Phils Pull Out Solid Win In San Diego

Philadelphia Phillies (28-20) at San Diego Padres (25-25) Joe Blanton (3-3, 6.14 ERA) vs. Kevin Correia (1-3, 5.11 ERA) Time: 10:05 p.m. at PETCO Park, San Diego, Calif. Weather: Cloudy, 62 TV: Comcast SportsNet Twitter: Phillies Nation Slumber party!!! The Phillies begin a 10-game road trip that starts on the West Coast tonight against the Padres. PETCO Park is the opposite of Citizens [...]

Tonight the Phillies kickoff their 7 game West Coast trip against the streaky San Diego Padres. The good news for the Phils is that the Padres are a mediocre team (25-25), but the bad news is that they’re absolutely amazing at home (17-6). After 3 games in SD they venture to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers for 4 games. The Dodgers have the best record in baseball (35-17)...

Television history will be made tonight when Conan O'Brien takes over "The Tonight Show" on NBC. But the real show begins an hour and a half earlier, and just two hours south, when Joe Blanton (3-3, 6.11) and the Phils open a three-game series against Kevin Corriea (1-3, 5.51) and the Padres. Blanton, the Andy Richter of the Phillies' pitching staff, will try to...

With inexperienced pitchers scheduled the next two nights, the Phillies got exactly what they needed out of Joe Blanton, who delivered seven solid innings and won for the third straight time. Regardless of credentials, the Phillies are asking Blanton to become something of an anchor for their short-handed rotation. So far, the resurgent right-hander has come through. Blanton allowed...

For the second straight month the fans and Macho Row readers have voted left fielder Raul Ibanez as the Phillie of the Month for the month of May. In fact the voting was not even really close, with Ibanez taking a clear majority of the votes.Over the past 30 days Ibanez has lead the Phillies in batting average (.314, among every day players), runs batted in (27), home runs (10,...

After sweeping the Washington Nationals to cap off a home stand, the Phillies head out west to visit the San Diego Padres. The Padres took an emotional three game series earlier this season when the Phillies returned home for the first series following the passing of Harry Kalas.Joe Blanton gets the start tonight hoping to duplicate the success of his last start when he struck out...

On Tuesday, the much anticipated arrival of Antonio Bastardo will finally happen. With Brett Myers out for the foreseeable future, the Phils need someone to take his spot in the rotation, and that spot is being bequeathed to our favorite Bastardo. His name alone is going to sell jerseys. This ranks up there with Rusty Kuntz, Pete LaCock, and Billy McCool. '09 #'s: 3-2...

When last we spoke, the Padres had won 10 straight games. They finally lost on Tuesday, but not without a serious fight. Kevin Correia breezes through 4 2/3 innings, then runs into trouble. Ryan Roberts bloops a single in front of Chase Headley that a more accomplished left fielder might have caught. The inning continues, and [...]

In case you missed it, here's a clip of Ryan Howard passing Mike Schmidt for most career grand slams by a Phillie. Already. It was Howard's third slam of the season (four is the club record), and his second off of Nats pitcher Shairon Martis in 2009. Oh, and it was his second homer of the game. Brilliant call by Tom McCarthy, followed by Wheels kinda ho-humming it and incorrectly...

Washington Nationals (13-35) at Philadelphia Phillies (27-20) John Lannan (2-4, 4.11 ERA) vs. Jamie Moyer (3-5, 7.42 ERA) Time: 1:35 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Weather: Mostly sunny, 76 TV: MyPhl 17 Twitter: Phillies Nation Thanks to Ryan Howard’s mammoth home runs, the Phillies will win a home series. The big man led the way in a 9-6 win over [...]

  (AP Photo) "If I told you what the key is to fixing this, I'd be lying," (Julian Tavarez, via Washington Post, 6/1/2009) Ryan Howard 9, Nats 6(Saturday): Martis gets lit up. 3 more errors! Phillies 4, Nats 2(Sunday): Fittingly, Manny Acta's final game as manager of the Nationals goes in the L column. Follow The Nationals Enquirer on Twitter.

There's a lot of media out there stressing how the balls are flying out of Yankee stadium. Good! As long as the majority of the homers are off Yankee bats, I'm not worried. Our pitchers can handle it as long as the offense gives them plenty of run support and the relievers don't mess up. Granted, there have been more home runs at the new stadium than in any other ball...

David Foley, a west coast-based Philadelphia sports fan is here to contribute an account of last night's game in San Diego and a chance encounter with the World Series MVP. In addition to several past Fan Reports here at the Level, David is also part of the Phinally Philly team. Here's his story from Petco Park:Last night the Phillies rolled into San Diego fresh off a sweep...