Salisbury: Phillies ‘targeting’ veteran baseball executive Andy MacPhail as new leader of franchise

  View image | gettyimages.com According to CSNPhilly.com Phillies Insider Jim Salisbury, veteran baseball executive Andy MacPhail is being heavily considered by the Phillies to become the new head of their franchise. Salisbury writes: MacPhail, 63, is a well-respected baseball man who has longstanding relationships with Phillies chairman David Montgomery and club president Pat Gillick. […]

Matt Rappa  •  15 Jun 2015
Burnett, Harrison lift Pirates as Phillies fall to 20 games under .500

  View image | gettyimages.com Final: Pirates 1, Phillies 0 WP: Antonio Bastardo (2-1, 4.32 ERA) LP: Jonathan Papelbon (1-1, 1.05 ERA) Pittsburgh, PA - In a pitcher's duel that went into extra innings this afternoon between Cole Hamels of the Phillies and A.J. Burnett of the Pirates, the latter team ultimately prevailed.

Matt Rappa  •  14 Jun 2015
Hamels set to oppose former teammate Burnett in series finale

  View image | gettyimages.com In today's series finale matinee against the Pittsburgh Pirates (34-27), the Philadelphia Phillies (22-41) will seek to avoid being swept for the second consecutive series, and the fifth time overall this season. Starting Pitching Matchup: Philadelphia Phillies (22-41) Pittsburgh Pirates (34-27) LHP Cole Hamels RHP A.J. Burnett (5-5, 3.19 ERA) […]

Matt Rappa  •  14 Jun 2015
Cole, O’Sullivan square-off in Saturday matinee

  View image | gettyimages.com Nearly 15 hours removed from losing their eighth consecutive road game, and fourth consecutive overall in Kevin Correia's debut with the team, the Philadelphia Phillies (22-40) will seek revenge this afternoon as they oppose right handed ace Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates (33-27). Starting Pitching Matchup: Philadelphia Phillies (22-40) Pittsburgh […]

Matt Rappa  •  13 Jun 2015
Correia solid in debut, but Phillies lose to Pirates in extras

  View image | gettyimages.com Final: Pirates 1, Phillies 0 WP: Antonio Bastardo (1-1, 4.60 ERA) LP: Dustin McGowan (1-2, 5.40 ERA) Pittsburgh, PA - A game which featured an 86-minute rain delay prior to first pitch, and then a scoreless battle which lasted four hours and 34 minutes before a crowd of 33,749, ended in favor of the Pirates early […]

Matt Rappa  •  13 Jun 2015
Moscot earns second career start as Reds look for sweep against Phillies

  View image | gettyimages.com Seeking to avoid being swept for the fourth time this season, the Philadelphia Phillies (22-38) will send Jerome Williams to the mound in a series finale matinee against right handed rookie Jon Moscot and the Cincinnati Reds (26-31). With a .367 overall winning percentage, the Phillies are currently the worst […]

Matt Rappa  •  10 Jun 2015
Votto’s trio of home runs power Reds to victory over Harang, Phillies

  View image | gettyimages.com Final: Reds 11, Phillies 2 WP: Anthony DeSclafani (5-4, 3.53 ERA) LP: Aaron Harang (4-7, 3.04 ERA) Cincinnati, OH – A game which took two hours and 50 minutes to play before a crowd of 27,993, the Philadelphia Phillies (22-38) lost for the fourth consecutive time at Great American Ball […]

Matt Rappa  •  09 Jun 2015
Phillies send O’Sullivan to mound in series finale against Giants

  View image | gettyimages.com Having lost the first two games of the series, the Philadelphia Phillies (21-36) will seek to avoid the sweep this afternoon against 2011 National League All-Star Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants (32-25). Starting Pitching Matchup: San Francisco Giants (32-25) Philadelphia Phillies (21-36) RHP Ryan Vogelsong RHP Sean O'Sullivan […]

Matt Rappa  •  07 Jun 2015
Late-inning heroics from Franco, Ruf power Phillies over Reds

  View image | gettyimages.com Final: Phillies 5, Reds 4 WP: Jonathan Papelbon (1-0, 1.29 ERA) LP: Tony Cingrani (0-2, 3.05 ERA) Philadelphia, PA – In what was a wet, 57-degree night at Citizens Bank Park, the Philadelphia Phillies (20-33) snapped their seven-game losing streak against right hander Johnny Cueto and the Cincinnati Reds (22-28) […]

Matt Rappa  •  02 Jun 2015