Cody Asche
Embed from Getty Images While heading into Spring Training, Cody Asche had no clear role. Would he be an outfielder or an infielder? Would he have the opportunity to start with the likes of Aaron Altherr on the roster? The Phillies were unable to answer these questions in Spring Training as Asche strained his oblique early […]
Embed from Getty Images Once again it is time for the weekly Phillies mailbag. We answer your questions here and then answer them on The Sports Bash with Mike Gill every Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Feel free to ask a question at any time during the week by sending a tweet to @FrankKlose973. Who […]
There haven't been many reasons to get excited over Phillies (58-96) baseball this season and with just one week to go in the season, that really hasn't changed. Saturday, however, presents a unique opportunity. The Phillies have a chance to end the Nationals (78-75) playoff hopes for good with a win on Saturday. And they […]
Entering Tuesday's game, Aaron Harang had just one win and a 7.44 ERA in his last 15 starts. But on Tuesday, the veteran of the Phillies rotation twirled a gem. For real. Harang pitched seven solid innings as the offense backed his outing with six runs, snapping a five-game losing streak with a 6-2 win […]
View image | gettyimages.com For the eighth time this season, and fifth for a starting pitcher, a new member of the Phillies took the field for his major-league debut. This was Alec Asher, joining three other rookies in the Phillies rotation, as a first-time starter in the majors. It wasn't a bad debut for […]
View image | gettyimages.com The wins just kept coming for the Phillies (44-67) on Saturday night. Another series win, and now 15 wins in 20 games since the All-Star Break, not only allowed the Phillies to build on what has been baseball's best record in that time, but move out of last place in […]
View image | gettyimages.com In Friday's win in San Diego, the Phillies needed four solo home runs to rally from a 3-0 deficit to claim a 4-3 win. On Saturday, they used timely hitting to take the early lead and pad it late to continue their hot streak. Odubel Herrera and Cesar Hernandez had […]
View image | gettyimages.com In what could have been his final start as a Phillie, Cole Hamels fired the 13th no-hitter in franchise history, the first of his career. From the seasoned veteran lefty whose time in Philly make be coming to a close to the highly-touted rookie right-hander just starting out. Aaron Nola takes […]
View image | gettyimages.com Ben Revere hit a sharp ground ball to first with two outs and the bases loaded, ending a scoring threat in the sixth. In the bottom of the sixth, Ivan De Jesus made his first major-league home run count. The two-run shot gave the Reds the lead for good in […]
View image | gettyimages.com With the go-ahead run on third, the Phillies countered Bruce Bochy's pitching change for left-hander Javier Lopez with Jeff Francoeur. Francoeur has stepped up in clutch situations before this season and delivered again in the seventh inning. Francoeur's two-run double broke the tie and helped the Phillies salvage the series […]
