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Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies jumped to a 3-0 lead in the third inning (Win Expectancy= 76%), against Braves' starter Tim Hudson. Unfortunately, the Braves knocked Phils' starter Cliff Lee around for six runs, while Hudson (and the Braves' bullpen) held the Phillies scoreless the rest of the way. To the Game Graph! Game […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Another blowout victory by the Phillies on Saturday, 10-2 in Atlanta. Winner Roy Oswalt pitched six strong innings, allowing two runs (one earned), and contributing .128 in Win Probability Added (WPA). Pinch-hitter Carlos Ruiz had the big blow, a seventh-inning grand slam, which was good for .113 in WPA. Game Graph! […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Very impressive 11-0 win by the Phillies on Thursday afternoon. Seven scoreless frames from Roy Halladay, a 4 for 4 day from Wilson Valdez (!), and two-hit games from Shane Victorino, Placido Polanco, and Jimmy Rollins paced the Phils' 16-hit demolition of the Mets. Not a lot of strategy to […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth After only three games, it is difficult to come to any meaningful conclusions, as we've considered already. The sample size is just too small. However, Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel did make several decisions that are worthy of some examination. Given the off day on Monday, it is reasonable to assume that […]
