Blogging about the 5x NL East Champion Phillies
PHI: 52-62, 4th in NL East; MIA: 52-63, 5th in NL East When: August 13-15 Where: SunLife Stadium (Miami, FL) Probable Pitchers Monday: Cole Hamels (12-6, 3.08) vs Nathan Eovaldi (3-7, 4.33) Tuesday: Kyle Kendrick (4-9, 4.86) vs Josh Johnson (7-8, 3.88) Wednesday: Roy Halladay (6-6, 3.80) vs Mark Buehrle (9-11, 3.80) Broadcast Info Monday, 7:10, … Continue reading Series Preview: at Miami Marlins
Marlins 5, Phillies 2 WP – Ricky Nolasco (7-6, 4.62) LP – Joe Blanton (7-7, 4.85) SV – Heath Bell (17) MIAMI — The Marlins pulled out the brooms and successfully swept the Phillies in their home park. Philadelphia, making its first trip to Miami’s new stadium, fell again, 5-2, and were swept but the … Continue reading Phillies Swept By Marlins With 5-2 Loss
Marlins 5, Phillies 4 WP – Ricky Nolasco (6-3, 4.35) LP – Cole Hamels (8-2, 2.81) SV – Heath Bell (11) PHILADELPHIA — The run of dominance was sure to run out for Cole Hamels. Hamels was roughed up, allowing at least five runs in a start for the first time since July of last … Continue reading Ramirez’s Two Dingers Leads Fish Past Phils
Phillies 6, Marlins 4 WP – Kyle Kendrick (2-4, 4.02) LP – Mark Buehrle (5-5, 3.53) SV – Jonathan Papelbon (15) PHILADELPHIA — With the rain came runs for the Phillies. Following up a rain delay in which the Phillies led 2-1, the Phillies scored four runs in the final half of the game to … Continue reading Runs Come After Delay In Phils Win
PHI: 27-25, 5th in NL East; MIA: 29-25, 2nd in NL East When: June 1-3 Where: Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, PA) Probable Pitchers Friday: Kyle Kendrick (1-4, 4.10) vs Mark Buehrle (5-4, 3.26) Saturday: Cole Hamels (8-1, 2.43) vs Ricky Nolasco (5-3, 2.46) Sunday: Joe Blanton (4-5, 5.05) vs Carlos Zambrano (3-3, 3.00) Broadcast Info Friday, … Continue reading Series Preview: vs Miami Marlins
Dear Joe B, Roy O, Jose C, Ryan M and Brad L, Please get better soon. We can’t take any more of seeing guys like David Herndon and Andrew Carpenter in games for the Phils. Even Danys Baez isn’t immune from our pleas. Leaving a pitch in Mike Stanton’s wheel house, Baez became the third … Continue reading Stanton’s walk-off foils sweep bid for Phils
With two outs in the ninth inning, Jimmy Rollins had a chance to make up for a bad night at the plate. Dane Sardinha hit a one out single and Pete Orr then followed with a double to right field to put runners at second and third base. John Mayberry Jr. struck out which left the game … Continue reading Redemption for Rollins
It’s baby steps for Joe Blanton. In his return from the disabled list, Blanton allowed three runs in the first two innings. He settled down as he scattered eight hits over five innings along with two strikeouts and two walks as the Phils beat the Marlins, 6-4, Monday night. Blanton also forced four double play … Continue reading Blanton’s First Victory
PHI: 83-61, 1st in NL East FLA: 73-69, 3rd in NL East Where: Sun Life Stadium (Miami, FL) Discussion: Liberty Bell Sports Probable Pitchers Monday: Joe Blanton (6-6, 5.15) vs. Andrew Miller (1-1, 6.16) Tuesday: Cole Hamels (10-10 3.06) vs. Adalberto Mendez (1-0, 0.00) Wednesday: Roy Halladay (18-10, 2.44) vs. TBD Broadcast Info Monday, 7:10, CSN Tuesday, 7:10, CSN … Continue reading Series Preview: Marlins
OFFENSE SPUTTERS AS PHILS DROP FIRST GAME The Phillies couldn’t do a damn thing against the Marlins’ rookie pitcher Adalbert Mendez, who was making his major league debut. The rookie pitched six innings of one-hit ball before injuring himself running out his first career base hit in a 7-1 win. Vance Worley took the hill … Continue reading Phils Split Double Header
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