Articles by Nicole Giordano (8)
Let's face it. The Phillies are red hot. With yesterday's win the Phillies inched closer to the Wild Card. Cliff Lee fell behind in the sixth, but Jimmy Rollins and his red-hot bat brought the Phils back and helped them overcome the Marlins. After a six-game homestand sweep against the Rockies and Marlins, the Phillies […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Kevin DursoThe Phillies pulled themselves together last night in the ninth to earn a 3-2 win against the Colorado Rockies. The first inning was not easy for Lee and the Phils, with the Rockies ahead 2-0 early on in the game. The following six innings were uneventful, and the Phils finally started to show up […]
After a loss last night that no one wants to remember, the Phillies will take on Cueto (17-6, 2.48 ERA) and the Reds this afternoon. On the mound for the Phils is rookie Tyler Cloyd (0-1, 4.50 ERA) who made his first appearance last Wednesday in a loss against the Mets. Cueto is leading the NL […]
The Phils were victorious yesterday in their second game of the series against the Braves, giving Lee his fourth win of the season. He pitched a beautiful seven innings in which he only allowed five hits, walking one and striking out five. After the seventh, Lee was removed following up a report of a tight […]
Sunday’s game was a beautiful end to a sweep of the Washington Nationals. Lee achieved his first win at CBP since September 2011, and gave up only one run (Werth brought home by Moore) in seven innings pitched. The game was started up with Frandsens base hit, followed by Lee’s double to take the […]
Last night the Phillies showed us the team we’ve been missing in an exciting win against the Reds. Doc definitely didn’t have his best performance, but he was still dominant against Cincinnati's pitcher Mike Leake. The Fightin’s started off slow, as the Reds took an early 2-0 lead in the first, but they quickly changed pace and […]
Hamels saved the day again yesterday, with help from the offense, breaking a three game losing streak in a 4-3 win for the Phils. The Phillies had an early lead with John Mayberry Jr’s two run homer, and stayed strong with Erik Kratz’s monster that reached the second deck seats in left. Chase Utley scored […]
This season in general has been a heartbreaking one for the Phils, and yesterday was a perfect example of just how painful it has been. Lee pitched well, but gave up two solo homers to Phillie-killers Ryan Braun and Aramis Ramirez. Just when we thought the Phils were down on their luck, Kevin Frandsen pushed […]