59) Philadelphia Phillies (55-88) RHP Dan […]
Final: Phillies 7, Cubs 5 WP: Ken Giles (6-2, 1.45 ERA) LP: Hector Rondon (5-4, 1.70 ERA) Philadelphia, PA – For the majority of Saturday evening's matchup against the Chicago Cubs (82-59), the Philadelphia Phillies' (55-88) bats were silenced. The Phillies trailed 1-0 entering the seventh inning, with the only run of the night coming […]
