Tag: Philadelphia Phillies
Home Runs by the Half-Dozen; Phillies Trounce Braves in Extras, 8-5
| 3 Comments on Home Runs by the Half-Dozen; Phillies Trounce Braves in Extras, 8-5When the Phillies have a weekend pitching staff of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Cole Hamels, you know it's bound…
Read more »Roy Halladay Opens Up Series With Wild Card-Leading Braves
| 1 Comment on Roy Halladay Opens Up Series With Wild Card-Leading BravesThe Phillies barely walked out of their last series alive. Dropping the first two games of the last series with…
Read more »Cloyd Solid in Big League Debut, Phils Offense Slumps in 3-2 Loss to Mets
| 3 Comments on Cloyd Solid in Big League Debut, Phils Offense Slumps in 3-2 Loss to MetsAs previously posted, Tyler Cloyd was making his major league debut tonight. In an unexpected spot start for the young…
Read more »Tyler Cloyd Makes MLB Debut Tonight In Spot Start Against Mets
| 3 Comments on Tyler Cloyd Makes MLB Debut Tonight In Spot Start Against MetsPhoto Courtesy: Jay Floyd – PhoulBallz.com. I was gearing up to write a pretty good game preview for Cole Hamels,…
Read more »Vance Worley To DL, Will Have Surgery Within Next 10 Days
| 2 Comments on Vance Worley To DL, Will Have Surgery Within Next 10 DaysIt had to happen sometime. Phillies right hander Vance Worley has been placed on the DL after months of pitching…
Read more »Bullpen Blows 5-4 Lead, Mets Crush Phils, 9-5
| 5 Comments on Bullpen Blows 5-4 Lead, Mets Crush Phils, 9-5The bone chip in Vance's elbow is not affecting his pitching, according to Vance. But, his performance has been on…
Read more »Darin Ruf Ties Ryan Howard’s Single-Season Home Run Record With 37th Dinger
| 5 Comments on Darin Ruf Ties Ryan Howard’s Single-Season Home Run Record With 37th DingerPhoto Courtesy of @12penn2. He did it again! Phillies minor-leaguer Darin Ruf has homered for the 37th time this season…
Read more »Kendrick Dazzles Once Again in 4-2 Triumph Over Nationals
| Leave a CommentFor a team that's 19.5 games back of their weekend adversary, they sure didn't play like it. Kyle Kendrick has…
Read more »Kyle Kendrick Set To Open Up Three-Game Set With Division Leading Washington
| Leave a CommentThe Phillies walked off (and out) of a four-game series with the NL Central leading Reds with a split. They…
Read more »John Mayberry Walks it off with RBI Single in Eleventh Inning; Phils win, 4-3
| 2 Comments on John Mayberry Walks it off with RBI Single in Eleventh Inning; Phils win, 4-3Cole Hamels against Johnny Cueto sounds like an awfully good pitching match-up. The two candidates for the Cy Young award…
Read more »Bronson Arroyo Pitches Gem Against Phillies, Phils Drop Another, 3-2
| 5 Comments on Bronson Arroyo Pitches Gem Against Phillies, Phils Drop Another, 3-2In Vance's previous four starts, he had gone less than six innings and had allowed four or more earned runs….
Read more »Vance Worley, Bronson Arroyo Match-Up For ’90s Retro Night
| Leave a CommentThe Phillies enter tonight's game nine games under .500 and ten games back in the Wild Card. At 57-66 and…
Read more »Phils and Reds Play Cat and Mouse, Reds Come Out On Top, 5-4
| Leave a CommentCliff Lee received another no-decision tonight in a back-and-forth game between the Phillies and Reds. Both teams battled for a…
Read more »Homer Happy Phils Crush Cincinnati, 12-5
| 2 Comments on Homer Happy Phils Crush Cincinnati, 12-5Doc didn't have his best stuff tonight, but the stuff he had was still dominant. The Reds jumped out to…
Read more »Placido Polanco Activated Off DL, Hector Luna Optioned To Triple-A
| Leave a CommentWhen Hector Luna was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh after yesterday's 8-0 win over the Brewers, we all knew that Placido…
Read more »Roy Halladay Opens Up Series With Mike Leake, Red-Hot Cincinnati Reds
| Leave a CommentThe Phillies are coming back from a road trip in which they went 4-3 against the Marlins and Brewers. Coming…
Read more »Mayberry, Kratz Homer in 4-3 Victory over Brewers, Hamels Masterful Once Again
| 2 Comments on Mayberry, Kratz Homer in 4-3 Victory over Brewers, Hamels Masterful Once AgainAnother beauty of an outing from Cole Hamels tonight helped snap a three-game losing streak for the Phillies. The Phillies…
Read more »Red Hot Cole Hamels Looks to Prevent Series Loss In Milwaukee
| 1 Comment on Red Hot Cole Hamels Looks to Prevent Series Loss In MilwaukeeThe Phillies have gotten off to a very bad start in this weekend series in Milwaukee. Losing the first two…
Read more »Worley Shaky Again in 6-2 Loss to Brewers
| 4 Comments on Worley Shaky Again in 6-2 Loss to BrewersVance Worley's inconsistent starts are becoming more and more painful to watch. After just 4 and 2/3, this became a…
Read more »Hart, Braun Crush Phillies in 7-4 Loss
| 3 Comments on Hart, Braun Crush Phillies in 7-4 LossCliff Lee came so close to that third win tonight. So close. Cliff Lee struck out the side in the…
Read more »Pregame: Phillies Start Up Series Against the Brew Crew
| 3 Comments on Pregame: Phillies Start Up Series Against the Brew CrewAny series win is a good one at this point but wow, was yesterday's game painful. Save for Halladay who…
Read more »RHP Ryan O’Sullivan Is PTBNL In Blanton Waiver Deal
| 4 Comments on RHP Ryan O’Sullivan Is PTBNL In Blanton Waiver DealPhoto: JeffSchrier/The Saginaw NewsWhen Joe Blanton was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers on August 3rd, it took most of…
Read more »Kyle Kendrick Outduels Josh Johnson in 1-0 Shutout
| 3 Comments on Kyle Kendrick Outduels Josh Johnson in 1-0 ShutoutA pitcher's duel between Josh Johnson and Kyle Kendrick, that's not something you see everyday. Jimmy Rollins did a few…
Read more »Kyle Kendrick, Josh Johnson Square Off In Game Two
| 2 Comments on Kyle Kendrick, Josh Johnson Square Off In Game TwoWhat a way to start off this series with the division-rival Marlins. Cole Hamels was spectacular for the second straight…
Read more »House Made Of Bricks From Connie Mack Stadium Selling For $1.95 Million
| 2 Comments on House Made Of Bricks From Connie Mack Stadium Selling For $1.95 MillionPhoto courtesy of the Library of Congress. If you're old enough to remember the Whiz Kids of 1950, you're probably old…
Read more »Cole Hamels Shuts Out Miami in Complete Game, 4-0 Victory
| 2 Comments on Cole Hamels Shuts Out Miami in Complete Game, 4-0 VictoryYesterday, the Marlins were no-hit through six innings by Chris Capuano and the Dodgers. Capuano ended up a tossing a…
Read more »Cole Hamels Opens Up Series Against NL East Rival Marlins
| 1 Comment on Cole Hamels Opens Up Series Against NL East Rival MarlinsThe Phillies were able to prevent a series loss to the Cardinals yesterday as they came back from a 7-4…
Read more »Nate Schierholtz Lands On 15-Day DL, Hector Luna Recalled
| 2 Comments on Nate Schierholtz Lands On 15-Day DL, Hector Luna RecalledOh brother. Phillies' OF Nate Schierholtz has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right toe, according…
Read more »Westbrook, Cardinals Dominate Phillies in 4-1 Loss
| 3 Comments on Westbrook, Cardinals Dominate Phillies in 4-1 LossA sellout crowd, the first since the streak ended, watched as Cliff Lee went for his first win at home…
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