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Setup to fail: Braves 5, Phillies 4
The Phillies cannot get the eighth inning right. They’ve tried several pitchers as the team’s primary setup man this season, and all of them have proven unable to do the job consistently. On Sunday, they gave rookie Alex McFarlane a shot at the role. He also did not succeed. McFarlane gave up a game-tying three […]
Gamethread 9/6: Phillies vs. Braves
The Phillies and Braves will square off on Sunday afternoon in the third game of their four-game series. The teams split the first two with the Braves winning on Friday and the Phillies rebounding to take the second game. Aaron Nola will start for the Phillies. The veteran righty has been very good lately, going […]
Luzardo, Better and Worse (Mostly the Former)
Some systems are simple and obvious. Put a piece of paper into a shredder and confetti comes out. Put a dirty car through a car wash and it comes out clean . Put a little tray of cake batter into an Easy-Bake Oven and a little cake comes out (or at least, I assume it […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 9/6/2026
There was only one story any who has a passing interest in Phillies prospects was concerned with last night: how did Aidan Miller do? We’ll get to it in a minute. Lehigh Valley 8, Scranton 6 Kameron Misner was acquired to provide the team some solid depth at Lehigh Valley and for the most part, […]
Who would you start in a playoff game: Aaron Nola or Andrew Painter?
There is a bit of an embarrassment of riches going on in the Phillies’ starting rotation. They have four pitchers that are throwing the ball very well and a fourth is Zack Wheeler. He’s going to start a playoff game for the Phillies. However, just for funsies, let’s say it came down to a five […]
Phillies news: Aidan Miller, Orion Kerkering, Corbin Burnes
Jonathan Bowlan gave up another home run last night, leading to some discussion about his effectiveness. For me at least, I think he’s simply getting tired after a long season of being depended on as much as he has been this year. With Kansas City, he wasn’t used to being put into higher leverage spots […]
Wheely Good: Phillies 4, Braves 2
Every baseball fan is familiar with the scam known as the shell game— after all, it’s present, in more innocuous form, in the cap shuffle ubiquitous to scoreboards. Tonight Zack Wheeler offered the visiting Braves a shell game, tempting them with three baserunners through three at-bats… but when the Braves selected their shell, there weren’t […]
Gamethread 9/5: Braves at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Braves: Let’s talk about it.
Wild card, here we come!
Earlier this week, I asked you how you believed the Phillies would end the season. Here are the results: God bless you one percenters. This series against the Braves is obviously one of great importance as it pertains to the NL East division finish. This series and the next one they play will likely decide […]
Has Bryce Harper earned a top three MVP finish?
The National League has pretty clearly set themselves with two frontrunners for the MVP award. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Shohei Ohtani will likely finish one-two when the final votes are counted, however that order is made. Yet there is always someone that has to come in third and right now, that can be a toss up. […]
Phillies news: Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, Arte Moreno
The streak is now over for Bryce Harper. His on base streak ended last night after 35 games, a testament to how well he has done in the past month plus. Coincidence that he didn’t get on base and the Phillies lost the game? I think not. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Moments: Braves 5, Phillies 2
Through the first seven innings of this game, it had the feeling of a true battle between teams with margins as thin as paper. Both starters, Chris Sale and Cristopher Sánchez, labored through five innings at exactly 88 pitches, faced sixth-inning jams before escaping unscathed with a 3-2 Braves lead for the late innings. Both […]
Gamethread 9/4: Phillies vs. Braves
A pivotal four-game series against the Atlanta Braves begins on Friday night with both teams will having their ace on the mound. Cristopher Sanchez gets the ball for the Phillies. He’s coming off a start where he pitched seven shutout innings against the Angels. Sanchez will be opposed by Chris Sale. The former Cy Young […]
Here’s what’s different since the last time the Phillies played the Braves
By the end of the Phillies’ 6-2 loss to the Braves in Atlanta on April 26, the Phillies were 9-19. They had just lost five of six games to their bitter intra-division rivals and were outscored 32-16. That included a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park in which the offense scored a total of three […]
Once I never could’ve hoped to win: Phillies vs. Braves series preview
The last time the Braves came to town, the Phillies were a mess. The Phillies of mid-April couldn’t get out of their own way, and the Braves certainly took advantage, winning all three games by a combined score of 16-3. The Phillies did slightly better when they visited Atlanta the following week, as they were […]
The Real Phillies Trade Deadline
You don’t need a piece on TheGoodPhight or somewhere else to tell you the Phillies look different. Simply reading the lineup and seeing several players change positions will tell you enough. It’s very different. Since the start of August, the Phillies are 22-8, roughly when the trade deadline came and went. They were active at […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 9/4/2026
Wood you believe that a pitcher in his first full professional season could strike out 10 in four innings? That’s one way to Gage a prospect’s progress. Scranton/Wilks-Barre 4, Lehigh Valley 3 The RailRiders walked off the IronPigs on an Oswaldo Cabrera single. Alan Rangel went 5.1 innings with four hits, two runs (one earned), […]
How are you feeling about the Phillies ahead of this series with the Braves?
The Phillies return from their successful western road trip tonight to begin a monumental series with the Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia’s 21-7 record in the month of August helped them jump back into the race for the National League East Division title, as they will enter this series four games back of Atlanta for first place. […]
Phillies News: Aidan Miller, Alex McFarlane, The Farm
The Braves, at CBP, with the NL East lead on the line. Enough said. On to the links. Phillies news Is Aidan Miller making his return soon? ($) The farm system is having a moment. A rookie makes a star look silly, and the the clubhouse takes notice. MLB news Shohei Ohtani went 0 for […]
Checking in with some players the Phillies didn’t trade for at the 2026 Trade Deadline
Today marks the one-month mark since the 2026 MLB trade deadline. The Phillies were very active at the deadline, as they acquired Luis Arraez, Caleb Kilian, and Brooks Raley. So far, the results have been a mixed bag. Arraez is obviously the biggest name, and although he’s been rather pedestrian, hitting .280 with a .678 […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 9/3/2026
With Clearwater’s game rained out, only three of the Phillies’ affiliates were in action on Wednesday. And of the three, only one emerged victorious, and that win required a late-inning comeback. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9, Lehigh Valley 2 A rough first inning by pitcher Casey Lawrence put the IronPigs in an early hole from which they couldn’t […]
What do you think of Alex McFarlane so far?
The Phillies have been searching for consistency in their bullpen outside all season. Outside of Jhoan Duran at closer, they’ve experienced peaks and valleys, injuries, and demotions. They acquired some help at the deadline in Brooks Raley and Caleb Kilian, but the latter is injured and may miss the rest of the season while the […]
Phillies News: Bryce Harper, salary cap, Angels sale
The Phillies are finally coming home after a long but successful west coast road trip. Over that time, they’ve been able to cushion their lead in the race for the NL Wild Cards as well as narrow the deficit for the NL East. That second thing will take center stage this weekend, as the Phillies […]
I see a red door: Diamondbacks 1, Phillies 0
The final game of a lengthy road trip is always a tricky proposition. Having already secured a winning record on their nine-game western swing, it was easy to envision the Phillies going through the motions in anticipation of boarding their flight back to Philadelphia. Sure enough, the offense was silent against a bullpen game by […]
Gamethread 9/2: Phillies at Diamondbacks
Here are the lineups for the series finale in Arizona. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Diamondbacks:
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