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• How to watch Phillies vs. Nationals series

  22-06-2026 18:44 via philliesnation.com
  
  Blake Butera is the first-year manager of the Washington Nationals. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies are down in D.C. for four against the Washington Nationals beginning Monday.
  The Nationals have been a bit of a surprise this year. They have one of the best offenses in MLB. Their .741 team OPS is the fifth-best in MLB. To put that into perspective, the Phillies are 25th at .696.
  What’s holding them back is pitching. They have the sixth-worst ERA in baseball at 4.64. The Philli
  
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• Phillies reportedly trade Tommy Pham to AL Central team

  31-08-2026 20:40 via philliesnation.com
  
  Tommy Pham, who spent the last two months with the IronPigs, is heading to Chicago. (Cheryl Pusell)The Phillies are sending outfielder Tommy Pham to the Chicago White Sox, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported. Pham, 38, spent the last two months in the Phillies organization with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The Phillies are getting cash considerations in return, as reported by James Fegan of the Chicago Sun-Times.
  In 44 games with the IronPigs, the right-handed hitting Pham batted .250 with a .
  
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• Phillies prospect Dante Nori ‘feeling great,’ back from ‘weird’ injury in time for Double-A playoff push

  31-08-2026 13:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dante Nori is back on the field. (Photo courtesy of the Reading Fightin Phils)READING, Pa. — Phillies prospect Dante Nori had never missed real time due to injury in his young career. He played 125 games in his first full season in 2025. He battled through a shoulder issue earlier this year.That’s what made it all the more difficult when the outfielder had to spend 11 weeks on the injured list for Double-A Reading, spending most of that time resting and recovering at the organizatio
  
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• How to watch this week’s Phillies vs. Diamondbacks series with two late-night games

  31-08-2026 12:55 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper talks with Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)The Phillies are set to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks this week at Chase Field in Phoenix in one of the biggest remaining series on the regular season schedule.
  Coming off a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels, the Phillies will look to add to their 4.5-game lead over Arizona in the wild card standings. Since Arizona took two out of three against Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park in April, the Diamo
  
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• Zack Wheeler finds better results as Phillies sweep Angels

  31-08-2026 01:02 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler has a 3.31 ERA this season. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)Zack Wheeler did not look all the way back, but the right-hander took a step in the right direction Sunday in the Phillies’ 5-2 sweep-securing win over the Angels.Wheeler, who completed six innings for the first time since July 21, allowed one run on four hits with six strikeouts. His command was not sharp all afternoon. It came and went. Wheeler walked three batters and hit another. But overall, the better results wer
  
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• Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate gets no-hit just one day after one-hitter

  30-08-2026 23:13 via philliesnation.com
  
  Otto Kemp and the IronPigs were no-hit on Sunday. (Cheryl Pursell)The IronPigs narrowly avoided a no-hitter on Saturday afternoon. Only a day later, the Syracuse Mets got the job done in the Lehigh Valley.Less than 24 hours after right-hander Jonah Tong twirled a seven-inning one-hitter against the Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate in the first game of a doubleheader, Syracuse completed a combined no-hitter in an 8-0 win on Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park. It was the first no-hitter in the
  
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• Cristopher Sánchez reaches 200-strikeout season milestone in Phillies’ extra-inning win over Angels

  30-08-2026 07:31 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cristopher Sánchez surpassed 200 strikeouts. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)Cristopher Sánchez was stellar in a milestone outing on Saturday night at Angel Stadium, but it took an extra inning for Philadelphia to triumph over the Angels on a low-scoring night. The Phillies ultimately defeated the Angels by a score of 4-2 in 10 innings.With his eight strikeouts, Sánchez reached the 200-strikeout mark, ending the night at 202 on the season. This is now Sánchez’s s
  
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• Sosa’s slam saves the day as Phillies beat Angels in another wild comeback

  29-08-2026 06:52 via philliesnation.com
  
  Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead grand slam on Friday with the Phillies down to their last out. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)Bryson Stott couldn’t believe his eyes. Wade Meckler had just gone crashing over the right-field wall at Angel Stadium, robbing the Phillies third baseman of a go-ahead three-run homer and putting them one out away from a stinging defeat against baseball’s worst team.Stott will just have to defer the spotlight to a pinch-hitter.That pinch-hitter, Edmundo Sosa,
  
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• Former Phillies pitcher and 1980 World Series champion Larry Christenson passes away

  29-08-2026 03:23 via philliesnation.com
  
  Former Phillies pitcher Larry Christenson passed died unexpectedly on Friday. (Ian D’Andrea on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)Former Phillies pitcher and 1980 World Series champion Larry Christenson died unexpectedly on Friday morning, the club announced. The Washington native was spending time with family and friends on a fishing trip in his home state. He was 72 years old.Christenson pitched 11 major-league seasons for the Phillies, winning 83 games with a career 3.79 ERA. He debuted as a te
  
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• Phillies release former organizational minor-league pitcher of the year amid disaster season

  29-08-2026 01:04 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies released Jean Cabrera. (Photo courtesy of the Reading Fightin Phils)The Phillies released a former organizational minor-league pitcher of the year amid a disaster season from the starter.Right-hander Jean Cabrera, named a Paul Owens Award winner by the club in 2021, was released on Friday, the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils announced. He had previously been designated for assignment by the Phillies last month. Cabrera, 24, had a 7.64 ERA in 21 minor-league outings in 2026.Cabrera s
  
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• How to watch Phillies vs. Angels west-coast series

  28-08-2026 17:51 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies will face Mike Trout and the Angels this week in Anaheim. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)Fans back east will have to wait a while longer to get their sleep schedules back on track, as the Phillies continue their west coast road trip this weekend. They are in Anaheim this weekend as they prepare to play a three-game set against the Los Angeles Angels.The Phillies (74-60) dropped their most recent series against the Mariners, cooling off a bit from their prior nine-game winning str
  
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• Phillies veteran Aaron Nola shares thoughts on homegrown starter Andrew Painter, pitching as rookie: ‘It’s going to help him a lot down the road’

  28-08-2026 17:41 via philliesnation.com
  
  Andrew Painter had a stellar start on Saturday. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola, the club’s first-round pick in the 2014 draft and the longest-tenured player on the team, watched from the first-base dugout as his fellow homegrown pitcher made the best start of his young career this past Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park.The 33-year-old Nola has said on plenty of occasions that he loves when players make their debuts, and he’s seen pl
  
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• Phillies announce multiple changes to baseball operations personnel

  27-08-2026 23:55 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dave Dombrowski announced multiple changed to personnel in the baseball operations department. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski on Thursday announced a slew of front office personnel moves.Among them, Dan Aucoin was promoted from senior director of baseball solutions to assistant general manager, research and information.
  Farm director Luke Murton was also promoted to the new role of assistant general manager, hitting. He will lead the
  
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• Bats strike early, Luzardo shuts down Mariners as Phillies take finale in Seattle

  27-08-2026 00:53 via philliesnation.com
  
  Jesús Luzardo reached 200 strikeouts on the season in a win against the Mariners. (Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire)The Phillies offense got to the Mariners early and was backed by a lights-out effort from Jesús Luzardo, as they salvaged the series with a 6-0 win in Seattle.  Despite his blazing fastball, Mariners starter Bryan Woo was unable to evade Phillies hitters. Two batters after Kyle Schwarber doubled to lead off the game, Bryce Harper hit a two-run hom
  
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• Aaron Nola solid, but Phillies lose late-night snoozer against Mariners

  26-08-2026 06:28 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryson Stott went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in a loss to the M’s. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)If you chose to go to bed instead of watching the game, you probably made the right choice.
  Aaron Nola pitched a solid six innings, but the Phillies offense couldn’t get anything going in a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park. Nola allowed a pair of runs and struck out seven over six innings.
  Nola, who has turned his season around in the second half, con
  
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• Here’s the full list of Phillies players to record 1,000 hits with the team

  25-08-2026 21:01 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper became the 34th Phillie to reach 1,000 hits with the team. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)On Monday night in Seattle, Bryce Harper became the 34th player in franchise history to record 1,000 hits as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies.
  1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ hits in a Phillies uniform for Bryce Harper! pic.twitter.com/fe491Z6MkD— Phillies Nation (@PhilliesNation) August 25, 2026
  He is the first Phillie to reach that mark since Rya
  
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• The pitch behind Aaron Nola’s recent turnaround

  25-08-2026 20:31 via philliesnation.com
  
  Aaron Nola has a 3.63 ERA in his last nine starts. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)It’s no secret that Aaron Nola had been struggling to find his groove for a while. After an injury-riddled 2025 in which he posted a 6.01 ERA across 17 starts, the 33-year-old right-hander posted a 6.04 ERA through the first 17 starts of his 2026 campaign. Perhaps the low point of his season came on June 29, when Nola allowed eight runs across the fourth and fifth innings of a game against the Pirates
  
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• Wheeler’s struggles compound as Phillies’ winning streak ends at nine in Seattle

  25-08-2026 06:36 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler again struggled mightily on Monday. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)Despite all the Phillies players and trends in which a nine-game winning streak inspired newfound confidence, one of the unsolved mysteries remained arguably the most important: Zack Wheeler. He made one start during the streak, and it was a minor step up, but still just OK.After Monday night, the Phillies still have questions – perhaps even more now – to address about their typically ace-like righty who,
  
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• How to watch this week’s Phillies vs. Mariners west coast series

  25-08-2026 02:57 via philliesnation.com
  
  Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies head to Seattle for a three-game set against the Mariners. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)The Phillies will look to stretch their winning streak to 10 on the west coast on Monday night against the Seattle Mariners.Coming off a thrilling 6-4 ninth-inning comeback, the Phillies will embark on a three-city trip on the west coast beginning in Seattle on Monday and ending in Phoenix next week.The Phillies will send Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola and Jesús Luzardo to t
  
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• The numbers behind the Phillies’ bizarre three-year drought without a walk-off home run

  24-08-2026 13:25 via philliesnation.com
  
  Teammates mob Kyle Schwarber at the plate after his walk-off home run. (Jake Law/Phillies Nation)Kyle Schwarber’s big swing in the ninth inning on Sunday extended a pair of notable Phillies streaks and ended a longstanding drought. His 459-foot walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth inning stretched the Phillies’ longest winning streak of the year to nine. They have also swept three-consecutive series for the first time since September 2010.For the Phillies, it was the team&rs
  
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• Phillies react to Kyle Schwarber’s ‘unbelievable’ walk-off home run over batter’s eye: ‘A plane taking off’

  24-08-2026 00:54 via philliesnation.com
  
  Kyle Schwarber hit a walk-off home run on Sunday. (Jake Law/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber’s bat landed near the coach’s box down the first-base line, his helmet landed nearby and the ball landed 459 feet away in dead center field, bouncing on Ashburn Alley as the slugger circled the bases.The surging Phillies entered the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon down four runs. Offense had been hard to come by for Philadelphia. But with two outs, the club
  
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• Phillies pull off stunning comeback in ninth against Cardinals

  23-08-2026 22:33 via philliesnation.com
  
  Kyle Schwarber hit the Phillies’ first walk-off home run since 2023 in a stunning comeback against the Cardinals. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)Down to their final out in the ninth inning, the Phillies erased a 4-0 deficit on a pair of clutch hits from Edmundo Sosa and Bryan De La Cruz. Kyle Schwarber finished it off with the first Phillies walk-off home run since 2023 in a stunning 6-4 win over the Cardinals to extend the Phillies’ season-long winning streak to nine games. The P
  
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• Bryson Stott leaves game early with injury

  23-08-2026 21:50 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryson Stott left Sunday’s game early with an injury. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)Bryson Stott, starting at second base with Luis Arraez out of the lineup, was removed from Sunday’s game in the top of the eighth with a bruised right foot.Stott fouled a pitch off his foot in the bottom of the sixth inning. He fell to the ground and was checked out by Phillies head athletic trainer Paul Buchheit. Stott stayed in the game for another full inning before being replaced by Arraez in
  
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• Phillies to host watch party at Citizens Bank Park for upcoming road game

  23-08-2026 19:31 via philliesnation.com
  
  Citizens Bank Park has been the home of the Phillies since 2004. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies are giving fans a chance to watch a game at Citizens Bank Park next weekend, despite the fact that the club will be on to the West Coast.The team is hosting a watch party and open house next Sunday, Aug. 30, when the Phillies play the Los Angeles Angels at 4 p.m. Eastern at Angel Stadium. The game broadcast will be down on the scoreboard in left field. Fans will be
  
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• Phillies rookie Andrew Painter shows confidence in stellar outing; Kyle Schwarber ‘finally’ comes through against position player

  23-08-2026 08:05 via philliesnation.com
  
  Andrew Painter threw seven innings on Saturday. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — Phillies rookie Andrew Painter has a new look.After struggling to start his major-league career and being sent down to the minor leagues to regroup, he’s emerged with a different energy, a resurgent fastball and better results. Painter has looked like he belongs. His outing against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park was the strongest evidence yet.The right-han
  
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• Phillies outfielder Derek Hill leaves early as team suffers second injury of game

  23-08-2026 02:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Derek Hill was removed from Saturday’s game. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — Phillies outfielder Derek Hill was removed from the club’s matchup against the Cardinals on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park with neck stiffness, the club announced. It was the second injury the Phillies dealt with after second baseman Luis Arraez left with lower-body cramps.“It was kind of a really weird game from that standpoint,” interim manager Don Mattingly said af
  
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• Why did Phillies cleanup hitter Luis Arraez leave game versus Cardinals early?

  23-08-2026 01:21 via philliesnation.com
  
  Luis Arraez exited early on Saturday. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — Phillies second baseman Luis Arraez left the club’s matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals early on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park. The team announced that he was dealing with lower-body cramps and would be evaluated further.Arraez, a three-time batting champion, went 1-for-2 with a single off Cardinals left-hander Quinn Matthews and later scored on a two-run single by Bryan De La Cruz in th
  
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• Phillies notes: Why Bryson Stott is out of lineup vs. Cardinals, an injury update and more

  22-08-2026 23:27 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryson Stott is not in Saturday’s lineup. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — Phillies third baseman Bryson Stott is batting .318 with a .376 on-base percentage in 19 August games. He has an .838 OPS against left-handed pitching this season. But he will not be in the lineup versus Cardinals lefty Quinn Matthews on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park.The last time Stott began a game on the bench was June 5, when he had a .647 OPS going into the day. He started Philadelphi
  
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• Alec Bohm plays hero, continues to reward Phillies’ extreme patience in red-hot August

  22-08-2026 05:29 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alec Bohm hit a walk-off triple. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — On May 7, Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly gave Alec Bohm a game off. He wanted the right-handed hitter to take a “reset day.” No playing. No swinging.Bohm was batting .154 with a .398 OPS, but he wasn’t being benched for an extended period. Mattingly maintained that Bohm would turn it around. He thought Bohm would hit, “and I’ll believe that until the day I’m not on
  
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• Don Mattingly gives update on Phillies’ plan for former All-Star Nestor Cortes: ‘We’ve got to see what we got’

  22-08-2026 00:47 via philliesnation.com
  
  Nestor Cortes signed with the Phillies. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)PHILADELPHIA — Former Yankees All-Star left-hander Nestor Cortes officially joined the Phillies organization on Wednesday after being sidelined for the entire season so far following a surgery in October. The 31-year-old threw for scouts in Florida earlier this week, then signed a major-league deal with Philadelphia. Cortes was optioned to Single-A Clearwater to give the
  “Well,” Phillies interim ma
  
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