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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The Phillies had an important game on Monday night in Cincinnati. It was a game that featured the return of starter Cole Hamels, who had been inactive for two weeks after experiencing stiffness in his
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The Phillies won two of their three games against the Mets earlier this week, and began a series with the Marlins on Friday, hoping to further reduce their magic numbers to clinch a playoff spot,
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With the baseball season at its midpoint, the Phillies have had several players surprise them with excellent play. Antonio Bastardo, Cole Hamels, Ryan Madson, Mike Stutes, and Vance Worley have all more than surpassed expectations
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Before the season started, pitchers Vance Worley, Mike Stutes, and Antonio Bastardo were three names that were barely on the Phillies’ radar. All three pitchers were young, untested arms, each vying for a spot on
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The Phillies revealed some bad news on Tuesday by placing Ryan Madson on the 15-day disabled list with a contusion in his right hand. The righthanded reliever had his pitching hand struck by a line
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The Phillies managed to overcome a poor offensive showing on Friday night against the Oakland Athletics thanks to a superb job from the pitching staff. The bats were only able to generate one run in
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A rule 5 draft pick in 2010, David Herndon spent the entire season on the Phillies’ major league roster, but was primarily used in a mop-up role. He appeared in 47 games in his rookie
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The Phillies and Athletics were locked into a pitching duel on Friday night. The two teams combined for just one run and six hits on the night, with the only run of the game coming
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A concern about the Phillies before the season was the amount of depth in the bullpen. The team had lost a reliable reliever in Chad Durbin. They were forced to bring a pair of unreliable
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