Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has tried to remain upbeat in what has been the worst month of his Phillies career. Utley has April to forget for struggling Phillies Author: From Feed: http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/21 Powered by WPeMatico
The Phillies hoped to see more from David Buchanan in 2015, but the wait continues. Buchanan frustrated by results this season Author: From Feed: http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/21 Powered by WPeMatico
Hamels’ talk heating up in this week’s rumors Phillies rumors through April 29 Author: From Feed: http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/21 Powered by WPeMatico
This week, Pat and Corey discuss the often-maligned but always productive Jonathan Papelbon and where he might end up after his days with the Phillies. They also preview Severino Gonzalez, who makes his first MLB start this week. Hitting instructor Kevin Wilson discusses how players can beat the shift. All this, plus fantasy baseball picks of the week – including Corey picking the hot Ryan Howard! Phillies Nation TV: Ep…
St. Louis Cardinals (13-6) at Philadelphia Phillies (8-13) Starting Pitchers: PHI: Aaron Harang (2-1, 1.97) vs. STL: Carlos Martinez (2-0, 1.35) Time: 8:15 EST, Busch StadiumTV: ESPN, CSNWeather: Cloudy, 71 degreesMedia: Twitter and Facebook A note for today: Aaron Harang looks to continue his success on the mound versus the St. Louis Cardinals after throwing eight shutout innings in his last outing. Even though the final score didn’t show much hope from last night, the Phillies offense was able to score five…
Coming into the 2015 season, reliever Justin De Fratus had thrown more than 30 pitches in an appearance six times in 130 games spanning 114 innings. This season, he has already done so three times in nine appearances spanning 10 2/3 innings. Indeed, manager Ryne Sandberg has been unusually taxing on his bullpen in the early going and De Fratus is only one example. On Tuesday, Jake Diekman threw 52…
View image | gettyimages.com If the Phillies (8-14) series opener was about Cole Hamels potentially auditioning for a team that may have a need for his services in the near future, Thursday’s series finale is about the immediate fill-in. The Phillies will face Cardinals (14-6) left-hander Tim Cooney in his… Buchanan faces rookie Cooney in Phillies series finale with Cardinals Author: From Feed: http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/21 Powered by WPeMatico
PHOTO: Laurence Kesterson/AP Ryan Howard hit another home run last night, giving him four on the season. All four of them have come within the last eight games. Over that span, he’s hitting .214/.290/.643 (a .933 OPS), and has two walks and eight RBI to go with it. In those eight games, the Phillies as a whole are are hitting .239/.289/.351. Howard accounts for 9.7% of their plate appearances, but…
View image | gettyimages.com Galvis is in 6th in the NL in BA – he’s adopted a ‘put the ball in play’ style like Pete Rose used to do The unpredictability continues with the Phillies, sometimes they play good, sometimes they play bad. For the past several years it’s been a lot more bad than good. The St. Louis Cardinals thumped the Phils 5-2 last night, and Aaron Harang’s streak…
The host Saint Louis Cardinals broke out their bats again tonight, beating down Phillies starter Aaron Harang this time. The Cards used a big 4-run outburst in the 5th inning to fly past Harang and the Phils by a 5-2 score at Busch Stadium. The hosts jumped out on top early, getting to Harang for […] Cardinals Fly Past Harang, Phillies Author: Matthew Veasey From Feed: http://thatballsouttahere.com/category/phillies/feed/ Powered by WPeMatico