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Phillies eager to ride 'good start' into rematch vs. Giants
After beginning the Don Mattingly era with a much-needed victory, the Philadelphia Phillies hope to ride the momentum into Wednesday night's matchup with the visiting San Francisco Giants.,Philadelphia entered Tuesday with a league-worst-tying 9-19 record, prompting the team to part ways with manage...

Phillies post 2-hit shutout of Giants in first game since manager's firing
Jesus Luzardo allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Tuesday, hours after firing manager Rob Thomson.,With a league-worst 9-19 record entering Tuesday, the Phillies opted to part ways with Thomson, who had managed the squ...

After managerial change, Phillies look to alter fortunes vs. Giants
The Philadelphia Phillies made news on Tuesday morning, hours before opening a three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants.,The Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson and named bench coach Don Mattingly as their interim skipper through the 2026 season.,USA Today reported Boston Red Sox m...

Phillies fire Rob Thomson, tab Don Mattingly as interim manager
The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson on Tuesday and named bench coach Don Mattingly as their interim skipper through the 2026 season.,USA Today reported Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, fired Friday, was offered the job and declined, opting to spend time with his family.,The flounder...

Phillies eager to end awful April on high note vs. Giants
April will go down as a month that manager Rob Thomson and the Philadelphia Phillies would prefer to forget.,With 11 losses in their last 12 games and only nine victories on the season, the Phillies are desperate for a win Tuesday when they host the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game...

Chris Sale notches 150th win as Braves take rubber match from Phillies
Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings to earn the 150th victory of his career as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Sale (5-1) retired the first eight batters he faced and allowed only one hit, a single to Trea T...

With skid over, Phillies look to build on win, take series at Braves
Now that the Philadelphia Phillies have ended their 10-game losing streak, they'll try to do on Sunday what no one else has done this season -- win a series against the Atlanta Braves.,The Phillies beat the Braves 8-5 in 10 innings on Saturday to square the three-game series in Atlanta. The Braves a...

Phillies snap 10-game skid with extra-inning defeat of Braves
Bryce Harper's bases-loaded single in the 10th inning drove in two runs and sparked the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday to end their 10-game losing streak.,After Tyler Kinley (3-1) started the inning with a walk and left-hander Jose Suarez walked the ...

Phillies' Zack Wheeler returns to rotation to face hot Braves
Philadelphia ace Zack Wheeler will make his first start since last August when the Phillies bid to snap a 10-game losing streak on Saturday night against the host Atlanta Braves.,The Braves have won nine of their last 10 games and beat the Phillies 5-3 on Friday to open the three-game set between th...

Michael Harris II comes off Braves bench for clutch hit, win vs. Phillies
Michael Harris II delivered a pinch-hit double to drive in two runs and help the Atlanta Braves rally for a 5-3 win on Friday and hand the visiting Philadelphia Phillies their 10th straight loss.,The losing streak is the longest for Philadelphia since it dropped 11 in a row in 1999. The Braves have ...

Michael Harris comes off Braves bench for clutch hit, win vs. Phillies
Michael Harris delivered a pinch-hit double to drive in two runs and help the Atlanta Braves rally for a 5-3 win on Friday and hand the visiting Philadelphia Phillies their 10th straight loss.,The losing streak is the longest for Philadelphia since it dropped 11 in a row in 1999. The Braves have won...

Phils, on verge of worst skid this century, look for answers vs. Braves
The surging Atlanta Braves will try to compound Philadelphia's recent struggles when they open a three-game series against the visiting Phillies on Friday night.,The Braves just took three of four games from the host Washington Nationals, capped by a 7-2 victory on Thursday, and have won eight of th...
