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• Phillies will face red-hot Mets in NLDS

  04-10-2024 04:08 via philliesnation.com
  
  Pete Alonso hit a crucial home run.(Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  The Philadelphia Phillies now know who their opponent will be in the NLDS.
  Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets will face the Phillies in the best-of-five NLDS. The Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 in the win-or-go-home Game 3 of the NLWCS Thursday.
  The Mets trailed 2-0 entering the top of the ninth inning, and seemed finished considering Milwaukee closer Devin Williams is one of the game’s m
  
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• TV broadcasters for Phillies NLDS series revealed

  03-10-2024 20:35 via philliesnation.com
  
  Citizens Bank Park has been home to the Phillies since 2004. (Tim Kelly/Phillies Nation)
  The National League Division Series begins Saturday at 4:08 p.m. ET. The Phillies still don’t know if their opponent will be the Mets or the Brewers, but fans now know who will be broadcasting the games on television for FOX.
  The Phillies are getting the network’s No. 2 baseball booth, with Adam Amin on play-by-play and A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Wainwright as the color analysts, per sports media
  
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• Here’s your chance to win an autographed Alec Bohm baseball card

  03-10-2024 16:04 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alec Bohm is in his fifth season with the Phillies. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Red October is finally here! Our friends at Shibe Vintage Sports are giving away a Phillies postseason prize pack. Sign up here. A winner will be contacted via email on Friday, Oct. 4.
  The winner will receive:2021 Bowman Sterling Alec Bohm Autographed Card from Wheelhouse Cards
  Vintage maroon adult Phillies tee (in your size)Light blue Phillies Independence Hall logo adjustable hatCopy of “Doc: The Life
  
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• Will Cristopher Sánchez start Game 2? Rob Thomson will take drastic home-road splits into account

  03-10-2024 01:16 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cristopher Sánchez is a candidate to start NLDS Game 2. (Don Otto)
  On Aug. 17, Cristopher Sánchez delivered a 99-pitch masterpiece, a two-hit, one-run shutdown of the Washington Nationals. He ignited the home crowd once again with his second complete game at Citizens Bank Park of the year.Phillies manager Rob Thomson raved about his breakout left-hander’s performance. He was asked why Sánchez had been able to find so much success in his home ballpark compared to on th
  
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• Will Austin Hays be the starting left fielder for Phillies in postseason?

  03-10-2024 00:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Austin Hays is a postseason x-factor for the Phillies. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  A left hamstring strain, kidney infection and back soreness limited Austin Hays to just 22 games after he was acquired from the Baltimore Orioles in late July. But none of that matters now — the postseason is looming, and Hays is ready to go.
  During the simulated game that the Phillies played at Citizens Bank Park Wednesday to stay sharp while they are on the bye, Hays went 2-for-4, per manager Rob Th
  
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• Phillies feel a little bit better about Ranger Suárez after sim game

  03-10-2024 00:13 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ranger Suárez pitched two innings in an intrasquad game on Wednesday. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire)
  Rob Thomson wasn’t managing in Wednesday’s intrasquad game at Citizens Bank Park behind closed doors. So he took the opportunity to take in a part of the game from a different vantage point.As Ranger Suárez took the mound to throw two innings against his Phillies teammates, Thomson sat behind home plate. It gave Thomson a better of view of Suárez’
  
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• Watch Phillies Nation TV Episode 19 – A Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Savannah Bananas visit to Philadelphia

  03-10-2024 00:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  This week on Phillies Nation TV presented by Valley Forge Tourism, the Savannah Bananas are in town! Sam Stafford brings us a behind-the-scenes look at how the “Banana Ball” phenomenon has grown to selling out major league ballparks around the country, including here in Philly on September 21. She talks with Bananas owner Jesse Cole who shares the origin story of the club team and explains how they’ve created an unrivaled fan experience on the field and on social media. Sam als
  
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• Spencer Turnbull could be ready for the postseason. How should the Phillies use him?

  02-10-2024 19:18 via philliesnation.com
  
  Spencer Turnbull could pitch for the Phillies in the postseason. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies will play an intrasquad game on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park. It will be closed to fans and media, so all we’ll get is secondhand accounts.
  For most Phillies, it’s just a tune up as the team waits to begin postseason play on Saturday. It will mean more to the few who are battling for one of the last spots on the roster.
  Spencer Turnbull will take the mound at Citizens B
  
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• Phillies closer to facing Mets in NLDS after New York wins Game 1 of Wild Card Series

  02-10-2024 12:11 via philliesnation.com
  
  Pete Alonso and the Mets are a win away from advancing to face the Phillies in the NLDS. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  It was an early back-and-forth battle at American Family Field on Tuesday. In Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series, the third-seeded Brewers hosted the sixth-seeded Mets. Through the first four innings, the teams traded the lead. But a five-run top of the fifth by New York was a gut punch Milwaukee couldn’t overcome.The Brewers took a 2-0 lead in the
  
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• For Bryson Stott, the postseason a chance for much-needed reset

  02-10-2024 00:08 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryson Stott will look to make an impact in the postseason after a rough 2024 regular season.(Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  It’s been a tough year offensively for Bryson Stott. Outside of a scorching hot three weeks in May, the Phillies second base struggled to find any kind of rhythm at the plate. He will finish the season with 40 fewer hits and an OPS 77 points below his total from last season. It matters and doesn’t matter. All of the regular season numbers get throw
  
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• Dave Dombrowski not over Phillies’ 2023 NLCS loss: ‘They’ll linger for the rest of my life’

  01-10-2024 22:27 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dave Dombrowski’s Phillies will start the NLDS on Saturday. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  Dave Dombrowski still isn’t over last year’s National League Championship Series.The longtime major-league executive and current Phillies president of baseball operations thought his team had a second consecutive trip to the World Series in hand returning home with a 3-2 series lead over the 84-win Arizona Diamondbacks. Philadelphia dropped Games 6 and 7 at Citizens Bank Park to s
  
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• Aaron Nola: ‘Whatever they need from me, I’ll be ready for’

  01-10-2024 22:11 via philliesnation.com
  
  Will Aaron Nola start Game 2 or Game 3 of the NLDS? (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Since the start of the 2017 season, Aaron Nola leads all pitchers with 1,432 2/3 innings pitched in the regular season. He returned to the Philadelphia Phillies in free agency last offseason on a seven-year/$172 million deal. A lot of pitchers with his resume would bristle at not getting to start in the first two games of a postseason series.
  Not Nola.
  At least he won’t if that’s how things play ou
  
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• Is the window for the Phillies closing? Dave Dombrowski doesn’t think so.

  01-10-2024 21:02 via philliesnation.com
  
  Is the window closing for the Phillies? (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  As the Philadelphia Phillies wait to learn their NLDS opponent, there’s a real sentiment among the fanbase that the team needs to get over the hump and win the World Series in 2024 after a pair of close calls the last two Octobers.
  Zack Wheeler is 34. J.T. Realmuto is 33. Nick Castellanos and Matt Strahm are 32. Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, Aaron Nola, Kyle Schwarber and Jeff Hoffman are 31. The core group that led th
  
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• Bryce Harper’s jersey one of the most popular of 2024 season

  01-10-2024 14:08 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper had the second-best-selling MLB jersey this season. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  There are a lot of baseball-related categories in which it’s pretty much impossible to compete with Shohei Ohtani. Anything related to popularity certainly qualifies.But among all players not named Ohtani, Bryce Harper paced the field in jersey sales during the 2024 regular season, according to MLB.com. He had the second-most popular jersey in the league this year, based on sales of Nike thr
  
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• Pete Rose passes away at age 83

  01-10-2024 01:20 via philliesnation.com
  
  Pete Rose has passed away.
  (Mandatory Credit:VJ Lovero/SI/Icon SMI)Pete Rose — Major League Baseball’s hit king and a member of the 1980 World Series Champion Phillies — has passed away at age 83, his agent Ryan Fiterman told TMZ Sports.
  Rose leaves behind one of the most complicated legacies not only in sports history, but in American history.
  As a baseball player, Rose is one of the most accomplished players in the history of the sport. He was a 17-time All-Star, won the 1973
  
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• Mets, Braves split wild season-ending doubleheader; both teams make playoffs

  01-10-2024 01:08 via philliesnation.com
  
  Francisco Lindor and the Mets secured a Wild Card spot.(Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  The National League playoff picture is finally set.With the weather forcing an unprecedented season-ending doubleheader with multiple playoff implications, the Mets and Braves split a pair of games on Monday afternoon at Truist Park to send both NL East opponents to the postseason; the Arizona Diamondbacks were forced to watch from home as they were knocked out of the playoffs by the result.Each team
  
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• Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper enter postseason in three-way tie for most playoff HRs in Phillies history

  30-09-2024 21:35 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber are tied in a key metric. (John Cordes/Icon Sportswire)
  Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper will enter the 2024 Phillies postseason in a three-way tie with Jayson Werth for most playoff home runs in franchise history at 11. Whether one can emerge in sole possession of the top spot will be an interesting storyline as long as the Phillies are alive this October. It’s true that there are more postseason rounds now for players to add onto their career totals,
  
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• Phillies postseason FAQ: Schedule, ticket information and more

  30-09-2024 16:34 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper is in his sixth season with the Phillies. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  When will the Phillies begin postseason play?
  Game 1 of the National League Division Series is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5 at Citizens Bank Park. Opponent and game times are still TBD. Here is the NLDS schedule:Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 6 at Citizens Bank Park
  Game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 8 at American Family Field, Citi Field or Chase Field
  Game 4 (if necessary): Wednesday, Oct. 9 at American Family Field, Citi Fie
  
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• Phillies broadcaster Ruben Amaro Jr. to call AL Wild Card Series for ESPN Radio

  30-09-2024 08:29 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ruben Amaro Jr. will call the Wild Card Series for ESPN Radio. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Former Phillies general manager and current color commentator Ruben Amaro Jr. will call this week’s American League Wild Card Series between the Royals and Orioles for ESPN Radio, he announced on social media Sunday night. Amaro will join the booth with play-by-play announcer Mike Monaco for the first-round postseason matchup.Baltimore (91-71) will host Kansas City (86-76) for a best-of-three
  
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• A look at a few key Phillies individual stats as regular season concludes

  29-09-2024 23:49 via philliesnation.com
  
  Matt Strahm finished the season with an ERA under two. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Phillies 6, Nationals 3To make you feel a little bit better heading into the postseason, the Phillies won a game.
  Aaron Nola fell just short of 200 innings on the season, the Phillies scored four runs in the fifth and nobody got hurt in a 6-3 win over the Washington Nationals. Jose Ruiz loaded the bases in the ninth, but Kody Clemens made a game-saving catch at the wall in left field.They will
  
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• Nick Castellanos becomes first Phillie since 2007 to start all 162 games

  29-09-2024 21:10 via philliesnation.com
  
  Nick Castellanos is playing for the 162n time this season. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  Nick Castellanos is starting in right field for the Phillies in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Washington Nationals. It’s the 162nd time in 162 games that Castellanos has been in manager Rob Thomson’s starting lineup.
  Castellanos is the first Phillie to play in all 162 games since Freddy Galvis in 2017. However, Galvis didn’t start all 162 games, as Castellanos ha
  
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• Zack Wheeler thinks 2024 regular season was his strongest

  29-09-2024 15:31 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler reached 200 innings in Washington on Saturday. (Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire)
  Zack Wheeler had thrown 90 pitches and the Phillies had (almost) nothing to play for, but Rob Thomson sent him out for the start of the seventh inning anyway. Perhaps he wasn’t worried about pitch count (Wheeler’s next start, NLDS Game 1, isn’t until Saturday); perhaps he just liked the matchup against Juan Yepez with the Phillies still technically in play for the National League’
  
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• Jeff Hoffman blows up in eighth as Phillies drop second straight to Nationals

  29-09-2024 01:08 via philliesnation.com
  Jeff Hoffman and the Phillies struggled Saturday.(Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Nationals 6, Phillies 3A game-tying two-run home run by Trea Turner in the bottom of the eighth on Saturday put some life back into the Phillies. After scoring one run on four hits on Friday night, they remained scoreless until Turner’s eighth-inning homer on Saturday. Nationals’ starter MacKenzie Gore was a big part in keeping the Phillies’ offense quiet. He limited them to fou
  
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• A Phillies fan guide to rooting for the most miserable outcome for Braves, Mets

  28-09-2024 18:33 via philliesnation.com
  Brian Snitker and the Braves are in for a fun couple of days. (Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire)
  The Phillies don’t have much to play for this weekend.
  After losing to the Nats 9-1 and the Dodgers beating the Rockies 11-4, the Phillies have pretty much all but solidified their fate as the No. 2 seed in the National League.
  The only way the Phillies can still get the No. 1 seed is if the Phillies win out and the Dodgers lose out over the next two.
  But there’s chaos on the wild card sid
  
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• Ranger Suárez lasts just two innings in final start of regular season

  28-09-2024 03:23 via philliesnation.com
  Ranger Suárez didn’t have his best stuff on Friday. (Photo by Allan Dranberg/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Nationals 9, Phillies 1In his final start of the regular season, Ranger Suárez left a lot to be desired. The left-hander seemingly didn’t have a good feel for the baseball on Friday night. He only lasted two innings, surrendering six runs on seven hits with two walks and two strikeouts.Altogether, Suárez fired 59 pitches, 42 of which came in the first innin
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Spencer Turnbull likely to pitch in intrasquad game during bye week

  28-09-2024 00:10 via philliesnation.com
  Spencer Turnbull is currently on the 60-day injured list. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire)
  The Latest Phillies Injury UpdatesSpencer Turnbull (right lat strain)Status: 60-day injured list
  Turnbull last pitched in a game on June 26 at Detroit. He experienced a setback in mid-August, but is now trying to ramp up in an attempt to make a 2024 comeback as a reliever.
  He is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session at Coca Cola Park, the home of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, on Friday, S
  
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• Dave Dombrowski says Phillies will play at least one simulated game during time off

  27-09-2024 22:03 via philliesnation.com
  Brandon Marsh and Nick Castellanos embrace Phillies center fielder Johan Rojas. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  In each of the past two seasons, the Philadelphia Phillies have won in the Wild Card Round of the postseason, before upsetting the NL East Champion Atlanta Braves — who were on a bye during the NLWCS — in the NLDS.
  Have the Braves been particularly, well, whiny about the effect having the time off has had on them in the postseason? Yes. The Houston Astros had the sam
  
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• Phillies reportedly shut down idea of including top prospect in trade for frontline starter

  27-09-2024 15:51 via philliesnation.com
  The Phillies reportedly could have traded Andrew Painter in a package for Garrett Crochet but declined. (Cheryl Pursell)The Phillies’ focus is on the postseason for now, but when that’s over — whether it ends in glory or heartbreak — the next big question for them to solve is what to do with the 2025 rotation.
  One of the pieces to that puzzle, at some point in the season, could be Andrew Painter. But that wouldn’t be the case if the Chicago White Sox had had their
  
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• Top prospect Justin Crawford eager to join Phillies after award-winning season: ‘I want to be here next year’

  26-09-2024 18:17 via philliesnation.com
  
  Justin Crawford was named a Phillies’ Paul Owens Award winner. (Ty Daubert, Phillies Nation)
  Justin Crawford got a small taste of the big leagues on Wednesday as the Phillies honored the former first-round pick as their top minor-league hitter for the 2024 season. He was brought out to Citizens Bank Park for the last regular-season home game of the year. He spoke to reporters in the first-base dugout. The experience made the young outfielder eager to make his way to Philadelphia permanent
  
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• Trea Turner reflects on experience playing with bye: ‘It’s more mental than anything’

  26-09-2024 17:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Trea Turner played with a bye on the 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies are embracing the unknown.For the first time since MLB’s new playoff format was implemented in 2022, the Phillies will begin the postseason in the Division Series.They officially wrapped it up with a 9-6 win over the Cubs on Wednesday night and a 2-1 Brewers loss to the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Lingering fans inside Citizens Bank Park cheered as PA announcer Dan Baker called the fin
  
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• Big night from the bats helps Phillies clinch first-round bye

  26-09-2024 02:53 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brandon Marsh had a big hit Wednesday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Phillies 9, Cubs 6Trea Turner, Nick Castellanos and Kody Clemens each homered, while Brandon Marsh and Bryson Stott had big hits of their own as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs Wednesday.
  The 94th win of the season for the Phillies not only earned them a series victory, but when coupled with a Milwaukee Brewers loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, secured a first-round bye in the NL playoff
  
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• Will Cristopher Sánchez’s next start come in NLDS Game 2?

  25-09-2024 22:53 via philliesnation.com
  
  Could Cristopher Sánchez start Game 2 of the NLDS? (Don Otto/Phillies Nation)
  Cristopher Sánchez has logged a career-high 177 innings in 2024, but as long as the All-Star lefty has command, manager Rob Thomson doesn’t expect to limit his innings Wednesday as the Philadelphia Phillies try to earn a series victory over the Chicago Cubs. More important than trying to defeat the Cubs for the Phillies is trying to secure one of the two byes in the National League playoffs. I
  
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• Aramark employees at CBP are on strike. How did it get to this point?

  25-09-2024 22:10 via philliesnation.com
  
  Members of Unite Here Local 274 gather outside Citizens Bank Park during a strike prior to Monday’s game against the Chicago Cubs. (Destiny Lugardo/Phillies Nation)
  As the Phillies host the annual Fan Appreciation Night on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park, a large contingent of concession workers at the ballpark will remain on strike. Members of the workers’ union Unite Here Local 274, which represents over 4,000 Aramark concessions and retail employees, including cooks, bartend
  
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• Magic Number Tracker: Phillies bye clinching scenarios

  25-09-2024 20:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper celebrates the Phillies’ 2023 NLDS win over the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire)
  Updated following all relevant results on Sept. 24, 2024.The Phillies are the 2024 NL East champions.
  In addition to winning the division, the Phillies would like to finish with one of the two best records among National League division winners to skip the wild card round and start the postseason with home-field advantage in the Division Series. Ideally, the Phillies would li
  
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• Preston Mattingly explains what makes Phillies’ Paul Owens Award winners stand out

  25-09-2024 19:26 via philliesnation.com
  
  Justin Crawford was named a Paul Owens Award winner. (Ty Daubert, Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies rewarded two prospects for rising to Double-A in their system, naming them the recipients of their top minor-league award for the 2024 season.Former first-round pick Justin Crawford and right-hander Eiberson Castellano were selected as the Paul Owens Award winners, the team announced Tuesday. The award is given to the top minor-league position player and pitcher in Philadelphia’s organization e
  
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• Phillies news and rumors 9/25: A look at the NL playoff race

  25-09-2024 15:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper and the Phillies will play postseason baseball for the third consecutive season this year. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  For the third consecutive year, the Phillies will play in the postseason. They clinched a playoff berth last Friday with a win over the Mets. They clinched their first NL East title in 13 years on Monday with a win over the Cubs. They still have something to play for.“We still have a carrot out there,” Rob Thomson said before Tuesday’s game.
  
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• Taijuan Walker struggles, potentially pitching himself out of mop-up spot on playoff roster

  25-09-2024 03:26 via philliesnation.com
  
  Taijuan Walker struggled Tuesday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Cubs 10, Phillies 4Taijuan Walker has worked very hard to improve his results, and has always been accountable postgame when he struggles. But far too many times this season, some sort of momentum for the Philadelphia Phillies has been completely halted by Walker taking the mound. Tuesday was the latest example of that.
  A night after the Phillies clinched their first NL East title in 13 years, Bryce Harper hit
  
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• Phillies reward closer Carlos Estévez with ‘special’ moment in NL East clincher

  25-09-2024 01:36 via philliesnation.com
  
  Carlos Estévez closed out the NL East clincher. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  On the verge of securing his team’s first National League East division championship since 2011, Phillies manager Rob Thomson summoned Carlos Estévez, the imposing closer that has continued to fill up the strike zone in the second half of the season.Philadelphia acquired the 6-foot-6-inch right-hander to take down the ninth inning in big spots for the club, giving up two valued prospects in a m
  
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• Magic Number Tracker: Phillies could clinch bye as early as Tuesday

  24-09-2024 17:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper celebrates the Phillies’ 2023 NLDS win over the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire)
  Updated following all relevant results on Sept. 23, 2024.The Phillies are the 2024 NL East champions.
  In addition to winning the division, the Phillies would like to finish with one of the two best records among National League division winners to skip the wild card round and start the postseason with home-field advantage in the Division Series. Ideally, the Phillies would li
  
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• Best moments from the Phillies’ NL East clinching celebration

  24-09-2024 05:40 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh after the Phillies clinched the NL East. (Destiny Lugardo/Phillies Nation)
  For the first time since 2011, the Phillies are NL East champions.
  Here are all of the celebration videos you’ve been waiting for.
  “Bet The Over on Stubby Homer“The third annual hangover game is Tuesday. Tanner Banks will start, the club announced Monday. You can guarantee Garrett Stubbs will be catching.“Bet the over on Stubby homer.” pic.twitter.com/4rd0uspN1I&m
  
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• Aaron Nola passes Cole Hamels in CBP metric en route to division title

  24-09-2024 04:56 via philliesnation.com
  
  Aaron Nola turned in a strong start Monday. (Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire)
  It took Aaron Nola parts of 10 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, but he’s now an NL East Champion.
  Nola was dominant across the first six innings of Monday’s clinching victory over the Chicago Cubs, before running into trouble in the seventh and exiting with the bases loaded and no one out. Matt Strahm escaped the jam only allowing one more of Nola’s runners to score. The righty finished the nig
  
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• J.T. Realmuto, Aaron Nola lead Phillies to first division title since 2011

  24-09-2024 03:16 via philliesnation.com
  
  J.T. Realmuto and Aaron Nola helped the Phillies to clinch their first division title since 2011. (Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire)
  J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber homered early, while Aaron Nola was excellent on the mound as the Philadelphia Phillies easily defeated the Chicago Cubs to clinch the NL East title Monday night. It marks the first time that the Phillies have won the NL East since 2011.
  The Phillies had already punched their ticket to the postseason Friday with a win over the New Yo
  
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• Watch Phillies Nation TV Episode 18 – Ray Didinger and Glen Macnow Reflect on Careers in Philly Sports Media and Favorite Phillies Memories

  24-09-2024 00:06 via philliesnation.com
  
  On this week’s episode of Phillies Nation TV presented by Valley Forge Casino, host Sam Stafford sits down with two Philadelphia Sports Media icons: Ray Didinger and Glen Macnow. They talk about their storied careers across radio, TV and print, what they’re doing now in “retirement” and some of their top Phillies highlights from the past six decades. They also discuss the process for their popular The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies – and reveal their Top Sports Movi
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Latest on Austin Hays, Spencer Turnbull

  23-09-2024 23:10 via philliesnation.com
  
  Will Austin Hays return soon for the Phillies? (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Latest Phillies Injury UpdatesAustin Hays (kidney infection)Status: 10-day ILHays was placed on the 10-day IL (retroactive to Sept. 2) on Sept. 5 with a kidney infection. Cal Stevenson was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take his spot on the roster.Hays went 2-for-9 with a walk and three runs scored across two rehab games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He’s at Citizens Bank Park Monday, and manager
  
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• Darick Hall crushes monster walk-off grand slam to finish Triple-A season

  23-09-2024 21:29 via philliesnation.com
  
  Darick Hall hit a walk-off grand slam Sunday for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. (Cheryl Pursell)
  Slugger Darick Hall, the all-time leader in home runs in the Lehigh Valley, added to his total in dramatic fashion as he crushed a walk-off grand slam to close out the Triple-A season.Hall capped off a six-run bottom of the ninth inning with his bomb to right field, completing a 7-4, come-from-behind victory over Worcester at Coca-Cola Park in the IronPigs’ final game of 2024. The left-handed hitter
  
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• Phillies waste great Zack Wheeler start, squander opportunities in loss to Mets

  23-09-2024 03:56 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts on Sunday. (Allan Dranberg/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Mets 2, Phillies 1A day after scoring three runs on four hits, the Phillies struggled at the plate again on Sunday. Just like Saturday, they scored a run in the first inning, but couldn’t do much more. Not being able to do much more wasted a great start by Zack Wheeler.Mets’ starter Tylor Megill was able to get through four innings by using mostly fastballs. The right-hander held
  
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• Will the Phillies embrace ‘Dancing On My Own’ again?

  23-09-2024 01:50 via philliesnation.com
  
  Garrett Stubbs is the Phillies’ DJ. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  NEW YORK — The next Phillies win will be followed by a champagne celebration.
  It could happen as early as Sunday night with a Phillies win over the Mets. Another loss will delay the celebration by at least one day. The magic number to clinch the NL East is one.A staple of the Phillies’ locker room celebrations is the music. The “Phils Win” playlist curated by Garrett Stubbs and Kyle Schwarber was
  
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• Local pitcher fulfills dream as Savannah Bananas come to Philly: ‘It’s pretty surreal’

  22-09-2024 16:12 via philliesnation.com
  
  Party Animals’ Connor Higgins pitched at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. (Ty Daubert, Phillies Nation)
  Connor Higgins sat in the stands at Citizens Bank Park as a kid and dreamed of taking that mound in front of packed house.It’s safe to say he never pictured himself wearing a Mummer’s suit as he did it.Higgins, a left-handed pitcher from Allentown, Pa., reached a lifelong goal in an unconventional fashion on Saturday night as the Savannah Bananas, a popular entertainment-base
  
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• Phillies 2024 postseason roster projection 1.0

  22-09-2024 02:48 via philliesnation.com
  
  Kody Clemens could be on the Phillies’ postseason roster. (Cheryl Pursell)
  NEW YORK — It’s safe to finally talk about the playoffs.
  Rob Thomson, before Saturday, was hesitant to answer questions about postseason roster construction until now.
  Now we have a better understanding of what the Phillies are thinking. At least for a potential National League Division Series, expect the Phillies to carry an additional bench player over another reliever.
  “I think we have more opt
  
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• Orion Kerkering struggles, gives up three runs in Phillies’ loss to Mets

  22-09-2024 00:41 via philliesnation.com
  
  Orion Kerkering struggled on Saturday. (John Adams/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Mets 6, Phillies 3Two-out walks can haunt a pitcher. One nearly came back to bite Phillies right-hander José Ruiz in the bottom of the sixth on Saturday. After getting two fly outs to start the inning, Ruiz walked Mets eight-hole hitter Harrison Bader. Luisangel Acuña then hit a ground-rule double, putting two runners in scoring position in a tie game. Ruiz escaped the jam, making a nice play after ne
  
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