Just one game into the series, the Phillies already have the Cardinals in a desperate situation. In the second game of the series, St. Louis will hand the ball to their ace Chris Carpenter, who
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The epic collapses and improbable Wild Card drama is in the rear view mirror. The Major League Baseball playoffs are set and our Phillies have drawn the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division
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The 2011 Phillies will always be remembered because of their vaunted pitching staff, the core of which the team was built around. Not only has this unit looked great on paper, but they’ve delivered in
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After clinching the National League East and home field advantage throughout the playoffs, the Phillies have fallen into a bit of lull. They are 4-6 in their last 10 games, and have lost five of
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But wait. Is Cliff Lee even the best pitcher on his own staff? With Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels putting up Cy Young-like numbers this season, some may say Lee isn't even the number one,
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As the Phillies essentially play warm up games for the MLB post-season, the Fightins entered a meaningful three game series against the Atlanta Braves who came in a distant second to the Phils in the
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After Wednesday night’s thrilling 3-2 come from behind win over visiting Atlanta, the Phils stand 10.5 games up on the Braves in the NL East and have a division clinching magic number of 12. They
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On Monday night, Phillies starter Cliff Lee put together another masterful performance, throwing his sixth complete game shutout of the season, holding the division rival Atlanta Braves to just five hits over the game. Looking
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Cliff Lee has been nothing short of spectacular in the month of August. Entering Wednesday’s game against the Reds, the lefthander was 4-0 with an ERA of 0.58. He had allowed just two runs in
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Friday night, the Florida Marlins will send Clay Hensley to the mound in an attempt to shut down Philadelphia’s explosive offense. Hensley has an ERA above five and hasn’t won a game since July 18th
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