By David Furones, Phillies.com MIAMI — On a night of nothing but bad news for the Phillies, they came through with the win. With Cliff Lee hitting the 15-day disabled list and president and CEO David Montgomery undergoing surgery to ...
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Offense Stays Hot, Phillies Take Series From Reds
By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies had looked lifeless on the field and frustrated in the clubhouse for much of the month of May. Former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel often and correctly mentioned it is impossible for a ...
Read More »Phils Beat Reds, Hamels Gets Win No. 100
By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels spoke frankly at first about his 100th career win on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park. Did he reflect upon the milestone? Did he savor the moment? “I know it’s supposed to ...
Read More »Phillies Shut Out Again, This Time By Reds
By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies shuffled their lineup and hoped for better results Friday night at Citizens Bank Park. But nothing changed. They lost to the Reds, 3-0, to fall to 17-22, their worst start since they ...
Read More »Phillies Blanked by Angels
By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies left Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday afternoon at a low point. They dropped to 17-21 after a 3-0 loss to the Angels. They are four games under .500 for the first time ...
Read More »Phillies Make Roster Moves After Galvis Injury
By Todd Zolecki and Austin Laymance, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies’ bench got thinner in the past week, with Freddy Galvis going down with a fractured left clavicle and Jayson Nix being outrighted from the 40-man roster. Galvis was sent to ...
Read More »Trout’s Philly Homecoming Overshadowed by Errors, Phillies Lose
By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies have played nearly a quarter of their season, and they have spent the majority of that time with a losing record. Inconsistencies have killed them. “I know when you don’t play complete ...
Read More »Mitch Williams Gets Wild With Little League Ump
Former Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams is making headlines for getting into what some are describing as an altercation with a Little League umpire in Maryland where “Wild Thing” was coaching a team in the Cal Ripken Tournament. Depending on who ...
Read More »Bullpen Squanders 3-Run Lead, Costs Phils Sweep Vs. Mets
By Nate Taylor, Phillies.com NEW YORK — Closer Jonathan Papelbon watched the Phillies’ three-run lead in the ninth inning evaporate from the bullpen, unable to help his team in his usual role. Starter Cole Hamels watched the Mets’ rally from ...
Read More »Howard, Offense Push Phils Past Mets
By Nate Taylor, Phillies.com NEW YORK — All around Ryan Howard, the crowd at Citi Field stood and cheered. Mets fans wanted one final strike from reliever Kyle Farnsworth, which would have sent the game into the bottom of the ninth inning ...
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