Michael Stutes

Not tonight, Miami. Freddy Galvis and the Phils had other plans. Tonight was all about this Phillies lineup. Charlie Manuel sent out his fifth different lineup, and he finally struck gold. And by gold, I mean runs. With Roy Halladay on the mound against fellow ace Josh Johnson, Doc would reign superior once again with […]

(Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) Cliff Lee was being squeezed tonight, no doubt about that. In his first start of the 2012 season, the Pirates were really testing him by taking tons of pitches, and having the strikezone to their advantage. The only change the Phillies made in their lineup tonight was putting Laynce Nix at first base […]

Posted by Frank Klose When the Phillies needed a roster spot for Placido Polanco, they opted to send down a reliever rather an a position player, since Roy Oswalt is due back in a week anyway, and that could buy the team time to make a tough decision. However, the six-man bullpen got a lot […]

Posted by Danielle Wilson     Courtesy of Daylife.com Roy Halladay, who is 0-3 lifetime against the Cubs, took the bump tonight against Carlos Zambrano who has won four of his last five starts against the Phillies. It would appear that Shane Victorino, who switched spots in the lineup with Polanco tonight, has the best stats against […]

Photo courtesy of Phillies.com The night started off promising for the Phillies – they jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on the road, had one of their four aces on the mound, and were facing the Braves bullpen after only two innings. Despite having much in their favor, the Phillies did anything but cruise […]

Posted by Danielle Wilson I don't know where to begin with this one. Cliff Lee was dominant, but gave up two home runs. The Phillies' defense was top-notch, but their offense was putrid. I could have sworn that the Diamondbacks had the worst team ERA in baseball, but apparently Ian Kennedy was able to shut down […]