Bryce Harper’s scary fall into the camera well in the Phillies’ dugout in the first inning of Saturday’s 12-4 loss was not the reason he was out of Sunday’s lineup. At least not the primary reason. Sunday was a planned day off for Harper, Phillies manager Rob Thomson said two hours before their series finale … Read more
ATLANTA — Spencer Strider had been 8-0 with a 1.90 ERA in eight regular-season games against the Phillies. Merrill Kelly had been 0-11 with a 5.49 ERA in his career against the Dodgers. Naturally, the Phillies and Diamondbacks each won Game 1 of their NLDS matchup on the road, the Phils doing just enough against … Read more
The Phillies are making opposing pitchers and managers pay for everything right now. Leading the Phils by two runs with nobody out in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night, the Angels opted to intentionally walk Bryce Harper with a man on second. Harper has refused to make an out lately with an OPS … Read more
The Phillies have scored 70 runs in their last nine games, an average of 7.8 a night. Bryce Harper is hot. Kyle Schwarber is hot. Trea Turner has hit safely in 18 of his last 20 games with an OPS over 1.000. Alec Bohm has picked it back up after a 10-game cold spell. Brandon … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger had his third straight multi-hit game, scored twice and drove in a run as the Chicago Cubs beat the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Sunday for their sixth straight series win. Dansby Swanson added a double and two RBIs against his former team, and Ian Happ drove in a pair … Read more