More Teams. More Games. In the first game of the Philadelphia Phillies’ 2023 MLB postseason run, in the bottom of the fourth inning with the Phillies up 1-0 on the Miami Marlins, Nick Castellanos belted a double. When he reached second base, he dusted himself off, pausing to look into the home dugout — and […]
Continue readingThe fact that these teammates were his teammates was silly. That this locker was his locker, illogical. That the contents of that bag, which he had commissioned barely 12 hours ago, were his to commission at all, downright asinine. Six months ago, he took the mound in Low-A ball in Clearwater, Florida. Low-A! And here […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Kyle Schwarber mashes two homers off Merrill Kelly to extend the Phillies’ lead over the Diamondbacks. (1:01) PHILADELPHIA — For 2½ rounds in the 2023 MLB playoffs, the Philadelphia Phillies’ offense has been an unstoppable machine, scoring 46 runs in eight games. But that wasn’t always the case. After an inconsistent […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Bryce Harper talks the motivation behind staring down Orlando Arcia after his home runs during the Phillies’ Game 3 win. (0:52) PHILADELPHIA — Over the past two years, Phillies-Braves has transformed into one of baseball’s best rivalries, in the vein of Yankees-Red Sox, Giants-Dodgers, or Cardinals-Cubs. One thing it did not […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Bryce Harper hammers two home runs and stares down Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia in the process as the Phillies take down the Braves in Game 3. (1:07) PHILADELPHIA — Phillies star Bryce Harper wouldn’t exactly admit he was fueled by comments Atlanta Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia made about him after Game […]
Continue readingThe Braves decided not to use Kyle Wright, a 21-game winner a year ago who was slowed by injuries this season. The Braves put Wright, 28, on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain Saturday. Over the past three postseasons, Wright was 2-1 with a 3.93 ERA in five games (three starts). In […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. The Phillies close out their 7-1 victory over the Marlins to advance to face the Braves in the NL Division Series. (0:34) PHILADELPHIA — Bryson Stott swung the bat, then stared almost in a daze as the ball plopped 412 feet away into the right-field seats. Stott swears he has almost […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Johan Rojas sends the Phillies back to the postseason with a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning. (1:08) PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper extended his arms as wide as they could stretch and waited for his jubilant Philadelphia Phillies teammates to sock him in the midsection with bottles of bubbly that […]
Continue readingHOUSTON — After capping his magnificent comeback season with another stellar start Tuesday night, Justin Verlander was too busy looking ahead to reflect too much on what he’s accomplished already. “I wouldn’t be who I am or in this position now if I just was happy with where I finish the regular season. … I’m […]
Continue readingPHILADELPHIA — Darick Hall’s tiebreaking home run was his third homer since being called up, and Rhys Hoskins went deep to add an insurance run, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over Nolan Arenado and the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. The Phillies victory came despite Arenado hitting for the cycle, the […]
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