Luis Garcia
As they have done quite a bit this season, the Phillies followed a devastating loss with a gutsy win, rallying to take the lead in the bottom of the fifth and pulling ahead for good in the seventh to claim an 8-6 win over the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park.
Embed from Getty Images It's time for the weekly Phillies mailbag. We answer your questions and talk about them Tuesday afternoon on The Sports Bash With Mike Gill on 97.3 ESPN Atlantic City. You can listen online at 973espn.com. Does the Luis Garcia call up mean Brett Oberholtzer is going into the starting rotation […]
Brandon Apter/Philliedelphia By: Kevin Durso, editorial assistant Final: Tigers 6, Phillies 5 ❖ Attendance: 8,382 CLEARWATER, Fla. — As the spring starts to wind down, you start to look for players who are going to be regulars to have an impact. The Phillies got that on Saturday afternoon. Freddy Galvis homered, Odubel Herrera and Cameron Rupp drove in […]
Jeremy Hellickson allowed one run and struck out five in two innings of work on Friday afternoon. Photo: Frank Klose/Philliedelphia The Phillies brought the bats in the early going. A seven-run second inning had them rolling to a win. Then the eighth inning hit and the wheels fell off. Luis Garcia, Hector Neris and […]
J.P. Arencibia rounds third after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of @VSPC via Twitter The first game of spring training is all about first impressions. For a few Phillies, it was certainly a good first impression — see J.P. Arencibia and David Hernandez. Of course, the other side […]
View image | gettyimages.com In what was possibly his final start of the 2015 season, Aaron Nola continued to show the poise of a future star. He worked around two difficult jams and held the Nationals off the board through five innings. But Stephen Strasburg was better, and nearly held the Phillies completely off […]
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 The struggle continued for David Buchanan on Thursday. The Cardinals 2-3-4 hitters – Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday and Matt Adams – for seven hits, six runs scored and six RBI as the Cardinals continued to pound the Phillies with consistent offense. A three-run first inning deficit was erased, but only […]
View image | gettyimages.com For the second straight game, Ryan Howard provided the pop needed. A first-inning home run erased a deficit and set the Phillies on the path for a series win. Just as it was in the opener, an error proved to be the difference, as the Phillies held off a late […]
View image | gettyimages.com Cole Hamels is still in search of his first win of the season. On Wednesday, Hamels allowed one unearned run on his own error and nothing else. The Phillies gave Hamels one run of support. Just your typical Cole Hamels start. The Marlins took the lead on a balk, of […]
