With Edmundo Sosa filling in capably for injured shortstop Trea Turner, the Philadelphia Phillies keep on winning. Philadelphia will look for its second consecutive two-game sweep of the Mets when it hosts New York on Thursday.
The Philadelphia Phillies (31-13) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they host the New York Mets (19-23) on Thursday at 6:40 PM ET on MLB Network.
Bryce Harper had a message for the Phillies dugout as the team regrouped for the bottom of the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Mets. “Let’s get him a W,” Harper said.
Known for his glove, Phillies center fielder Johan Rojas made a pair of defensive blunders on Wednesday. After the game, the 23-year-old didn’t have much of an explanation as he addressed the fielding miscues.
Swing, batter batter, swing (so we can capture it with a few Hawk-Eye cameras). Kyle Schwarber is the fastest Phillie, by a mile. Nearly three miles, actually.
Kind of a reverse Tungsten Arm O’Doyle game? In a game that could be best described as having chaotic little-league energy, the Phillies emerged victorious, 10-5, in perhaps their sloppiest game of the season.
Bryce Harper homered, doubled, singled and drove in three runs to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 10-5 on Wednesday. Kyle Schwarber added two hits and Cristian Pache knocked in two runs for the Phillies, who beat the Mets for the third day in a row.
The Philadelphia Phillies are dealing with the absence of shortstop Trea Turner due to a hamstring injury a little bit under two weeks ago, but he reportedly went through agility drills and took ground balls on Wednesday, according to Matt Gelb of The Athletic.
Philadelphia Phillies Starting Pitcher Aaron Nola turned in a masterful performance on Tuesday on the road against the New York Mets. Nola pitched a four-hit shutout and punched out eight batters in the game.
The Phillies are letting Sánchez grow. And it’s already playing dividends. Cristopher Sánchez was on the ropes. The Phillies’ young lefty had already allowed three runs by the third inning of Monday night’s game.
On Tuesday afternoon, Aaron Nola dominated the New York Mets. While Nola was outstanding, perhaps no pitcher has been as consistent for the Philadelphia Phillies as Ranger Suarez.
Philadelphia Phillies infielder Bryson Stott is having an outstanding May, helping lead the team to continue winning. He continues to step up while Philadelphia has been without key players.
The Philadelphia Phillies earned a resilient comeback win Monday night, overcoming a two-run, ninth-inning deficit before defeating the New York Mets 5-4 in 10 innings.
The Philadelphia Phillies began play in 1883, and you can count on one hand the number of pitchers who have had better two-year stretches in red pinstripes than Roy Halladay did from 2010-2011.
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler is one of the best in the game, but he was not on his game for Sunday’s start against the Miami Marlins, giving up a season-high six runs in four innings.
Eight outings in a Philadelphia Phillies starter setting records has led to team success this season. With a 7-0 record and a 1.50 ERA, Ranger Suárez is the lone pitcher in Phillies history to have those numbers or better through eight starts.
In his second start against the San Diego Padres Friday night, Tyler Glasnow put on a pitching clinic.
A former ninth-round pick of the Marlins, he has pitched in parts of seven MLB seasons.
There is not a hotter team in baseball right now than the Phillies, and there might not be a hotter hitter than Bryce Harper.
Pitchers at the Major League level are always tinkering with different things that they can do to improve, something Philadelphia Phillies' ace Zack Wheeler did this offseason in hopes that he could finally win his first Cy Young award.
The Philadelphia Phillies welcomed back Taijuan Walker in late April after he missed the early portion of the season with soreness in his right shoulder.
The Phillies made quick work of the Giants in a 6-1 victory on Monday, sweeping the four-game series. Starting pitcher Zack Wheeler was sharp, going seven innings and striking out 11 San Francisco batters.
It got a little tenuous in the late innings, but in the end, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night, 5-4. With the win, the Phillies continue their excellent start to the year, as they are now 24-11 through 35 games.
Philadelphia Phillies star Trea Turner has been a major reason for the team getting off to as hot of a starter as they have. Entering action on Saturday, the Phillies were in first place in the NL East with a 22-11 record, a half-game ahead of the Atlanta Braves.
Turner had been putting together another All-Star-caliber season for the Phillies, who are now an MLB-best 22-11. He was batting a career-high .343 with two home runs, 9 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases while also appearing in all 33 games.
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