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Cristopher Sanchez’ record scoreless streak rolls on
Well, he did it again. Cristopher Sánchez blanked another team, this time the San Diego Padres, for seven innings on Wednesday at Petco Park. He allowed six hits, no walks and struck out nine in the Phils’ 3-0, series-sweeping victory. It was the fifth straight start in which he did not allow a run, a […]
How Valuable is Jesús Luzardo?
Quick: name the most valuable Phillies pitcher by Wins Above Replacement. Well, that wasn’t very difficult, was it? You said Cristopher Sánchez so quick I barely had time to take a sip of my tea. That’s okay. The first question is the warm-up. Now name the second-most valuable. Did you say Jesús Luzardo? Good/bad news: […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 5/28/2026
Wednesday was the night of offense for the Phillies prospects. There were quite a few hitters to make note of on the evening, including one that might just might force his way back into the major league picture. Lehigh Valley 7, Buffalo 6 Felix Reyes just continues to hit minor league pitching. This time, he […]
What do you think of the Edmundo Sosa left field experiment so far?
You may have missed it due to the late starts this week, but Brandon Marsh injured his finger in Tuesday night’s game. Marsh sprained his finger while sliding back into first on a pickoff attempt in the first and later left the game in the fourth, with Adolis Garcia entering to replace him. In yesterday’s game […]
Phillies News: Cristopher Sánchez, Brandon Marsh, Trea Turner
Think about what Cristopher Sánchez accomplished yesterday. He broke a franchise record scoreless innings streak that had stood for 115 years. Think of all of the great pitchers the Phillies have had over that span since Grover Cleveland Alexander set the record in 1911. Robin Roberts never did it. Steve Carlton never did it. Roy […]
Move over Grover: Phillies 3, Padres 0
It may have looked like an innocent groundball to second base to end an inning, but the 79.5 MPH easy roller off of the bat of Jackson Merrill that was gloved by Bryson Stott and thrown to Bryce Harper at first will prove to be historic. That’s because it was with that scoreless fourth inning, […]
Gamethread 5/27: Phillies at Padres
Here are the lineups for the series finale in San Diego. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Padres:
Phillies on the Pharm: 5/27/2026
Another fun packed night down on the farm for the prospects. Here are recaps of each game. Buffalo 5, Lehigh Valley 4 This one was a thriller. Lehigh Valley was down for most of the game, yet got home runs in the eighth and ninth innings from Dylan Moore and Carter Kieboom to knot the […]
Do you think the Phillies will remain above .500 for the rest of the season?
With last night’s victory over the Padres, the Phillies pulled themselves above .500 once more. A baseball season is full of ups and downs: after a long way back to .500, the Phillies dropped under it again with four losses in five games, then returned to the right side of things last night. A hot […]
Phillies news: Adolis Garcia, Bryce Harper, Ranger Suarez
As I write this out, the Phillies game has not started yet thanks to West Coast times, which makes me think: which is your favorite stadium out west to watch when the Phillies are visiting there? For me, it’s still Dodger Stadium, but I’m also partial to Safeco Field, or whatever it’s called now, in […]
Late Nite With Nola: Phillies 4, Padres 3
Late Nite with Nola is the hottest show on television. It’s got celebrity guests. It’s got a good opening monologue. It’s got fun interviews about Bryce Harper’s toothbrushing preferences. One thing it doesn’t have a lot of is runs for his opponent. The night started with Kyle Schwarber getting most of a cutter, but not […]
Gamethread 5/26: Phillies at Padres
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Padres: Let’s talk about it.
Castellanos’s “Eventful” Return: Phillies 3 Padres 0
After a 2-4 homestand against the Ohio teams, the Don Mattingly honeymoon officially ended as the Phillies traveled out west for their next six games against two of the better teams in the National League. The Padres, like the Phillies, possess an anemic offense that has been carried by plenty of front line pitching. The […]
Would you trade the Phillies’ offense for the Nationals’?
On Monday night, the Washington Nationals were in Cleveland for the start of a three-game series with a Guardians who just left Philadelphia having won two out of three games while holding the Phils to just four runs. In the first game of their series, the Nats plated 10 runs on 15 hits in their […]
Should the Phillies move Trea Turner out of the leadoff spot?
Trea Turner had his best year as a Phillie in 2025, winning the first batting title in franchise history since 1958 and posting his best season by WAR (5.4) in Philadelphia and second best in his career while finishing fifth in MVP voting. 2026 has been a different story however, as Turner was hitting .225 […]
Phillies news: Nick Castellanos, Cristopher Sanchez, Dylan Cease
Back at .500, once again. Is this our new barometer for now? Is this the thing the Phillies need to keep accomplishing to make this season feel better? On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Gamethread 5/25: Phillies at Padres
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Padres: Let’s talk about it.
Opposition research: Nick Castellanos
The Philadelphia Phillies’ righthanded hitters have been a massive disappointment this season. Of their regular players who hit from the right side, Trea Turner has the highest OPS at .619. Adolis Garcia, signed to be the regular right fielder is batting .203 with four home runs. Despite that weak production, Nick Castellanos has done little […]
Three up, three down: week of May 18-24
This was not a good week. There were a lot of lost opportunities out on the field against the Ohio teams, series that frankly should have been won. There is also the time coming for a few conversations that need to be had in the front office. Three up Bryson Stott – This was a […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 5/25/2026
We’re starting a new feature here at The Good Phight, highlighting the previous day’s games for the Phillies minor league affiliates. We’ll just give quick recaps of each game, highlighting a few of the good (and a few of the bad). Scranton 5, Lehigh Valley 4 The Ironpigs dropped Sunday’s game to Scranton, splitting their […]
What are you expecting out west?
The Phillies are headed out west this week to take on the Padres and the Dodgers. They aren’t exactly playing the greatest baseball right now at the plate, so playing two teams as good as them isn’t promising. However, the Phillies have at times risen to their competition on the west coast, particularly when playing […]
Phillies news: Cristopher Sanchez, right handed bats, J.P. Crawford
That’s a big side of offensive ineptitude the Phillies delivered this weekend. Now, luckily, they get to move out west and play two teams playing good baseball, including a juggernaut. Cool. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Left behind: Guardians 3, Phillies 1
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Phillies faced a lefthanded starting pitcher and lost the game. On Sunday afternoon, the Phillies faced a solid lefty in the Guardians’ Parker Messick and their season-long struggles against southpaws continued. They mustered just six hits and one run on the day, and as a result, […]
Gamethread 5/24: Phillies vs Guardians
The Phillies and Guardians will wrap up their three game series on Sunday….or at least they will if the rain gives them a window to play. (Considering the Guardians won’t be back to Philadelphia this season, they’ll do their best to fit it in.) The teams split the first two games of the series, each […]
What if Kyle Schwarber Played at the Baker Bowl?
Two weeks back, I visited the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Among a host of fascinating motor vehicles stood an exhibit on cars used in films, among them the famed DeLorean used to film Back to the Future. I thought for a moment about what I might do if I could drive the DeLorean, […]
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