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Kyle Kendrick took the mound in Chicago tonight in place of Vance Worley, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list today with elbow soreness. This might sound like a trainwreck waiting to happen, but Kyle pitched surprisingly well considering he started on short notice. The Phillies' offense was downright incredible tonight, including a surprising […]
Vance Worley (3-2, 3.07 ERA) was scheduled to start the series opener tonight in Chicago against the Cubs, but his elbow felt otherwise. This afternoon, the Phillies placed Worley on the 15-day DL with right elbow sorness. With the Phillies riding a current three-game winning streak, this is not news the Phillies want to hear. Losing […]
(Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew) The Phillies went from hitting the crap out of the ball, to not seeing it at all. This series with Chicago has literally been a roller coaster series. With the Phils dropping the third game yesterday, they fell to 1-2 against the Cubs and tonight they'll turn to Vance Worley in effort to […]
Kyle Kendrick piched very well this afternoon against the Chicago Cubs, coming back from a horrid three-inning outing in Arizona last Monday in which he allowed seven earned runs on 11 hits, walking one and striking out one. This afternoon he allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits, striking out seven and walking one […]
Expect to hear Cole Hamels' name a lot this upcoming season. The second week of the season people are already panicking. CBS Sports' Jon Heyman writes today: "Word came yesterday that the Phillies haven't recently contacted star lefthander Cole Hamels, who's going to be a free agent after the year….The…possibility, of course, is that the […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast I almost didn't write a recap for tonight's game until the eighth inning, when the Phils finally scored a run. It was quite an ugly game prior to that inning. Of course, the pitching was spectacular from Cliff Lee and the 'pen, but it was […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr. Cliff Lee toed the rubber, grasped the ball, and before he could even toss the first pitch of the game, the rain came down causing a 32 minute rain delay. Cliff wasn't pleased with the weather, and you could definitely tell by his reaction […]
