The Good Phight

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports It starts... Remember how we’ve been saying that this is the biggest series of the season for like two weeks? Welcome to the official biggest series of the season. The Phillies open tonight in Atlanta needing to win all three games. Two is a must, three is the preferred. It would alleviate a lot of pressure on the team if they swept the … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 9/28/2021

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The right move in a must win game? The Phillies have put themselves into a position where having a bullpen game every fifth game in the midst of a playoff chase. Whether through a lack of depth, bad luck or other circumstances, they have had to rely far too often on a group of pitchers to somehow make it through … [Read more...] about Let’s talk about that Hans Crouse decision

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images That’s how you thank the fans? Kind of an interesting way to show the fans that you appreciate them by not giving them any offense. The week wasn’t a total loss since they did take five of seven from the Orioles and Pirates, but with the Braves also playing well during this stretch, it just means the Phillies are going to have to do … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 9/27/2021

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images A powerful supervillain was born this afternoon at Citizen’s Bank Park... A powerful supervillain was born this afternoon at Citizen’s Bank Park. This is his story. It was Saturday afternoon, the Philadelphia Phillies were playing the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Citizen’s Bank Park was buzzing. It was loud in the stadium, but Hans Crouse … [Read more...] about The Hans Crouse Origin Story: Pirates 6, Phillies 0

John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports How’s about a sweep? A chance for a sweep and a chance to remain 1 1⁄2 games behind Atlanta before the big showdown takes an interesting twist today. Instead of a bullpen game, the Phillies are giving one of their top prospects his major league debut. Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: One last regular-season game at @PhilliesCBP. … [Read more...] about Gamethread 9/26: Pirates at Phillies

John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports Ranger Suarez’s shutout lifted the Phillies to victory The Phillies desperately needed a good start out of Ranger Suarez. They were hoping for at least seven innings to preserve their overworked bullpen. What they got were nine of the most efficient innings the Phillies have seen this year, as they topped the Pirates 3-0 for their fifth … [Read more...] about Go go power Ranger: Phillies 3, Pirates 0

Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports Anotha one... Fresh off a thrilling victory over the Pirates, thanks to an unexpected Didi Gregorius home run off of a lefty, the Phillies head out this afternoon in search of a series victory over Pittsburgh. They’ll have their solid lefty of their own on the hill as they look to keep pace with Braves, now only 1 1⁄2 games ahead of the … [Read more...] about Gamethread 9/25: Pirates at Phillies

Didi Gregorius had the biggest blast in the Phillies’ latest comeback | Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images For the fourth game in a row, the Phillies earned a comeback victory For most teams, continually falling behind early in games isn’t a formula for success. But as we well know, the 2021 Phillies aren’t most teams. For some reason, the Phillies seem to only start … [Read more...] about Come back baby: Phillies 8, Pirates 6

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Moar pleeze Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: Friday night in South Philly. #RingTheBell : @NBCSPhilly : @SportsRadioWIP : https://t.co/HhDxScbmEV // https://t.co/vgbMhIMsON pic.twitter.com/kpTkQ0JR4Y— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) September 24, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js For the Pirates: Tonight's … [Read more...] about Gamethread 9/24: Pirates at Phillies