The Philadelphia Phillies have had a successful season, but some tough decisions will be looming large this offseason. Despite a little bit of a slide of late, the Phillies have been able to create a nice lead for themselves in the National League East.
There are a lot of star players featured on the Philadelphia Phillies roster, both in their lineup and on the pitching staff, so it is easy to see why they are considered World Series favorites by some people.
The Philadelphia Phillies are legitimate World Series contenders this season, thanks in large part to the additions that president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski made ahead of the MLB trade deadline to address some of the weaknesses on the roster.
After slipping up a bit of late, the Philadelphia Phillies will have some reinforcements on the way soon. The Phillies were recently able to build up a nice lead in the National League East with the team performing better after the trade deadline and the New York Mets collapsing of late.
The Philadelphia Phillies are on top of the NL East right now, and yet they’re still not at full power. Starting pitcher Aaron Nola was sidelined for the last few months due to an ankle injury he suffered in May.
Aaron Nola is coming back to the team this weekend and with his arrival comes change. That’s right, the team with six capable starting pitchers is going to use them for the time being rather than banish someone to the bullpen prematurely.
As the Philadelphia Phillies get set to start their series against the Washington Nationals, their starting rotation is about to look a little bit different.
Way back in Spring Training, Taijuan Walker was an afterthought for the 2025 Phillies. In fact, it was perhaps more apt to label him an albatross. His 2024 season was the thing of any pitcher’s worst nightmare, as he had a ghastly 7.10 ERA across 83.2 IP and -1.6 WAR.
The Philadelphia Phillies have been able to take advantage of a recent New York Mets skid, starting to get some breathing room from their National League East rivals in the divisional race, leading by five games entering play on Aug.
Fall is coming. There’s already ads for pumpkin spice and candy corn on TV. Soon, the division races will reach a fever pitch, and playoff spots will start being clinched.
The Philadelphia Phillies (69-52) began August with victories in eight of 10 games. Philadelphia is on the doorstep of picking up its 70th victory, but the Phils have dropped three in a row.
Stuck in an offensive funk, the Philadelphia Phillies will aim to get back on track when they visit the Washington Nationals for the second game of a four-game series on Friday.
The Philadelphia Phillies dropped their third straight game on Thursday night, falling 3-2 to the Washington Nationals in a tight NL East battle at Nationals Park.
Jesús Luzardo was excellent through six innings but hit a wall in the seventh, as Orion Kerkering and the Phillies offense couldn’t help him out as Philadelphia dropped its third game in a row, this time by a final score of 3-2 to the Nationals.
The Philadelphia Phillies announced they will be utilizing a six-man rotation for at least one turn. This will coincide with Aaron Nola returning from the injured list on August 17.
As the Philadelphia Phillies look to bounce back from a tough series against the Cincinnati Reds, the team will have a great chance to do so against the Washington Nationals.
Losing streaks have been rare for the Philadelphia Phillies. The National League East leaders haven't dropped more than two in a row since late June, and they will look to keep that run going when they visit the Washington Nationals for the opener of a four-game series on Thursday.
The Philadelphia Phillies produced a sequence on Wednesday night that was fitting of the Benny Hill music. During Wednesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Phillies humiliated themselves by giving up a Little League homer.
The stadium lights hummed, not with the typical tension of a championship game, but with the buzzing energy of a circus. This was Grayson Stadium, home of the Savannah Bananas, the spectacle was on another level.
The chants of M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P! are raining down on Kyle Schwarber these days at Citizens Bank Park. It’s not hard to see why. In the final season of his four-year, $79 million contract, Schwarber has been better than ever for the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies offense will be receiving a reinforcement when Alec Bohm returns shortly. On August 10, Bohm started a minor league rehab assignment and will be off the injured list soon.