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• Phillies news and rumors 5/2: Kyle Schwarber handles first opportunity in left field of season

  02-05-2024 16:16 via philliesnation.com
  
  Kyle Schwarber played in left field for the first time this season on Wednesday. (Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire),
  Kyle Schwarber is a Designated Hitter with a capital D and a capital H.His defense last season was disastrous, and the Phillies lineup has made much more sense since the slugger slid into the DH role once Bryce Harper was cleared to play first base last summer.Still, Schwarber seems to take pride in giving the outfield his best shot, and Philadelphia gave him his first chance to do
  
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• How an obscure rule could have led to interesting ending to Wednesday’s game vs. Brewers

  19-09-2024 06:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Rob Thomson kept a close eye as the Brewers celebrated their walk-off win on Thursday night. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  Milwaukee — Outside the visiting clubhouse at American Family Field were multiple cases of unopened bottles of Budweiser.
  The Phillies went into Wednesday with a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a win or a pair of losses from the division rival Mets and Braves. The plan was to have a modest celebration and save the big party for the division clincher.Inst
  
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• Needing a win to clinch playoff berth, Phillies come up short against Brewers

  19-09-2024 04:35 via philliesnation.com
  
  Carlos Estévez allowed a walk-off single on Wednesday. (John Cordes/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Brewers 2, Phillies 1There were two scenarios in which the Phillies could have clinched a postseason spot on Wednesday night. A win over the Brewers would’ve put them in the playoffs. Both the Braves and Mets losing would’ve, too. But Atlanta and New York won, so it was up to the Phillies to control their own destiny. Unfortunately for them, it was not their night.Aaron Nola was
  
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• Notes: How the Phillies could approach resting Bryce Harper

  19-09-2024 02:09 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper is batting .368 in the month of September.(Allan Dranberg/Icon Sportswire)
  MILWAUKEE — Bryce Harper hasn’t been performing like a player that needs rest.
  Harper, who went 30 games without hitting a home run, has hit three in the last four games. That includes two in a win against the Mets on Sept. 14 to snap the homerless streak and one on Tuesday night to give the Phillies a 3-1 lead in the top of the sixth against the Brewers.
  Since the start of September, Harper is b
  
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• 3 of 4 Phillies-Mets games this weekend will be national broadcasts

  19-09-2024 01:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Citi Field is the home of the New York Mets. (Tim Kelly/Phillies Nation)
  If the Philadelphia Phillies do indeed clinch their first NL East title since 2011 this weekend at Citi Field, there’s a good chance it will come with national announcers on the telecast.
  Three of the four games between the Phillies and Mets this weekend will be national broadcasts.
  Thursday’s series-opener between the two NL East rivals will be on FOX. Jason Benetti will be the play-by-play announcer, with Hal
  
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• Phillies news and rumors 9/18: Is Cal Stevenson auditioning for postseason roster?

  18-09-2024 14:37 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cal Stevenson started on Tuesday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Cal Stevenson’s start in center field on Tuesday in Milwaukee may have had more significance than met the eye.Ultimately, Stevenson had a forgettable night. He struck out in two at-bats, and Weston Wilson pinch hit for him in the seventh inning of a 5-1 Phillies win to give them a chance to clinch a postseason berth on Wednesday.But more important than his single-game performance was the fact that Stevenson was in the lin
  
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• Phillies’ 2024 Magic Number Tracker: Club could secure playoff berth on Wednesday

  18-09-2024 06:00 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. 17, 2024.The Phillies are getting closer to winning their first National League East title since 2011.
  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 th
  
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• Positioned to start Game 1 in October, Zack Wheeler continues dominant stretch as Phillies beat Brewers

  18-09-2024 04:32 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler allowed one run across seven innings on Tuesday. (Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Phillies 5, Brewers 1With the way some of their starting pitchers have performed recently, there’s been some talk about how the Phillies will organize their rotation come October. They haven’t officially clinched anything yet, but it’s getting closer to happening. Their win on Tuesday, coupled with a Braves loss, lowered their magic number to clinch a postseason berth to
  
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• Phillies activate Edmundo Sosa, option Buddy Kennedy

  17-09-2024 22:06 via philliesnation.com
  
  Edmundo Sosa has been activated. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)
  Prior to the second game in their series against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Philadelphia Phillies announced that they’ve activated infielder Edmundo Sosa from the 10-day injured list, and optioned infielder Buddy Kennedy to Triple-A Lehigh Valley to clear room on the 28-man roster.
  For Sosa, it was, as expected, a brief absence as he recovered from back spasms. Tuesday was the first day the 28-year-old infielder was eligible
  
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• Ranger Suárez’s velocity still down, but climbing

  17-09-2024 17:35 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ranger Suárez allowed three runs in five innings on Monday in Milwaukee. (Photo by Allan Dranberg/Icon Sportswire)
  Unless something goes awry in the next couple weeks, the Phillies will bring into the postseason an asset that some of their top competition in the National League bracket will not: starting pitching health.But that doesn’t mean the rotation is without question marks — or, at least, one question mark, in the form of Ranger Suárez.Suárez returned fro
  
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• Suárez struggles as Phillies open road trip with loss to Brewers

  17-09-2024 04:54 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ranger Suárez struggled Monday. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Brewers 6, Phillies 2Well, this definitely wasn’t how the Phillies wanted to start their roadtrip.The Fightins out-hit the Brewers, 11 to eight, but they simply couldn’t get those baserunners home. Overall, the Phillies went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.Meanwhile, Ranger Suárez has given up seven runs and 16 hits over 10 1/3 innings in his last
  
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• Taijuan Walker will return to starting rotation for Phillies

  17-09-2024 00:24 via philliesnation.com
  
  Taijuan Walker will rejoin the rotation for the Phillies. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Taijuan Walker is slated to start for the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, marking his return to the rotation less than a month after many believed he had made his final outing in red pinstripes. He’ll do so on a day where the Phillies may be trying to clinch their first NL East title since 2011.
  Rob Thomson told the media in Milwaukee Monday — including MLB.com‘s Todd Zolecki —
  
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• Member of 2023 Phillies bullpen reclaims success at Triple-A

  17-09-2024 00:21 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dylan Covey has shined in Triple-A. (Don Otto)
  One of the regular members of the Phillies’ 2023 bullpen has found success outside of the majors.Dylan Covey, the club’s primary option in lopsided games for much of last year, hasn’t appeared in a big-league game in 2024. But, after an injury to start the season, he’s returning to form in Triple-A Lehigh Valley.In 13 innings across 13 appearances with Lehigh Valley, Covey has a 1.38 ERA with two holds and two saves. He has
  
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• Could Cristopher Sánchez start Game 2 of a playoff series for Phillies over Aaron Nola?

  16-09-2024 19:35 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cristopher Sanchez has had a breakout season for the Phillies.(Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire)
  Cristopher Sánchez’s latest strong start at Citizens Bank Park — just one run over 7+ innings against the New York Mets Sunday — really ramped up the conversation about where he will fit in the postseason rotation for a few reasons.
  Zack Wheeler — likely to be an NL Cy Young Award finalist — will be the Game 1 starter for the Phillies in the NLDS, assuming they win
  
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• Watch: Phillies Nation TV – Episode 17 – Kyle Schwarber, Philly-New York rivalry & more!

  16-09-2024 19:27 via philliesnation.com
  
  On this jam-packed episode of Phillies Nation TV presented by Valley Forge Tourism, Merrill Reese relives how he prepared for the biggest radio call in Eagles history and why it was important for him to acknowledge Philadelphia fans as part of it. Speaking of fans, Sam Stafford catches up with fan favorite Larry Andersen and asks him about his viral “Braves are gonna lose” taunt to young Atlanta little leaguers back in 1993. Brett Datto from the Darren Daulton Foundation joins the sh
  
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• Phillies’ magic number to clinch NL East down to 5

  16-09-2024 05:00 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. 15, 2024.The Phillies are getting closer to winning their first National League East title since 2011.
  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 th
  
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• Weston Wilson might be playing himself into playoff role for Phillies

  16-09-2024 00:57 via philliesnation.com
  
  Weston Wilson could have an important role for the Phillies in the postseason. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Buddy Kennedy and J.T. Realmuto delivered the two biggest hits in the Philadelphia Phillies’ come-from-behind win over the New York Mets Sunday, but it was Weston Wilson who broke the ice.
  With the Phillies trailing 1-0, Mets starter David Peterson came back out to start the bottom of the eighth inning. He was greeted with a double into the left-center field gap by Wilson. The
  
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• Phillies’ impressive streak stays alive after walk-off win over Mets

  15-09-2024 22:31 via philliesnation.com
  
  J.T. Realmuto hit a walk-off single on Sunday.(Cheryl Pursell/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Phillies 2, Mets 1The first six innings of Sunday’s Mets-Phillies series finale took an hour and 15 minutes. The clubs combined for five hits — four singles and a double — and had three baserunners reach scoring position. It was get-away-day offense at its finest.Mets’ starter David Peterson got through six innings on 71 pitches. Phillies’ starter Cristopher Sánchez g
  
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• Report: Execs believe Phillies will bid on Juan Soto

  15-09-2024 20:01 via philliesnation.com
  
  Juan Soto is scheduled to be a free agent this offseason. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  It might be too early to start talking about the upcoming offseason — there are still two weeks left in the regular season — but that hasn’t stopped one writer from reporting on the upcoming free agency of New York Yankees’ outfielder Juan Soto.On Sunday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported that the Phillies are one of five teams expected to make a bid for Soto in the offseason.
  
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• Alec Bohm is back for Phillies, but Nick Castellanos remains in cleanup spot

  15-09-2024 18:13 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alec Bohm is back in the lineup for the Phillies. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Philadelphia Phillies fans got pleasant news with the activation of third baseman Alec Bohm a day earlier than expected from the injured list Sunday. But while Bohm is back in the lineup, the All-Star will hit fifth, with Nick Castellanos remaining in the cleanup spot, at least for now.
  Manager Rob Thomson was asked Sunday morning why he elected to have Bohm hit fifth, rather than reinserting him in the cleanup
  
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• Taijuan Walker the unsung hero of Saturday’s win

  15-09-2024 15:46 via philliesnation.com
  
  Taijuan Walker threw three scoreless innings in relief on Saturday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Cal Stevenson stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday with a chance to tie the game. He did more than that, delivering a two-run double that carried the Phillies past the Mets.Bryce Harper was a large reason why Stevenson had the chance to do that in the first place. He snapped a 30-day home run drought with two big flies.Taijuan Walker is a large reason why either
  
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• The Cal Stevenson Game and why every roster spot matters for postseason-bound Phillies

  15-09-2024 15:44 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cal Stevenson has two go-ahead doubles for the Phillies this week. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  It really does take everyone.
  It’s a message Rob Thomson uttered many times as those on the outside fretted over who was going to be on the Opening Day roster during spring training.In reality, 47 players have appeared in a big league game for the Phillies this year. Among the many names that have shuffled in and out of the Phillies clubhouse, Cal Stevenson has stood out.A baseball journey
  
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• Bryce Harper finally homers, Cal Stevenson comes up clutch in Phillies’ win over Mets

  15-09-2024 00:36 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper hit two runs on Saturday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Phillies 6, Mets 4It lasted 30 games, or 127 plate appearances, but he finally did it. Bryce Harper hit a home run on Saturday. Then, he hit another. The first snapped the second-longest homer-less streak of his career. The second was his 150th as a member of the Phillies and put his club back into the ball game.Mets starter Luis Severino was more than effective for most of the afternoon. The right-hander reti
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Bohm, Sosa could be back for Brewers series

  14-09-2024 20:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alec Bohm could be back for the Milwaukee series. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Latest Phillies Injury UpdatesAlec Bohm (left hand strain)Status: 10-day IL; On rehab assignment with Lehigh Valley
  After six days of keeping him on the active roster with the belief he wouldn’t need an injured list stint, the Phillies placed Bohm on the 10-day IL with a left hand strain Friday. The move is retroactive to Sept. 3, as the maximum you can backdate an IL stint is three days. Infielder Bud
  
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• Injuries continue to plague NL opponents’ pitching staffs as postseason nears

  14-09-2024 16:13 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dodgers ace Tyler Glasnow is on the injured list. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire)
  The National League postseason bracket is going to be a six-way heavyweight bout. There will be no 2023 Marlins. Every team that will be playing in October this year in the Senior Circuit, provided there is no miracle in the Wild Card chase, can reasonably win the pennant.
  But it might all come down to whose pitching staff will be the healthiest.Things will have to change, and fast, for that to be the
  
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• Alec Bohm, Edmundo Sosa will begin rehab assignments Saturday

  14-09-2024 04:12 via philliesnation.com
  
  Could Alec Bohm be back with the Phillies soon? (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Philadelphia Phillies were crushed 11-3 in Friday night’s series opener against the New York Mets, but still had some positive news to reveal after the game.
  Manager Rob Thomson announced postgame that third baseman Alec Bohm (left hand strain) and utility infielder Edmundo Sosa (back spasms) will both begin rehab assignments with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday.
  Bohm is slated to play all nine inning
  
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• ‘I have no concern’: Nola struggles, but Thomson remains confident

  14-09-2024 00:45 via philliesnation.com
  
  Aaron Nola allowed two three-run home runs in a loss to the Mets. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Mets 11, Phillies 3The Mets at one point had no hits against Aaron Nola. It was actually the second time this season the Mets began the game with no hits against Nola through four innings. If you recall, Nola’s best start of the season came against the Mets in Queens on May 14, when he threw a complete-game shutout and carried a perfect game into the sixth.
  This one didn’
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Latest on Bohm, Hays, Sosa and Turnbull

  13-09-2024 22:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alec Bohm currently on the 10-day IL. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Kyle Schwarber (left elbow contusion) and J.T. Realmuto (sore left knee) are back in the lineup for Friday’s game against the New York Mets.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 still hasn&rsqu
  
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• Predicting the Phillies’ NL East clinch date

  13-09-2024 17:11 via philliesnation.com
  
  Citizens Bank Park has been home to the Phillies since 2004. (Tim Kelly/Phillies Nation)
  Nothing is guaranteed, but even with seven head-to-head games left to go against the second-place New York Mets, the Phillies are on the verge of clinching their first NL East title since 2011.The magic number, as of Friday, Sept. 13, is down to nine. The lead in the division is at eight.
  So when could the Phillies pop champagne again? The Phillies will likely reserve the big celebration for the division cl
  
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• Advertisement coming to batting helmets for entire MLB postseason

  13-09-2024 16:58 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies introduced the IBX jersey patch in July, and you’ll see helmet sponsorships in the postseason. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Phillies fans should hope they get to know the Strauss logo awfully well over the next couple months.
  Not necessarily because they want it in the first place, of course. In news that continues the recent wave of advertisements on MLB uniforms, the ostrich logo of Strauss will be on helmets for the entire postseason, as well as regular season games i
  
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