The Philadelphia Phillies announced on Tuesday that they’ve optioned right-handers David Buchanan and Alec Asher to AAA Lehigh Valley, leaving right-hander Vince Velasquez and left-handers Brett Oberholtzer and Adam Morgan to compete for the fifth starter’s job.For more on this story, ...
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Nats Blank Phils Behind Strasburg
David Buchanan turned in the best performance of his big league career Tuesday night, but that still wasn’t enough to lift the Philadelphia Phillies during a 4-0 loss to the visiting Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. Buchanan went six innings while ...
Read More »Howard Leads Offensive Onslaught as Phils beat Braves
Ryan Howard’s three-run double in the top of the first inning Friday night highlighted an early offensive barrage that culminated in a 9-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. The Phils would rack up 11 hits on the evening in support ...
Read More »Phillies Drop 3rd Straight in St. Louis
David Buchanan continued his abysmal start to the 2015 season Thursday night and the Phillies fell for a third straight time in St. Louis when the offense could not rally enough times to bail out the starting pitching. The Cardinals staked ...
Read More »Strasburg Leads Nationals Past Phillies, 4-1
Stephen Strasburg returned to form Sunday afternoon, throwing seven innings of five-hit, one-run ball while posting seven strikeouts as the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to take three games out of four in DC. Phillies starter David Buchanan ...
Read More »Phillies Falter in Finale With Red Sox
All it took was one disastrous inning to ruin any chances the Phillies had of beating the Red Sox Thursday night, losing 6-2 and dropping two of three in the home-opening series. Actually, it was a third of an inning. ...
Read More »Buchanan Battles, Howard Homers, Phils Still Fal to A’s
By Aaron Leibowitz, Phillies.com OAKLAND — David Buchanan was good, not great, on Friday in the Phillies’ first game at O.co Coliseum since 2008, but a three-run second inning by the hosts was enough to spell defeat against Jon Lester and the A’s. Philadelphia ...
Read More »Papelbon Struggles as Buchanan’s Bid for Win Falls Short
By Erik Bacharach, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — David Buchanan continues to make his bid for a spot in the 2015 rotation, but on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, the promising rookie’s sparkling performance was overshadowed by a disappointing outing from a veteran. ...
Read More »Offense Backs Buchanan’s Effort, Phils Whip ‘Stros
PHILADELPHIA — Cliff Lee’s season ended unceremoniously last Thursday with an elbow injury at Nationals Park. He emptied his locker six days later at Citizens Bank Park. Lee will rejoin the team in about a month, but the Phillies have a ...
Read More »Phils Beat St. Louis Behind Buchanan, Howard
By Alex Halsted, Phillies.com ST. LOUIS — Ryne Sandberg’s laugh filled the small manager’s office deep below Busch Stadium on Thursday night when he heard the question come out. Could he believe, he was asked, that the Phillies hadn’t won ...
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