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Should the Phillies promote Alex McFarlane?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Phillies fans and fans across the country. Yet again, the bullpen needed an arm with Caleb Kilian going on the injured list and yet again, Alex McFarlane was passed over. Chase Shugart was brought […]
Rise and Phight: 8/11/2026
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Somehow it worked: Phillies 6, Cardinals 5
Monday’s game against the Cardinals almost felt like a scheduled loss. With the bullpen badly overworked recently, it seemed like the plan was to have Andrew Painter and Alan Rangel cover the majority – if not all – of the game, which didn’t fill anyone with much optimism. But as they say, you can’t predict […]
Gamethread 8/10: Phillies at Cardinals
Here are the lineups for the first game in St. Louis. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Cardinals:
Taking the “show” on the road: Phillies vs. Cardinals series preview
I wouldn’t blame anyone if they needed a break from the Phillies. Their weekend series against the Blue Jays was one of the worst displays of baseball I’ve seen in a while, with both teams seemingly trying to hand games to their opponents. The Phillies’ extra inning win on Sunday was one of the most […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 8/10/2026
Lehigh Valley 7, Worcester 6 The IronPigs win a thriller, scoring 5 runs in the top of the 9th to take a 1-run lead. This was encouraging after their 19-0 trouncing from the Red Sox the night before. The offense picked up solo homeruns from Otto Kemp (13) and Gabriel Rincones Jr. (1). Kemp also […]
What do you think about bunting the ghost runner over in extra innings?
The Phillies found themselves in two extra innings games over the weekend, and they seemed to deploy a new strategy. Multiple times in yesterday’s contest, Don Mattingly elected to have his players attempt to bunt the ghost runner over to give the Phillies a chance to score the run without needing a base hit. The […]
Phillies News: Caleb Kilian, Aaron Nola, Jonathan Bowlan
What a doozy of a ballgame yesterday. It was pretty normal for 7.2 innings before fully going off the rails and delving into performance art. Regardless, it was a win and hopefully once the Phillies can build off of as they enter the week of the Field of Dreams game. On to the links. Phillies […]
King of the Hill: Phillies 7, Blue Jays 6
The Phillies salvaged the final game of their three-game series with the Blue Jays thanks to Derek Hill’s walk-off single in the 12th inning. Hill’s heroics helped lessen the sting of a blown three run eighth inning lead that led to extras and having the winning run thrown out at home to end the 11th inning. […]
Gamethread 8/9: Phillies vs. Blue Jays
After playing poorly in two straight losses, the Phillies will try to salvage the third game of their Alumni Weekend series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Jesus Luzardo gets the start for the Phillies. The lefty is 10-5 with a 3.36 ERA. The Blue Jays will go with Shane Bieber. The former All-Star is 3-2 […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 8/9/2026
Good lord, a clean sweep of the Phillies organization yesterday. Even the kids on the minor league level were getting shelled. Worcester 19, Lehigh Valley 0 El. Oh. El. The IronPigs were just bad in every which way you can think of. The hitting? Bad – only three hits on the game, but at least […]
Why won’t the Phillies bring up Alex McFarlane?
Chase Shugart blew another game for the Phillies on Saturday and it brought up a topic that I think the Phillies deserve some scorn over. I know every team needs to have someone to soak up some innings here and there. Shugart has mostly been that guy this year with cameos by Seth Johnson, Kyle […]
Phillies news: Aaron Nola, Alec Bohm, Tarik Skubal
Ho hum, another extra inning loss due to a bullpen that simply doesn’t perform when forced to show their soft underbelly of middle relief pitching. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Shugart, we’re going down: Blue Jays 7, Phillies 5
The Phillies played awful baseball on Saturday night. Manager Don Mattingly made questionable decisions, they made poor plays on defense, the offense struggled against a 42-year-old pitcher, and the bullpen broke down. The result was that for the second straight night, they turned a very winnable game into a well-deserved loss to the Blue Jays, […]
Gamethread 8/8: Blue Jays at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Blue Jays:
You aren’t excited about the defense
Sometimes, when I pose these questions to you, I can more or less figure out what the results will be before I even publish it. This one was no exception. The plan that the team has in place in order to shoehorn Luis Arraez into the lineup is fine except there has to be some […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 8/8/2026
Thank goodness for the Threshers taking a doubleheader. Otherwise, we’d be looking at a clean sweep of the organization on Friday night. Let’s look at how the kids did. Worcester 5, Lehigh Valley 4 In the last minutes of the trade deadline, the Phillies made a small deal by sending Seth Johnson to the A’s […]
If you Could Build a 5 Pitch Arsenal from Phillies Pitchers, What Pitches are you picking?
Build a five-pitch arsenal among the Pitchers who are currently on the Phillies. No one else, just the thirteen pitchers currently on the roster (or Phillies pitchers on the injured list because someone might get hurt by the time this comes out). You will get the pitch traits, their arm slot for that particular pitch […]
Phillies news: Chase Utley, Luis Arraez, Dave Dombrowski
What a night for an all-time Phillies great. Chase Utley gave his Wall of Fame speech on a night that was a little delayed by rain and he was finally immortalized among the team’s greats, as he should be. Next stop: Cooperstown. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Chase deserved better: Blue Jays 5, Phillies 4
On a night when the Phillies inducted Chase Utley onto the Wall of Fame, neither the weather nor the team performed up to the standard of the former star. The game was delayed almost two hours due to rain, and once it was played, Zack Wheeler had a shaky start, and the offense couldn’t take […]
Gamethread 8/7: Phillies vs. Blue Jays
After taking three out of four from the Nationals, the Phillies welcome the Blue Jays to Citizens Bank Park for a three-game series. In Friday night’s opener, the Phillies’ starter will be Zack Wheeler. Wheeler is coming off two abbreviated starts – one due to ineffectiveness, the other due to rain – and the Phillies […]
Japanada: Phillies vs. Blue Jays series preview
For the second straight series, the Phillies will face a team that sold at the deadline. The defending American League champions have endured a massively disappointing season, and now players like Daulton Varsho, Kevin Gausman, and Jeff Hoffman have been sent elsewhere. (Good luck to the Twins if they hope to use Hoffman in high […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 8/7/2026
How did the kids do? Worcester 10, Lehigh Valley4 Remember Tommy Pham? I completely forgot that that guy was in Lehigh Valley with the Phillies. I know that they needed solid depth to help in the minors in case whatever they had at the major league level had a problem. Well, Pham homered last night, […]
Has Andrew Painter turned a corner?
Andrew Painter was a bit of a surprise call-up last week, as the 23-year-old was preparing to make another start in Triple-A when the Phillies decided to bring him back to the majors after a two-month demotion. He performed well in that spot start last Friday, going six innings while allowing two runs on just […]
Phillies News: Bryce Harper, Chase Utley, Field of Dreams
It’s Alumni Weekend at Citizens Bank Park. The Blue Jays are in town, and a familiar face will be joining the Wall of Fame. On to the links. Phillies news A Phillies fan won the chance to do the radio broadcast for an inning of Wednesday’s game, and knocked it out of the park. ($) […]
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