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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 ...

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...

Mariners ride Cal Raleigh's fireworks into rematch vs. Phillies The Seattle Mariners usually shoot off fireworks after victories at home.,But with two outs in the top of the ninth inning Monday night, the team put Cal Raleigh's headshot on the video board in right field with the following message: "Cal hit 3 home runs so we are out of fireworks (not sorry for th...

Red-hot Phillies take 'fighting' spirit out west to face Mariners

It sounds corny, but the Philadelphia Phillies seem to have found their mojo in an unlikely spot.,The Phillies have won nine games in a row, sparked by a 7-1 victory against Minnesota in MLB's Field of Dreams game Aug. 13 in Dyersville, Iowa, when Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs into the stalk yard...

Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies strive to stay hot in finale vs. Cards

The Philadelphia Phillies will aim for their third consecutive series sweep on Sunday afternoon when ace left-hander Cristopher Sanchez faces the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,The Phillies carry an eight-game winning streak into the matchup, including triumphs of 7-6 and 12-3 in the first two contes...

Alec Bohm, Phillies focus on staying hot in rematch vs. Cardinals

Alec Bohm is in the midst of a torrid stretch. Perhaps not coincidentally, so are the Philadelphia Phillies.,Bohm will look to continue to swing a hot bat on Saturday evening as the Phillies put their season-high seven-game winning streak on the line in a rematch against the visiting St. Louis Cardi...

Phillies' Alec Bohm rides 5-hit performance into finale vs. Twins

Alec Bohm is a tough out for the Philadelphia Phillies these days.,He'll try to stay hot when Philadelphia bids to complete a three-game sweep against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Bohm had a career-high five hits in five plate appearances on Saturday evening in a 9-1 win a...

Phillies look to ride momentum of Derek Hill's winner into St. Louis

After spending much of the day stranding runners on base, Derek Hill delivered in the most clutch of spots to give Philadelphia a huge win over Toronto on Sunday afternoon.,As the Phillies now hit the road to face the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, Hill's hoping for more at-bats like his final one, ...