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Phillies 4, Nationals 2 WP – Roy Halladay (8-7, 3.88) LP – Gio Gonzalez (16-7, 3.28) SV – Jonathan Papelbon (29) PHILADELPHIA — Only twice have the Nationals dropped a series after the All-Star break and twice did it come at the hands of the Phillies. Playing for pride and the up-hill climb out of … Continue reading Phillies Take Second Straight From Nationals
The second half is underway and there are a handful of teams looking to get back to the post season, some waiting longer than others. The National League features a pair of teams who find themselves shockingly in first place. Meanwhile, the American League has an early three-team race for the Wild Card with one … Continue reading Five Teams to Watch In the Second Half
It could be a long season for the Phillies. Washington took Phillies pitching deep three times, taking the second game of the series, 7-1, Saturday afternoon. The Nationals have won seven straight against the Phillies for the first time since they were the Montreal Expos in 1989. Jayson Werth made a statement in the 5th … Continue reading Nats Bomb Worley, Phils
It took a month of baseball for Charlie Manuel to finally hit his best hitter higher than seventh in the line up. Carlos Ruiz, who has been on an absolute tear to start the season, will hit fifth in today’s line up, protecting Hunter Pence. The last time Ruiz hit fifth in the line up … Continue reading Game 28: Chooch Moved Up
Washington is really trying hard to create a rivalry with the Philadelphia Phillies. First they begin rounding up former members of the 2008 World Series team. Then they start a campaign to take back their ballpark but blocking ticket sales to people outside the D.C. area. Now, manager Davey Johnson says that he would take … Continue reading Washington manager Johnson would take Nats top 3 over Doc, Lee, Hamels
Earlier this morning, several reports suggested that the Phillies had contacted the Oakland Athletics about left-hander Gio Gonzalez. Now it appears that the Phillies have been turned down by Oakland according to Ken Rosenthal. He tweeted that they are still persistent about getting a deal done. Gonzalez would be a solid addition to the rotation … Continue reading Phillies maintain pursuit of Gio Gonzalez
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