• Phillies cough up six-run lead, get swept in Miami

    Phillies cough up six-run lead, get swept in Miami
    Jesús Luzardo allowed six runs in 6 1/3 innings in a loss to the Marlins. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)The Phillies had a 6-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth. The Marlins came back to tie it 6-6 in the seventh and take the lead in the eighth in an 8-6 loss. Philadelphia has been swept in Miami and have lost nine of the first 12 games coming back from the break. All three losses in Miami were tough, but this is the toughest to swallow. It’s the first tim
  • Don Mattingly has interesting response to Bryce Harper’s postgame comments on the trade deadline

    Don Mattingly has interesting response to Bryce Harper’s postgame comments on the trade deadline
    Don Mattingly is the interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)On Tuesday night after the Phillies’ 1-0 loss to the Marlins, Bryce Harper was asked about the team’s readiness to hit playoff-caliber pitching in October. Harper, as always, was honest. “Yeah man, I think we need some help,” Harper told reporters. When asked if the team needed a bat or an arm, Harper said, “Both.” He’s not wrong. The Phill
  • Why the Phillies should consider mid-season shakeup at trade deadline

    Why the Phillies should consider mid-season shakeup at trade deadline
    Alec Bohm and Trea Turner make up the left side of the Phillies’ infield. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)For many years, the Phillies trade deadline has been all about adding. The Phillies, losers of four consecutive series out of the All-Star break, will buy. Buying, however, won’t solve all of their problems.
    Some were anticipated. They did not enter the season with a strong outfield unit. Bryan De La Cruz, a minor league signing who was just called up eight days ago, is the clu
  • Phillies’ shorthanded lineup gets shut out as team clinches fourth consecutive series loss since All-Star break

    Phillies’ shorthanded lineup gets shut out as team clinches fourth consecutive series loss since All-Star break
    The Phillies were shut out on Tuesday. (Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire)With a shorthanded batting order that looked thin as soon as it was announced, the Phillies’ offense did not pull off a surprise performance on Tuesday night in Miami.The Phillies, playing with a lineup that did not include slugger Kyle Schwarber and had Garrett Stubbs in for starter J.T. Realmuto, were shut out in a 1-0 loss to the Marlins at loanDepot park. Two veteran starters were on the mound in Miami&rsqu
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