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Washington Nationals (26-17) at  Philadelphia Phillies (21-23) Edwin Jackson (1-1, 3.31) vs.  Cole Hamels (6-1, 2.48) Time: 7:05, Citizens Bank Park TV: CSN, ESPN2 Weather: Cloudy, 74, chance of t-storms Media: Twitter and Facebook The Phillies, who are already on a season high four game losing streak, hope to avoid a sweep at the hands of their new rivals the Nationals. The Phils nearly got swept earlier this season in [...]

The Phillies will host the Nationals tonight in the first of a three-game set, and the series is sure to be one of the more intense ones this year. This is because the Phillies and the Nationals have developed a new found rivalry this that has never been present before, because the Mets were the [...]

Philadelphia Phillies (19-19) at  Chicago Cubs (15-22) Roy Halladay (3-3, 3.20) vs. Chris Volstad (0-5, 6.92) Time: 8:05, Wrigley Field TV: CSN Weather: Sunny, 55 Media: Twitter and Facebook The Phillies are in a position to do something tonight that they haven’t done since the first game of the season–and that’s come away with a record above .500. They have a pretty good chance at doing so too, [...]

San Diego Padres (12-22) at  Philadelphia Phillies (15-10) Jeff Suppan (2-0, 0.90) vs.  Cole Hamels (4-1, 2.45) Time: 1:35 Citizens Bank Park TV: PHL 17 Weather: Partly cloudy, 78 Media: Twitter and Facebook After dropping a close one to the Padres last night, the Phillies will look to take the series win today behind Cole Hamels , who is riding a great season so far in his contract year. There has [...]

San Diego Padres (11-22) at Philadelphia Phillies (15-18) Edinson Volquez (1-2, 2.98) vs. Roy Halladay (3-2, 3.28) Time: 7:05 Citizens Bank Park TV: CSN Weather: Partly cloudy, 76 Media: Twitter and Facebook The Phillies showed some life in last night’s 7-3 win over the Padres and will look to continue their solid play tonight behind Roy Halladay . However, Halladay hasn’t been so Halladay-like this season, as his outings have [...]

Right now, the Phillies are in a tough position. They have lost five of their last six games, including a series in which they were swept by the rival New York Mets. They are sitting at 14-18, and the frustration by the fans, and surely everyone within the Phillies organization, grows more and more each [...]

The Phillies defeated the D-Backs 8-5 on Tuesday, and it was a game that featured a whole lotta offense. There were a total of five homers between the two teams, and 10 total extra base hits. But there was something else about this game that has been lacking for the Phils this season: It was [...]

The Phillies are tough to watch right now. Don’t let the final score fool you, this was a blowout. The offense couldn’t get anything going until the ninth, the pitching seemed to be unraveling, and the defense has been suspect. They lost the game 9-5, and it seemed as though every facet of the game [...]

Philadelphia Phillies (7-9) at Arizona Diamondbacks (8-8) Kyle Kendrick (0-0, 1.93) vs Wade Miley (1-0, 3.12) Time: 9:40 PM, Chase Field TV: TCN Weather: N/A Media: Twitter and  Facebook The scheduled starters for tonight would have been Cliff Lee for the Phils and Daniel Hudson for the D-Backs. Two pitchers that can throw up a bunch of zeros on the scoreboard on any given night. And with the way [...]

The Phillies offense is clearly struggling. As a team, the Phils are (out of 16 NL teams) 14th in runs, 16th in walk rate, 14th in OPS, and for you advanced metric fans, 14th in wOBA. They swing at pitches at a higher rate than all NL teams except the Pirates, and swing at pitches [...]

Philadelphia Phillies (5-7) vs.  San Diego Padres (3-10) Vance Worley (0-1, 3.75) vs.  Joe Wieland (0-1, 10.80) Time: 10:05 PM, Petco Park TV: CSN Weather: 70′s, partly cloudy Media: Twitter and Facebook The Phillies are, shall we say, struggling right now. The good news is they will begin a four game set with the Padres tonight, who have just three wins in thirteen games. Vance Worley gets the [...]

Philadelphia Phillies (3-5) vs.  New York Mets (6-2) Cole Hamels (0-1, 5.06) vs. Mike Pelfrey (0-0, 4.76) Time: 1:35 PM, Citizens Bank Park TV: WPHL Weather: Sunny, 70′s Media: Twitter and Facebook The Phillies will look to avoid getting swept by their rivals the Mets this afternoon, as they take the field at 1:35 on a sunny day in Philadelphia. Cole Hamels will take the mound for the Phils, and he’s [...]

The Phillies made it back to .500, as they defeated the Marlins 3-1 Thursday night with with help of two things: A solid outing by Joe Blanton and spectacular defense–and naturally those things go hand in hand. Here are some notes from the game: Blanton finished his outing going seven innings pitched while allowing just one run. [...]

Philadelphia Phillies (2-3) vs.  Miami Marlins (2-4) Joe Blanton (0-1, 13.50) vs. Mark Buehrle (0-1, 4.50) Time: 7:05 PM, Citizens Bank Park TV: CSN, MLBN Weather: Cloudy, Low 50′s Media: Twitter and Facebook It’s another cool and cloudy night at Citizens Bank Park tonight, as Joe Blanton takes the mound for the Phils in the rubber match of the first three game series of the year between the Phillies and [...]

On a night that we thought runs would be tough to come by, the Phillies offense exploded for seven runs–with six of them off Marlins Ace Josh Johnson . Now, the word “exploded” may be a hyperbole, but considering the fact that prior to Wednesday night’s game the Phillies were only averaging two runs a game, tripling that number [...]

Philadelphia Phillies (1-1) vs.  Miami Marlins (2-3) Roy Halladay (1-0, 0.00) vs. Josh Johnson (0-1, 4.50) Time: 7:00 PM, Citizens Bank Park TV: PHL 17, ESPN2 Weather: Cloudy, Low 50′s Media: Twitter and Facebook Don’t expect many runs to be scored tonight, as tonight’s pitching matchup features two of the best pitchers in not only the National League, but in all of baseball. Roy Halladay will get the call [...]