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Phillies on the Pharm: 8/26/2026
While the major league team has run into some problems in Seattle, Tuesday was a solid day for the Phillies’ minor league teams with three of the four earning victories. Lehigh Valley 2, Syracuse 1 The Iron Pigs scored two runs in the first inning on a Keaton Anthony home run, and the Pigs’ pitching […]
Are you worried about Zack Wheeler?
Some things in life are guaranteed. Death. Taxes. Automated Teller Machines. Zack Wheeler. Or at least, usually they are. Sometimes the ATM doesn’t work. Sometimes someone finds a tax loophole. Sometimes… Zack Wheeler doesn’t pitch so well. Granted, that last one is very, very occasional. ATMs are always breaking, and there’s all sorts of weird […]
Phillies news: Zack Wheeler, Jhoan Duran, Masyn Winn
You know, I kind of expected the team to not play well on Monday. A cross country trip that followed a highly emotional win on Sunday had all the makings of a letdown loss. Yesterday, they were just beaten by a good pitcher. That happens. They better win today. On to the links. Phillies news: […]
Kirb’ed: Mariners 4, Phillies 1
The offense continued to sputter to begin the road trip and wasted another encouraging effort from Aaron Nola as the Philadelphia Phillies (73-60) dropped their second straight against the Seattle Mariners (64-69) on Tuesday night. Mariners’ starter, George Kirby, kept the offense in check most of the night but allowed the first run of the […]
Gamethread 8/25: Phillies at Mariners
Let’s not have a repeat of last night, okay Aaron? No pressure big guy. Arraez is back in! Lineups:
What is this new offensive approach for the Phillies?
The Phillies have been hot. Winners of nine of their last ten, they have vaulted themselves back into the National League East race to at least make things interesting there while also tightening their grip on a wild card position. There is still plenty of time to go in the season and a lot can […]
What’s the craziest comeback you’ve ever seen in a baseball game?
It may have been a few days, but most Phillies fans are still buzzing about the dramatic come from behind win that the team authored on Sunday afternoon. After looking utterly lifeless for 8 innings, the team scored 6 runs with two outs in the ninth inning, capped off by Kyle Schwarber’s mammoth two-run, walk-off […]
Rise and Phight: 8/25/2026
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West coast wobble: Mariners 9, Phillies 2
Zack Wheeler’s struggles continued as the Philadelphia Phillies’ (73-59) MLB-best nine-game winning streak came to screeching halt with a 9-2 humbling at the hands of the Seattle Mariners (63-69). Wheeler surrendered eight runs on nine hits, five walks and four home runs, raising his ERA from 2.92 to 3.40. It was the second time in […]
Gamethread 8/24: Phillies at Mariners
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Mariners: Let’s have a late night and talk about it.
Don’t go on me: Phillies vs. Mariners series preview
When a team is on a hot streak – and I feel like a nine-game winning streak qualifies – it isn’t always the best thing for them to have to travel across the country. But the schedule makers have seen fit to send the Phillies out west for a three-city road trip, so hopefully, they […]
Three up, three down: week of Aug. 17-23
Which players does one choose when the entire team doesn’t lose a game all week? It doesn’t just mean those who had good weeks. It also applies to those that had a rough stretch as well as there weren’t many. It was just a really good stretch of baseball. Three up Luis Arraez – It’s […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 8/24/2026
The minor league season is winding down, which means the number of games left to make an impression on the big league organization is dwindling. Buffalo 10, Lehigh Valley 2 Alan Rangel, yeesh. Having to kind of wear one for the bullpen, Rangel let up nine runs in 3 innings to salt away the game. […]
Which of these three road series worries you the most?
Late August, early September. The Phillies are headed out west to have three series in which they are playing teams that have given them trouble in the past. First, to Seattle to face the Mariners, then down the Pacific coastline to see the Los Angeles Angels, followed by their own house of horrors in Phoenix […]
Phillies news: Andrew Painter, Jesus Luzardo, Brendan Donovan
Have to admit: I had turned off the Phillies yesterday for quite a while and watched the Little League World Series. I pivoted quickly back to the Phillies once I saw that they had gotten runners on base and had a chance, but even the bright eyed optimist in me didn’t think they had a […]
And then the ninth inning happened: Phillies 6, Cardinals 4
I had a bad feeling about this one. With the Phillies on an eight-game winning streak, it felt like they were due to have a game where things didn’t go their way. And with the team scheduled to board a flight to Seattle later this evening, it was easy to envision the team being satisfied […]
Gamethread 8/23: Phillies vs. Cardinals
The Phillies will try to finish off a sweep of the Cardinals – and win their ninth game in a row – as the series against St. Louis concludes on Sunday afternoon. Cristopher Sanchez gets the start for the Phillies. With 16 wins on the season, the lefty hopes for another good outing in his […]
Fast Man Hunts Fastballs: Justin Crawford in August
Justin Crawford occupies a bit of a strange space. A rookie, and former first-rounder at that, usually has the eyes of a city on him, and the resulting pressure. But while plenty of Phillies have found themselves in the spotlight this season, Crawford has mostly flown under the radar, despite a rough debut at the […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 8/23/2026
Lehigh Valley’s game got rained out, but the other affiliates were in action on Saturday, including the Dominican Summer League Phillies who were eliminated from the DSL Cup tournament. Reading 5, Portland 2 Raider Tello, Pedro Leon, and Raylin Heredia each had RBIs in the top of the ninth to allow the Fightin’ Phils to […]
Who do you trust more right now: Alex McFarlane or Orion Kerkering?
Let’s say that right now, the Phillies had a high leverage situation in which neither Jonathan Bowlan or Jhoan Duran are available. Both of those pitchers are ones the Phillies want to use in the eighth and ninth innings in games in which they are tied or have a lead, something that has been established […]
Phillies news: Alec Bohm, Luis Arraez, Andy Pages
Andrew Painter? Andrew Painter. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Whiffin’, not Paintin’: Phillies 12, Cardinals 3
The Phillies had sent Andrew Painter down to the minors in mid June as they searched for answers to their fifth starter problem. They had clearly not given up on Painter as a project, but at the time, they needed much more than what Painter was giving them. While in Lehigh Valley, Painter wasn’t exactly […]
Gamethread 8/22: Cardinals at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Cardinals: Let’s talk about it.
Let’s get Bryson Stott that extension
We asked the question about whether or not you would give Bryson Stott an extension and boy howdy are the results one sided. Nine out of ten people thought that there should be talks on the horizon with Stott, which is somewhat of a shocking number. There have been a lot of things written about […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 8/22/2026
‘Twas a good night to make sure that their top prospect was on the mound and dominating as the rest of the system didn’t do a whole lot to put wins on the board. Buffalo 8, Lehigh Valley 0 Yeah, this one had about zero action in it. The IronPigs managed to accumulate only three […]
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