Hard-throwing right-hander Stephen Strasburg (5-3, 2.97) makes his first start against Kyle Kendrick (8-5, 4.45) and the Phillies tonight in the second of three from Citizens Bank Park. First pitch is 7:05. (Getty Images) Preview: For once, Domonic Brown will be the one giving advice on an opposing pitcher. Strasburg and Brown faced off earlier in the the season when the two were in the Eastern League. "Just see the ball and try to get after that fastball, just like...
Third baseman Greg Dobbs has cleared waivers and has accepted his assignment to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. In all likelihood, he will be back with the club when rosters expand in 11 days. In other minor news, Brian Pointer, Kevin Walter and Jonathan Musser, draftees who came to terms on last-minute deals this week, were assigned to the Phillies Gulf Coast League affiliate.
Without his best stuff working, Roy Halladay (16-8) extend his shutout streak to 15 innings in a 1-0 Phillies defeat of Washington Friday night. (AP) In a weird way, outings like these resonate just as much as Halladay’s mantelpiece efforts. It’s as if he walked three and balked (his first since 2005) just to show a different side of himself. He leads the league with 180 strikeouts, but groundouts were supposed to be his modus operandi. Washington applied the pressure...
Jason Marquis (0-5, 14.33) and Roy Halladay (15-8, 2.27) have the ball when the Phillies try for revenge over July’s series loss to the Nationals beginning tonight at 7:05. As of this writing, the Braves were positioned for another final at-bat win, this time against the Cubs. Down 3-2 with two outs in the ninth, Rick Ankiel cleared the bases with a three-run triple off Cubs closer Carlos Marmol to take the lead 5-3. The Phillies lead the Wild Card...
The heat will be off the Phillies, unofficially, when rosters expand Sept. 1. In the meantime, Rule 5 pick David Herndon is proving he belongs. (Getty) The soon-to-be-25-year-old right-hander constituted one of the lone highlights in an otherwise forgettable finale Thursday night against the Giants, preserving the bullpen by soaking up three perfect innings. The Phils need to keep him on the active roster all season in order to retain him. Once they do, he can be maneuvered between the...
From CSNPhilly.com - Phillies minor league prospect Tyson Gillies was arrested Friday morning in Pinellas County, Fla. and charged with drug possession. According to the St. Petersburg Times, Gillies was charged with a felony for cocaine possession. The Phillies released a statement Friday afternoon confirming the arrest and asserting that it resulted from an incident that “was alleged to have occurred in June.” The team had no further comment. Acquired from the Mariners last offseason in the Cliff Lee deal,...
Left-handers Jonathan Sanchez (8-8, 3.60) and Cole Hamels (7-9, 3.33) take stage in the series finale between the Giants and Phillies beginning tonight at 7:05 from Citizens Bank Park. Cole will try for his first win in six starts through no fault of his own. Over that span, he's posted a 2.14 ERA. The fourth-lowest run support in the league might have more to do with it. [Jump to the newest comments] [In-Game Live!]
A couple of items before the start of tonight's game ... Washington led from wire-to-wire and held on to beat the Braves this afternoon 6-2, so if the Phillies complete the sweep of San Fran tonight, they'll narrow the gap to 1.5 games in the National League East. ... Meanwhile on the waiver trade front, the Cardinals got help at third base by acquiring former Phil Pedro Feliz from the Astros for a minor league pitcher and cash considerations. Feliz,...
The swagger’s back, in case you haven’t noticed. Hey, so remember when you thought the Phillies lost their edge, and Charlie Manuel kept using the “C” word, and about a half-dozen players were declared “washed up” by Beerleaguer? Man that was a crazy time … Notes: Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is going to begin a rehab assignment Friday in Lakewood. Howard, out since Aug. 1 with a sprained left ankle, could play for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday if...
Jimmy Rollins smashed a three-run homer and finished a double from the cycle, and Joe Blanton pitched smoothly into the seventh, as the Phillies assaulted the Giants with extra-base hits Wednesday night. The Phils, who previously couldn't buy an extra-base hit, twice doubled (Utley, Werth), twiced homered (Rollins, Brown) and thrice tripled (Rollins, Ibanez, Ruiz). Despite all the minor league seasoning he's missed sitting on the bench instead of getting regular starts for the 48-76 Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Domonic Brown...
Joe Blanton (4-6, 5.69) tries to cure his first-inning hiccups tonight in the second game between the Giants and Phillies from Citizens Bank Park. First pitch is 7:05 with rain threatening. Notes: The Phils reintroduce Ross Gload to the lineup against tough right-hander Matt Cain. The Phils set up as such: Rollins SS, Polanco 2B, Utley 3B, Ibanez LF, Werth RF, Victorino CF, Gload 1B, Ruiz C. Blanton has allowed at least two runs in the first inning of five...
They haven't homered in a week. They haven't had to. (Getty Images) Forget about how the Giants fell apart in the 8th. Let's look at how the Phillies ripped the game away from them in the 5th and 6th. As soon as the Phils solved him, Barry Zito didn't have a prayer. The breakthrough came when Carlos Ruiz worked a one-out walk in the 5th. That set up Jimmy Rollins' two-run flare into shallow center, part of a 2-for-5, 3...
Left-hander Barry Zito (8-6, 3.44) and Roy Oswalt (7-13, 3.34) do the honors when the Giants and Phillies start a crucial set beginning tonight at 7:05. (Getty Images) Notes: The playoff race feels like it officially begins tonight with two combatants locked in a virtual tie for the Wild Card lead with 45 to play. Time for scoreboard watching. Time for four daily blog entries. Just full-throttle Phils until the final pitch of the season. Looking at this matchup, the...
Chase Utley's right thumb was given the green light by doctors today. The All-Star second baseman has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled list and will be added to the 25-man roster in time for tonight's game. To make room, Greg Dobbs was designated for assignment for the second time this season. Utley has been out of action since suffering a torn ligament sliding into second in a July 28 games against the Reds. The Phils will likely see Dobbs...
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