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Game chat: Happ back on hill tonight in Atlanta
September 18, 2009 by
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After a two-start layoff, team ERA leader J.A. Happ (10-4, 2.77) takes the ball when the Phillies open a three-game set with the second-place Braves. First pitch is 7:10 from a soggy Turner Field. Following a long injury layoff, right-hander Tim Hudson (1-0, 3.63) makes his fourth...
Tested Phillies poised to put this baby away
September 18, 2009 by
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The Phillies’ air-tight rotation, strongly considered the best of the Charlie Manuel regime, and a calm, cool, collected clubhouse give the Phillies a good chance to wrap it up early. Atlanta will try to intervene. One of my favorite games of the last few seasons was the Sunday afterâ...
Beerleaguer for breakfast: Lidge’s night discussed
September 18, 2009 by
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As the first-place Phillies get set to pay a visit to the now second-place Braves, readers offer varied verdicts on Brad Lidge’s return to the ninth. “I'm surprised everyone on the game chat thought Lidge pitched well. He got the save, but he was far from sharp. His command...
Postgame: Phils cruise past Nats for series sweep
September 17, 2009 by
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Cole Hamels (10-9) took a no-hitter into the sixth, allowing a run over eight, as the Phillies sat back and let a 4-2 victory fall into their lap to put the finishing touches on a 15-3 season series against the lowly Nationals. Beerleaguer: Not to be taken as a complaint because a...
Game chat: Phillies seek series sweep of Nationals
September 17, 2009 by
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Cole Hamels (9-9, 4.41) goes for his 10th win of the season when the Phillies finish their series with Ross Detwiler (0-5, 6.71) and the woeful Nationals. First pitch is 7:05. Ben Francisco gets the start in right field and bats sixth.
Beer nuts: BlueClaws can clinch SAL title tonight
September 17, 2009 by
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Lakewood leads the best-of-five series 2-0 after blanking Greenville Tuesday behind catcher-turned-starter Jesus Sanchez. The Phillies' Low-A affiliate is hitting .307 as a team this postseason, according to the club's official Web site, with a couple of top prospects leading...
No cause for complaint about Phillies' pitching
September 17, 2009 by
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If three-consecutive near shutouts isn’t proof enough of the quality of the Phillies’ staff, take a look at the desperate measures taken by other clubs. Via email, Beerleaguer’s senior correspondent frames it thusly: “We cannot complain about this year's pitching. You see...
Postgame: Blanton stumps, Werth thumps Nationals
September 16, 2009 by
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Summary: Thanks in part to six shutout innings by Joe Blanton, the Phillies very nearly issued their third consecutive shutout, but would have to settle for 26 2-3 straight innings without letting up a run, the club's longest streak since 1995, according to reports. Already up...
Game chat: Blanton hopes for better luck vs. Nats
September 16, 2009 by
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In a rematch of Thursday's loss, Joe Blanton tries to rebound from his worst start of the season against Livan Hernandez, who held the Phillies to two runs in that same game. First pitch is 7:05 from the Bank. In other news, the Phils have activated injured reservist Greg Dobbs...
Beat writer recounts banner year in Baseballtown
September 16, 2009 by
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Double-A Reading was home to the best young talent in the Phillies’ chain and was a stepping stone for eight rehabbing Phillies, including Pedro Martinez, who packed FirstEnergy Stadium with a record 9,953 fans. Mike Drago, who covers the R-Phils for the Reading Eagle, puts the finishing...
Wednesday: September stretch devoid of MVP talk
September 16, 2009 by
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That punched-in-the-gut feeling of pennant-race baseball isn’t the only thing missing from the Phillies’ final month. Courtesy of Albert Pujols, who clinched his third MVP award by the All-Star break, the Phils churn toward October with the singular objective of repeating as champions...
Postgame: Lee deals six-hit shutout, Phils win 5-0
September 15, 2009 by
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Summary: On point with an array of pitches, Cliff Lee went the distance, striking out nine for his first shutout in a Phillies uniform. The Phils got four of their runs from a Carlos Ruiz bases-clearing double. Chooch, who entered the game hitting .364/.463/.545 in September, blasted...
Game chat: Phillies open home set with Washington
September 15, 2009 by
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After setting the bar at astronomical, unsustainable heights in his first five starts, Cliff Lee (6-2, 3.11) would settle for a quality start to get back on track tonight against Garrett Mock (3-7, 5.75) and the Nationals. Preview: It's been a matter of location the last three...
Notes: 'Tis the season of reverting to the mean
September 15, 2009 by
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Pedro Feliz is on a collision course with his career average. Here’s a look at how the rest of the lineup will finish. Despite early All-Star buzz, Pete Happy will finish as a carbon copy of his typically unremarkable offensive self. Check out these OPS numbers from the last four...
Tuesday: Florida’s loss gives Phils seven-game lead
September 15, 2009 by
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Matt Holliday and the Cardinals toppled the Marlins 11-6 yesterday, giving the Phillies a comfortable lead headed into their series with Washington. September is supposed to be scoreboard watching season. Strangely enough, there was more looking over one’s shoulder earlier in the...
Injury, ineffectiveness force outside the box moves
September 14, 2009 by
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If you subscribe to the notion that relievers pitch better when they know their roles, a guiding principle of Charlie Manuel and his staff, than the current state of the Phillies’ bullpen isn’t for you. Manuel has publically reinforced this credo more than once, giving his guys...
Monday thread: Pedro poised for postseason return
September 14, 2009 by
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Acquired as a modest rotation upgrade, Pedro Martinez, who mastered the Mets with eight shutout innings last night, has rekindled the fire that burns for October baseball. But will he be denied? When the Phillies fetched Pedro Martinez from the Dominican Republic earlier this summer...
Game chat: Martinez meets his former mates tonight
September 13, 2009 by
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Old goat Pedro Martinez (4-0, 3.64) will be making his second appearance against the Mets since joining the Phillies when the two sides conclude their series tonight at Citizens Bank Park. First pitch is 8:05 in a game airing nationally on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. Phillie killer...
Postgame: Kendrick guides Phillies in 5-4 nailbiter
September 13, 2009 by
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Making his first start since the final game of the 2008 season, Kyle Kendrick pitched like a seasoned pro, taking a shutout into the eighth inning in a game that was nearly botched by Brad Lidge in the ninth. Kendrick (1-1) lasted 7 1-3 innings, allowing seven hits and two runs on...
Game chat: Kendrick gets call in first of two today
September 13, 2009 by
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Kyle Kendrick (9-7, 3.34 ERA, Triple-A) returns to the Phillies' rotation for the first time this season in Game 1 of today's twin bill with the Mets. First pitch is 1:05. Preview: The first of four spring-training fifth-starter candidates to get voted off the island, Kendrick...
For Phillies, Worst Blown Save Occurred At Trade Deadline
September 13, 2009 by
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Ruben Amaro and the Phillies knew they needed a reliable closer back in July and did nothing about it. Phillies fans wake up this morning to a flimsy five-game lead and should feel lucky to have it. Lights-out relief, the key reason the Phils were the last team standing a year ago...
Wright wins it for Mets with two outs in ninth
September 12, 2009 by
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David Wright's two-run homer off Ryan Madson completed New York's stunning 10-9 comeback at Citizens Bank Park.
Game chat: Moyer back on mound against Mets
September 12, 2009 by
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Making his second start in place of J.A. Happ, Phillies' wins leader Jamie Moyer (12-9, 4.98) gets the nod this afternoon against Mike Pelfrey (10-10, 4.83) and the Mets. First pitch is 4:05 in a game televised regionally on Fox. Preview: Mixing rain delay appearances with mop...
Postgame: Phillies edge Mets 4-3 behind Hamels
September 11, 2009 by
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The Phillies' struggles with runners in scoring position continued, but they generated just enough to overcome the downtrodden Metropolitans to take the first of four at Citizens Bank Park. Cole Hamels pitched a rock-solid 6 2-3, allowing one run. The Mets brought the tying run...
Game chat: Phils back home for set with Mets
September 11, 2009 by
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Cole Hamels toes the slab when the Phillies open a four-game set with Nelson Figueroa and the Mets. First pitch is 7:05, weather permitting.
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