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It seems odd that we’re in mid-June and the Phillies and Mets haven’t played each other yet in 2026. While I’m a fan of schedule diversity and having every team play each other throughout the season, it also seems wrong that you can go almost three months into the season without seeing one of your […]
The Philadelphia Phillies made a difficult decision on Wednesday. Starting pitcher Andrew Painter struggled once again in the Phillies’ 12-4 defeat against the Miami Marlins. After surrendering six runs in the outing, Painter saw his ERA increase to an alarming 7.06. The Phillies ultimately demoted Painter to Triple-A after the contest. Painter revealed what he […] The post What Phillies’ Andrew Painter said amid brutal struggles before demotion appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Presumably, you turned the Phillies game well off before this point, but there was a moment in the top of the 9th, down eight runs, when some fans banded together to return a hat to a guy who dropped it: [Highlight] Phillies fans band together to get hat back to man who lost it from […] The post The Most Exciting Thing from a Putrid Phillies Game Was Fans Working Together to Return a Dropped Hat appeared first on Crossing Broad .
The New York Mets (33-41) travel down I-95 to face the Philadelphia Phillies (40-34) in their first meeting of the year. Having just come off their first meeting with the Braves last weekend, the National League East rivalries are finally getting some play in 2026. The Mets, as has seemingly been their wont over the […]
It was another rough night on the Pharm, with only one team getting a win. Jersey Shore seemed to have just about all of the organization’s offense for the evening. Here’s how the games shaped up. Lehigh Valley 4, Worcester 7 F/10 The ‘Pigs came back from an early deficit, but fell to the WooSox […]
It shouldn’t be controversial to say that Andrew Painter is not a Major League caliber starting pitcher right now. That does not mean he will never become one, but in this moment, on June 18th, he is simply not MLB caliber. After his latest shellacking at the hands of the Marlins yesterday afternoon in which […]
The Phillies simply couldn’t wait anymore. After another disastrous outing yesterday afternoon, the Phillies finally decided they’d seen enough and sent the struggling Andrew Painter to Triple-A. It’s been a rocky start to a career for the young right hander to say the least, as he owns a 7.06 ERA across his first 14 big […]
Right-hander Bryse Wilson has exercised an assignment clause in his minor league contract with the Phillies, report Charlotte Varnes and Matt Gelb of The Athletic. The Phils will need to make him available to other teams, and if any other club is willing to add him to the MLB roster, Philadelphia either needs to promote him […]
The Phillies have made some early inquiries on the trade front for a back-of-the-rotation starter or swingman, report Charlotte Varnes and Matt Gelb of The Athletic. The back half of Philadelphia’s rotation has been an issue all season, culminating in today’s move to demote rookie righty Andrew Painter to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. The top half of […]
The Phillies optioned scuffling starter Andrew Painter to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after today’s game. They’ll recall an extra reliever tomorrow to take his spot on the active roster. Painter was rocked for six runs on as many hits while completing just two innings in today’s blowout loss at the hands of the Marlins. The rookie […]
After Wednesday’s 12-4 defeat to the Miami Marlins where Andrew Painter surrendered six runs in just two innings of work, the Phillies will be shaking up the back of their rotation by optioning Andrew Painter to AAA. The Phillies have tried everything with Painter. They’ve tweaked his usage in certain starts to limit fastball damage, […]
The Philadelphia Phillies optioned starting pitcher Andrew Painter to Triple-A following his start on Wednesday, the team announced. Fans made their frustrations known on social media following Painter’s outing, as the right-handed hurler allowed six earned runs across two innings of work. Painter saw his ERA climb to 7.06 across 14 outings after the start, […] The post Phillies make obvious Andrew Painter roster move after brutal Marlins start appeared first on ClutchPoints .
What will the Phillies do with Andrew Painter?
It was a semi-getaway day for the Phillies and Marlins and after getting embarrassed a bit by the Phillies the previous two games, Miami came out swinging. On the day, they battered Andrew Painter and the rest of the Phillies’ pitching staff, putting up twelve runs on thirteen hits. It started early and often and […]
Newly-hired Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Mike Gansey apologized to Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo for jinxing his no-hitter on Tuesday's NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast.
Why did Don Mattingly put Trea Turner back in the leadoff spot?
The Phillies have lived off the strength of their starting rotation for years. In 2025, the Phillies’ rotation had the second-best ERA in baseball (3.53), the best FIP (3.40), and the highest fWAR (21.5). Christopher Sanchez emerged as a Cy Young candidate. Ranger Suarez was once again a dependable, low-3s ERA starter. Jesus Luzardo dealt […] The post What Starting Pitching Reinforcements Are Available to the Phillies? appeared first on The Lead .
Here are the lineups for the series finale against the Marlins. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Marlins:
The annual National Mascot Day is back on Wednesday, and teams across multiple sports paid homage to their costumed representatives with viral videos and photos on social media.
Ho hum, another win for the Phils. They’re 40-33 and would be 1st place right now if they played in the AL Central or AL West. Alas, they’re seven games behind the Braves in the NL East, and 8-2 in Jesus Luzardo’s last 10 starts: Since 4/28, the Phils have wins against the Marlins (2x), […] The post The Phillies are 8-2 in Jesus Luzardo’s Last 10 Starts appeared first on Crossing Broad .
Listen, I’m glad that the Phillies won and everything, but the thing I’m most glad about is that Kyle Schwarber was not subjected to anything crazy at first base. I know the team was trying to get Bryce Harper off his feet and that with Alec Bohm at third thanks to Trea Turner needing a […]
Details on Brad Keller's injury and Max Lazar's busy afternoon.
The Philadelphia Phillies showed more lineup creativity Tuesday night, and Kyle Schwarber’s first-base start became a notable wrinkle in their 8-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Schwarber started at first base at Citizens Bank Park, giving manager Don Mattingly another way to balance the lineup. The move helped keep Bryce Harper at designated hitter while […] The post Phillies star Kyle Schwarber opens up about playing first base vs. Marlins appeared first on ClutchPoints .
PHILADELPHIA — Not even Ryan Howard pulled this off. With his 25th home run of the season in Tuesday’s 8-2 win over the Miami Marlins, Kyle Schwarber became the first player in Phillies history to hit 25 home runs before the All-Star break in three separate seasons. He had 30 in the first half of […]
In middle school English class, I was taught about the structure of a story. It has the inciting event, the rising action, the climax, the falling action. Baseball games can be exactly like that. Or exactly not like that. This game had most of those pieces, sure, but they all came fairly early. The Phillies […]