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Phils' Zack Wheeler renews acquaintances with Nationals

Coming off a tough loss, the Philadelphia Phillies will look to open their next series on a positive note when they host the Washington Nationals on Friday.,The Phillies blew a late lead and fell 6-5 to the visiting New York Mets in 11 innings on Thursday. However, Philadelphia still took three of f...

Phillies' Taijuan Walker hit by liner on toe; X-rays negative

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker apparently escaped a serious injury after being hit in the left foot on a line drive off the bat of the New York Mets' Starling Marte on Thursday.,The ball struck the end of Walker's left big toe with one out in the fourth inning.,After a few minutes...

Mets finally push past Phillies in 11th inning

J.D. Martinez hit a go-ahead RBI single in the 11th inning, then scored a key insurance run on a wild pitch as the New York Mets defeated the host Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Thursday.,Pete Alonso ripped a solo home run while Starling Marte and Harrison Bader added two hits each for the Mets, who h...

Phillies' Taijuan Walker exits start after taking ball off foot

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker left 3 1/3 innings into his Thursday start against the visiting New York Mets after being hit in the left foot on a line drive off the bat of Starling Marte. ,After a few minutes and a visit from the training staff, Walker limped off and was replaced...

Phillies shoot for home-and-home sweep of Mets

With Edmundo Sosa filling in capably for injured shortstop Trea Turner, the Philadelphia Phillies keep on winning.,Philadelphia will look for its second consecutive two-game sweep of the Mets when it hosts New York on Thursday. The Phillies won two games in New York to start the week, then followed ...

Bryce Harper's three RBIs power Phillies past Mets

Bryce Harper homered, doubled, singled and drove in three runs to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 10-5 on Wednesday.,Kyle Schwarber added two hits and Cristian Pache knocked in two runs for the Phillies, who beat the Mets for the third day in a row. The prior two contests ...

Phillies' Ranger Suarez aims to continue sterling run vs. Mets

On Tuesday afternoon, Aaron Nola dominated the New York Mets. ,While Nola was outstanding, perhaps no pitcher has been as consistent for the Philadelphia Phillies as Ranger Suarez.,Suarez will get another chance at continuing his impressive start on Wednesday evening when the Phillies host the Mets....

Aaron Nola pitches shutout as Phillies beat stumbling Mets

Aaron Nola retired the first 15 batters he faced on his way to a dominant four-hitter to lead the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday afternoon.,The Phillies won for the 22nd time in 27 games and became the first team in the majors to reach 30 victories ...

Phillies star Bryce Harper (migraine) out vs. Mets

Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Bryce Harper was a late scratch ahead of Tuesday afternoon's game against the host New York Mets due to a migraine.,Bryson Stott was moved up to third in the lineup and Alec Bohm was listed as fourth and scheduled to play at first base in place of Harper, 31....

Banged-up Phillies chase another win over Mets

No Trea Turner and no J.T. Realmuto at all Monday night and no Kyle Schwarber for the first eight innings?,No problem for the Philadelphia Phillies.,The Phillies will look for a second straight victory over the Mets on Tuesday afternoon when they play at New York for the second day in a row. The Nat...

Phillies rally in ninth, top Mets in 10th

Bryson Stott lofted a 10th-inning sacrifice fly Monday night for the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, who overcame a two-run, ninth inning deficit to beat the New York Mets 5-4.,The Phillies have won 10 of 12 after taking the opener of a series that will see the teams play twice in New York before im...

After finally solving Braves, Mets shift focus to Phillies

A come-from-behind, walk-off win Sunday night over Atlanta particularly was satisfying for the New York Mets, who have spent most of the last three decades trying to chase down the Braves in the National League East.,More importantly, though, the victory provided the Mets some momentum heading into ...

Marlins take down Phillies in 10 innings

Emmanuel Rivera drilled a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning to lead the host Miami Marlins to a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.,Rivera, a pinch hitter for Jesus Sanchez, grounded his single off the body of reliever Gregory Soto (0-1). It was the first walk-off hit of...

Six former Phillies all died of the same brain cancer — was it the turf?

The Philadelphia Inquirer gave a masterclass on journalism this week, publishing a report on the toxic chemicals infused in the turf at Veterans Stadium, which was (at least in part) launched by someone coming to the realization that six former Phillies players all died of the same rare brain cancer...

Fans rip Phillies over trade for Black Lives Matter hater/batting practice pitcher Sam Coonrod

The Philadelphia Phillies were one of seven MLB teams that decided not to play in the wake of Kenosha, Wisconsin, police shooting of Jacob Blake. ...

Phillies Staff Members Test Positive for COVID-19 as Baseball Season Continues “Breaking Bad” [UPDATED]

The baseball season is teetering on the brink....

This Season Is Already a Disaster [UPDATED]

This story has been updated....

Why Didn’t the Phillies Get a Vote Sunday?

The main problem of MLB’s “strategy,” such as it was, for playing this season was that it depended on baseball people. It depended on sports people. And in the world of sports people, the binary has always been, “Playing = good, not playing = bad.” Which is how MLB got into this mess....

Why Phillies Fans Still Hate Danny Tartabull

Phillies pitcher Clay Buchholz had surgery earlier this week to fix a torn flexor tendon in his right arm. His 4-to-6 months of recovery will keep him out for the rest of the season....

The Phillies’ new quant guru would like to assure everyone that the team did in fact have computers before he was brought on. [MLB]...