Small victories, large defeats.
Well, another day, another embarrassing loss to the Cubs. Jesús Luzardo got shelled, the defense was a disaster, and the bats were silent against another lefty starter. There are 144 more games to go. Take that any way you want to. On to the links. Phillies News: MLB News:
In honor of the Philadelphia Phillies playing host to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park, we here at The Good Phight are launching a yearlong series that focuses on the history of the Phillies and the All-Star Game. Check back regularly for posts about the Phillies participation (or lack thereof) in […]
For the second straight night, the Philadelphia Phillies (8-10) gave up double-digit runs to the visiting Chicago Cubs (9-9) by a score of 11-2 on their way to dropping a third straight series. Jesus Luzardo’s early season struggles continued, allowing nine of the Cubs’ 11 runs on 12 hits, a walk and a wild pitch. […]
It’s the finale against the Cubs, with a series win on the line. Here are the lineups, let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Cubs:
Coming into the season, one of the more polarizing prospects that was supposed to make his debut was Justin Crawford. One would think that a player that had as good a set of numbers from his minor league days as Crawford had would be the actual opposite of polarizing, but his case became an argument […]
We spend all season covering the Phillies, their strengths, weaknesses, and storylines that will make up their season. What isn’t always discussed is how other teams are doing, especially the teams around them, that can dictate how their season could play out. The general theory for this series is that if you want to cover […]
Yesterday, the Phillies traded Griff McGarry to the Dodgers for international bonus pool money, plus either a PTBNL or more cash considerations. It was the second time the Phillies parted with him: this past December he went to the Nationals in the Rule 5 Draft, but was returned to the Phillies before Opening Day. The […]
Interesting decision last night by the official scorer when he assigned an error to Bryson Stott instead of Tim Mayza in the sixth inning. A low throw by Mayza was probably supposed to be caught by Stott, which is likely why they charged it to Stott in the first place, but that felt a little […]
A night after the Phillies’ hitters had their way with the Cubs’ pitching staff, the Cubs returned the favor on Tuesday. Phillies pitchers couldn’t keep the Cubs off the bases, giving up 15 hits, six walks, and one hit batter. And once those runners got on board, the Phillies didn’t do much to stop them […]
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Cubs: Let’s talk about it.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (9-6) Pitching Highlights: Jean Cabrera – 1 GS, 3.1 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 5 KZack Wheeler – 1 GS, 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, BB, 6 K, HBPAlan Rangel – 1 GS, 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 KConnor Gillispie – […]
For the most part, the Phillies bullpen has been a strength so far this season. There’s been some bad luck involved, but overall, the unit looks strong. One major exception however is José Alvarado. Following Sunday’s ineffective performance, Alvarado has now allowed 8 runs, 7 earned, in 5 innings pitched on 9 hits with 7 […]
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“Javier Assad has faced 51 batters without allowing a single barreled ball”. So said the helpful auto-generated commentary in the MLB app’s Gameday feature after Trea Turner grounded out to start the bottom of the first. The next play read “Kyle Schwarber homers (5) on a fly ball to center field”. Well. Can an AI […]
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Cubs: Let’s talk about it.
One of the more effective relievers the team has right now is going to be missing some time on the injured list. Bowlan has been quietly good with the team, compiling a 3.86 ERA (1.28 FIP) over his seven innings of work. He’s struck out eight hitters and walked only one, so his stuff is […]
With the loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday, the Phillies fell to a game under .500. They’ll now welcome another would-be contender who is off to an uneven start to the season that has left them a game under .500. Chicago Cubs Record: 7-8, Fifth place in National League Central (Two games back) The last […]
Another week of frustrating offensive output, another week of what felt like lost time for the team. It’s still very early in the season, so no one should be even near a panic button….but it would be nice if this team started playing better baseball, particularly at home. Three up Bryce Harper – When the […]
The team has seen Taijuan Walker struggle in first innings this season and is trying to find a solution to the issue. It could be simulating that first inning in the bullpen, it could be having him throw longer bullpens to begin the day. One solution seems to be the best one if they are […]
Another uninspiring day for the Phillies, another loss for a series. The Diamondbacks are one of those pesky teams that cannot be allowed to hang around at all, lest they get a chance to chip away. Unfortunately, the Phillies ran into some strange outs to thwart comebacks they could have attempted. They’ll get another chance […]
After a mostly ugly series at San Francisco, a return home to play the Arizona Diamondbacks should have helped get the Phillies back on track. But the ugly play largely continued against Arizona, and a slew of self-imposed mistakes caused the Phillies to lose the game – and the series – on Sunday by a […]
After pulling out a narrow win on Saturday afternoon, the Phillies will go for the series win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Andrew Painter will make the third start of his young career in the rubber match. The Diamondbacks will go with veteran righthander Zac Gallen. Gallen has had success against the Phillies over […]
There was a lot of talk about running it back this offseason. After a frustratingly brief trip to the Elysian Fields of the playoffs, the fans, writ broadly, wanted change. Few, if any, would’ve wanted a change in Jesús Luzardo, though. His first season in red pinstripes (and blue/black gradient thing; not to fear, City […]
The first few weeks of the season are over and the Phillies continue flirting with .500. They haven’t played well overall, which might lead some to feel like the beginning of the end is nigh. We all know that core groups go through a prime and a downturn, but no matter all the data that […]
Do the Phillies need to win this series at home to make you start feeling any better about them? Most people I know that follow the team are somewhat “blah” about the start the team has gotten off too, not caring that it’s just the beginning of the year still. They just want to see […]