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Posted by Mike Frohwirth Another wild game on Tuesday night. It’s not too often that a team takes a seven-run lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning, and goes on to blow that lead by the top of the fifth. The Phillies’ Win Expectancy was 97.4% after three innings, and 56.5% after four and […]
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 […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies came from behind in an exhilarating win today, on a pinch-hit, walkoff single by John Mayberry, Jr. Trailing 4-2, entering the bottom of the ninth inning against Houston Astros closer Brandon Lyon, the Phillies bunched together six singles for the win. Reliever Danys Baez recorded the win, holding Houston […]
With a postseason berth guaranteed, the Phillies will look to lock up the NL East, and to assure themselves of homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. The Phillies, through their impressive regular season performance, have afforded themselves two luxuries: they can use these final two weeks to give their regulars some much-needed rest, and to determine […]