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Phillies on the Pharm: 6/28/2026
Let’s dive into the action! Lehigh Valley 8, Syracuse 6 The IronPigs score six runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to take the 8-6 lead that would go onto be the final score. Kolby Allard threw 5.1 innings of 6-hit, 3-run ball. Old friend Tanner Banks struggles in his 1.1 innings of ball […]
Rise and Phight: 6/28/2026
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Not everything can be perfect: Mets 6, Phillies 2
The Phillies have had a pretty remarkable week. Three games that would have been losses were in not for the fight they showed against a weaker opponent. The catch of the year in Friday’s victory over the Mets. It’s been quite the several days. Today, that came to a screeching halt. After a decently long […]
Gamethread 6/27: Phillies at Mets
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Phillies on the Pharm: 6/27/2026
Let’s check in on the kids. Syracuse 4, Lehigh Valley 3 Robert Moore homered for the IronPigs, but it wasn’t enough as the baby Mets beat the baby Phillies while the older siblings battled on their own. Felix Reyes had a double and Keaton Anthony had an RBI single on offense, but it was the […]
Rank the Derek Hill catch in Phillies history
This is going to be a purely subjective, of course, but Derek Hill made an outstanding catch last night in New York. If you haven’t seen it, here it is: That’s about as good as it gets, but where does it rank in team history? Maybe not even as a catch in team history, but […]
Phillies news: Sam Fuld, Matt Chapman, Carlos Mendoza
Yesterday was quite the bust day, wasn’t it? Lots of news, lots of great baseball being played. It was a great day for baseball. Right? On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
That’s a Hill of a catch: Phillies 2, Mets 1
It’s kind of crazy the way momentum works in baseball. Normally, we equate momentum as when one teams comes from behind on another, scoring runs to take a lead and eventually emerging victorious. One could argue that both teams had some kind of momentum today coming into this game. The Phillies, of course, had several […]
Gamethread 6/26: Phillies at Mets
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Mets: Let’s talk about it.
2026 Phillies MLB Draft Preview – Will Brick C/SS
First off, I think in 15 years of draft previews that’s the first time I’ve ever typed C/SS. It’s an odd positional combo, but is a sign of some unusual athleticism for the guy squatting behind the plate. Brick was not on my radar to review, but Kiley McDaniel of ESPN mocked him to the […]
Recapping a totally insane week of Phillies baseball
It is very likely that, for the rest of your life, no matter how long you may live, you will never see a week of Phillies baseball like the one you witnessed over the last seven days. There was a cycle. A three-home run game. Three legendary comebacks never before pulled off in the history […]
If not now, when? Phillies vs. Mets series preview
The Phillies could have easily been swept by the Washington Nationals. They generally played poorly for most of the four-game series, but thanks to some late-inning magic against a garbage fire bullpen, they ended up winning the series. Speaking of garbage fires, there’s the New York Mets. Since defeating the Phillies last Thursday, they’ve lost […]
Former Phillies Check-In #2
Several players who helped shape the success of the current Phillies run left in the off-season or even departed in the middle of 2026, in the case of Rob Thomson. In the first installment, we covered the first few days for each of these players in their new homes. Now that we are in late […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 6/26/2026
Seven was the lucky number for three of the teams on the Pharm, with Lehigh Valley, Reading and Jersey Shore all winning their games with seven runs scored. Here’s how the games went on Thursday night. Lehigh Valley 7, Syracuse 3 The ‘Pigs took an early lead in the first that they never surrendered behind […]
Who is the Phillies best reliever after Jhoan Duran?
The Phillies have pulled off some historic comebacks in Washington this week. They’ve come back while down to their last strike to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Part of the reason for those memorable comebacks though was forgettable outings from their bullpen. Orion Kerkering served up the go-ahead three run home run in […]
Phillies News: Justin Crawford, Don Mattingly, All-Star Game
The Phillies are heading to Queens for the first time this season. There, they will find a reeling Mets squad that would surely love to rattle off a few victories over their hated foe as a mood-lifter. They will also find some really, really good Chinese food. I had a plate of rice rolls there […]
One Team is Competing for More, the Other Isn’t Close to Ready: Phillies 10, Nationals 5
As you read the rest of this piece and remember the rest of this crazy game on a Thursday night before the Phillies head to Citi Field tomorrow, it is fair to ask what Nationals manager Blake Butera is supposed to do? Nothing worked. Nothing worked for the entire series as the Phillies paraded dingers […]
Gamethread 6/24: Phillies at Nationals
Here are the lineups for the series finale in Washington. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Nationals:
Most surprising thing at the midpoint? Brandon Marsh
The other day, we posted a poll about which thing has been most surprising this season for the Phillies. The results: Brandon Marsh’s tenure with the Phillies have been something of a roller coaster. His acquisition in 2022 was met with a bit consternation as the Phillies had to send Logan O’Hoppe back to the […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 6/25/2026
Another tough night for the Phillies’ minor league teams, with Clearwater the only team able to emerge victorious. There were plenty of shaky pitching performances across the board, and a demotion to the minors has seemingly not cured whatever ails Tanner Banks. Syracuse 5, Lehigh Valley 4 Things started off well for the IronPigs on […]
Has your opinion on Justin Crawford changed since the season began?
The Phillies came into the 2026 season with an almost unprecedented number of players returning to the team yet again for another year. However, one player that was new was Justin Crawford, as it was all but guaranteed that the top prospect would be the Phillies starting center fielder to begin 2026. And that’s exactly […]
Phillies News: Kyle Schwarber, Andrew Painter, Trade Targets
Another day, another game without Kyle Schwarber in the Phillies starting lineup. Don Mattingly told reporters that Schwarber’s back tightness is feeling better and that he could possibly return to the lineup tonight. Schwarber did appear in the game last night as a pinch hitter and worked a walk after a ten pitch at-bat that […]
Drag Me To Hill: Phillies 5, Nationals 4
In Sam Raimi’s 2009 horror flick Drag Me To Hell, a woman makes a mistake at work and is eventually condemned to eternal damnation for it. This is highly relatable for the Nationals’ bullpen arms, who made a mistake at work and were sentenced to hell for it. Well, surrendering a pinch-hit go-ahead homer to […]
Gamethread 6/24: Phillies at Nationals
Here are the lineups for the third game in Washington. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Nationals:
Opposing Pitchers: Stop Throwing Fastballs to Alec Bohm
I’ve never been a pitcher— unless we count a few Be a Pro save files in various editions of MLB: The Show —, but I have to imagine it’s something of a relief to throw a fastball. You don’t have to torture your arm with some tendon-twisting, movement-generating motion, you don’t have to worry that […]
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