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Tyler Mahle, Braves look to slow down Phillies
Tyler Mahle has experienced a tale of two seasons, both individually and from a team standpoint. ,The veteran right-hander looks to continue his pleasant turnaround Sunday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves visit the Philadelphia Phillies in the third contest of a four-game set.,After bouncing around...
Zack Wheeler stifles Braves to help Phillies level series
Zack Wheeler worked six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 41st homer as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday. ,Schwarber had two hits for Philadelphia, as did Bryce Harper, Derek Hill and Luis Arraez. Wheeler (12-5) struck out nine...
Surging Braves bid to extend NL East lead over Phillies
The Atlanta Braves' four-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies got off a rousing start on Friday.,The Braves hope to gain additional ground on the second-place Phillies in the National League East on Saturday evening when the teams continue their series in Philadelphia.,Friday's opener featured a ...
Chris Sale, Braves top Cristopher Sanchez, Phils, boost NL East lead
Chris Sale outdueled Cristopher Sanchez in a battle of aces and Mauricio Dubon hit a late two-run homer as the visiting Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Friday.,Sale (14-9) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings, striking out seven and walking one. Sanchez (16-5) also tos...
Phillies 3B Bryson Stott (personal matter) scratched vs. Braves
Philadelphia Phillies infielder Bryson Stott was scratched from Friday's lineup shortly before first pitch against the visiting Atlanta Braves due to a personal matter.,The Phillies didn't immediately provide a reason for Stott's removal. However, Stott and his wife, Dru, announced in May that Dru w...
Braves, Phillies dealing aces for key series opener
This National League East four-game showdown gets off to a compelling start Friday when Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves visit Cristopher Sanchez and the Philadelphia Phillies.,Atlanta (83-57) holds a four-game lead on Philadelphia (79-61) with each team having 22 games left. The Braves and Phillie...
D-backs edge Phillies on James McCann HR, retake 3rd NL wild-card spot
James McCann homered to break a scoreless tie in the eighth, seven Arizona pitchers limited Philadelphia to three hits, and the host Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep with a 1-0 victory over the Phillies in Phoenix on Wednesday.,McCann hit a 409-foot homer on the first pitch he saw from Jonathan B...
Phillies close in on NL East lead, seek to sweep D-backs
The Philadelphia Phillies will go for the fifth sweep in their past six series when they conclude this round of wild-card roulette in the finale of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.,The Phillies (79-60) have won six games in a row and 15 of their pa...
Phils dump D-backs, extend win streak behind Bryce Harper's 4 hits
Bryce Harper had four singles and an RBI, Jesus Luzardo continued his road dominance, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 on Tuesday in Phoenix for their sixth consecutive win.,Luzardo (13-5) gave up one run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings, with six strikeouts and one walk....
Phillies' Jesus Luzardo sizes up Eduardo Rodriguez, D-backs
The most attractive pitching matchup in the majors is scheduled in Phoenix on Tuesday, when Eduardo Rodriguez of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Jesus Luzardo of the Philadelphia Phillies square off in a battle of left-handers.,You could look it up. ,Each is on pace for personal records as the teams me...
Phillies edge Diamondbacks, remain tied atop NL wild-card race
Bryson Stott hit a 464-foot homer, Aaron Nola won for the third time in four starts, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 in Phoenix on Monday to remain tied for the top National League wild-card spot.,Bryce Harper had two hits and extended his career-high on-base streak t...
D-backs' Ketel Marte expected to address team ahead of series vs. Phillies
Ketel Marte is expected to join the Arizona Diamondbacks for the opener of a pivotal three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies that begins Monday in Phoenix, and his teammates appear to be all in. ,Per the Arizona Republic, several veteran players met with general manager Mike Hazen and ma...
Zack Wheeler earns win as Phillies continue heater against Angels
Zack Wheeler allowed one run on four hits over six innings to snap a seven-start winless drought as the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 5-2 victory on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh in...
Phillies' Zack Wheeler strives to get back on track vs. Angels
Coming off his worst start of the season, right-hander Zack Wheeler will try and help pitch the Philadelphia Phillies to a sweep of their three-game series versus the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., ,Wheeler (10-5, 3.40 ERA) has struggled badly since allowing two hits and ...
Phillies score 3 runs in 10th, hold off Angels
Kyle Schwarber drove in the go-ahead run with a bloop double and Trea Turner added a two-run single to highlight a three-run 10th inning and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Alec Bohm went 2-for-4 with a run scored and T...
Larry Christenson, 1980 World Series champ, dies at 72
Larry Christenson, a pitcher who won the World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980, died unexpectedly on Friday at age 72, the team announced.,The Phillies' statement did not reveal a cause of death, but the team said Christenson was on a fishing trip with family and friends in his native ...
Angels' resiliency to be put to test in rematch vs. Phillies
Despite seeing his team lose an American League-high 83 games, Los Angeles Angels manager Kurt Suzuki has gone out of his way to praise his club's resiliency.,"They never give up," Suzuki said after the Angels lost their fifth straight game in true gut-punch fashion. Los Angeles dropped a 5-3 decisi...
Edmundo Sosa's ninth-inning slam propels Phillies past Angels
Pinch hitter Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the top of the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Sosa drove a 1-1 changeup from Sammy Peralta 404 feet into the rock pile behind the f...
Andrew Painter seeks continued success as Phillies face Angels
The last time Reid Detmers made a start at Angel Stadium, he picked up his first home victory as a starter since April 12, 2024.,The 27-year-old left-hander will try to make it two in a row on Friday night when the Los Angeles Angels open a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies in Anaheim...
Kyle Schwarber hits MLB-leading 40th homer as Phillies blank Mariners
Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 40th home run of the season and Jesus Luzardo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-0 Wednesday afternoon to salvage the finale of the three-game interleague series.,Bryce Harper also went deep fo...