The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the NLCS thanks to a 2-1 extra-innings win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the NLDS on Thursday. It was not the type of dramatic walk-off win that usually gets seen on highlight reels. The Dodgers got the win thanks to an unfortunate throwing error by … Read more
Suarez eased Phillies fans’ minds In his postgame scrum with the media, Suarez acknowledged how lucky he was not to get seriously hurt, but was aware that he needed to be better to give the Phillies a chance to win the game. Ranger also made sure to say he was good to make his next … Read more
On Aug. 29, the Boston Red Sox officially gave up on their one-year, $21.05M marquee offseason signing. Sporting a 5.45 ERA in 23 games (22 starts), Walker Buehler was promptly DFA’d to make room for rookie hurler Payton Tolle. The cause for Buehler’s underperformance might have been a shoulder injury that sidelined him in May, though it … Read more
The Philadelphia Phillies secured a first-round bye in the playoffs with a historic win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, smashing a franchise-record eight home runs in a single game, with five Phillies taking three different Marlins pitchers deep. Of those eight home runs, two Phillies players, Kyle Schwarber and Edmundo Sosa, had multi-home run games. Schwarber notched two … Read more
The Philadelphia Phillies enter the home stretch of their playoff run with only one game remaining before they clinch the first-round bye they desperately need. The Miami Marlins came from behind to win Tuesday’s game 6-5, which came after Heriberto Hernández tied the game in the top of the ninth inning by depositing a 101mph fastball … Read more
I spent a decent amount of time in Philadelphia about a decade ago. My job required a substantial amount of travel, and the region that had business was the Mid-Atlantic. Philadelphia just so happened to have a number of customers that fit my skill set, so I went there quite often over the course of … Read more
Wins and losses are fairly trivial this point, as the playoffs are pretty much off the table, although there is some real value in draft position. Chris Sale returns for Atlanta after breaking his ribs diving for a ball, as he wanted to get back to pitching competitively in preparation for a normal offseason. The … Read more
The Atlanta Braves are coming into this game after having one of their biggest Fish Fries in recent memory. Now, they’ll have to deal with a significantly stronger opponent in the form of the Philadelphia Phillies. Will the Phillies get back on the right track after getting swept by New York earlier this week? Or … Read more
Welp! Sometimes you’re the mauler and other times you’re the one getting mauled. The Atlanta Braves have now experienced both ends of that struggle on consecutive days, as they followed up a blowout win in Miami with a blowout loss in Philadelphia to the Phillies, 19-4 The first inning was a lovely one for the … Read more
The Nationals had their best win of the season last night. They mounted a comeback against the elite Jhoan Duran. Now it is time to follow that up with another good performance. The Nats have been playing great ball ever since Dylan Crews came back. Today Miguel Cairo is putting out a very young lineup. … Read more