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Let’s just go ahead and win this series
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies:
Let's keep it rolling#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/e4oeY5tnV3
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) April 27, 2024For the Padres:
Cease the day. pic.twitter.com/VLKTOb1aHR
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 27, 2024Let’s talk about it.
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What happened last night?
That many home runs can’t be legal right?
Remember when we all were worried about the Phillies’ offense? That seems so far away right now. Last night’s power display was quite impressive, especially against a pitcher like Joe Musgrove.
On to the links.
Phillies news: As the team continues their weekend in San Diego, some observations about where they were once they left Cincinnati. Alec Bohm is on a roll with six...Saturday night's matchup between the visiting Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres is likely to be a classic pitchers' duel, based on how the opposing pitchers have fared to start the 2024 season.
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Good pitching + good hitting = easy victories (why don’t more teams try this?)
The Philadelphia Phillies (17-10) continued their ten game road trip with a series opening victory against the San Diego Padres (14-15) by the score of 9-3 on Friday night thanks to a synergized pitching performance and power clinic.
Aaron Nola was brilliant again in his sixth start of the year and fifth straight quality start.
The Phillies got to Padres’ starter, Joe...
Kyle Schwarber led off the game with the first of five Philadelphia homers and Aaron Nola worked eight solid innings as the Phillies powered to a 9-3 road rout of the San Diego Padres on Friday.
The Phillies are out to a strong 16-10 start here in 2024 and a portion of the credit has to go to third baseman Alec Bohm, who is out to a scorching hot start at the plate.
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That’s what’s in. It’ll never get old
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies:
San Diegooooo#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/lWwpbObV0C
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) April 26, 2024For the Padres:
Musgrove on the mound pic.twitter.com/xljYi3RAcp
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 26, 2024Let’s talk about it.
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Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford keep swinging a good bat
Charlotte 5, Lehigh Valley 4 (4/23)
Charlotte 5, Lehigh Valley 3 (4/24)
Lehigh Valley 7, Charlotte 6 (4/25)
David Buchanan - 7.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 K, HR, 12 GB, 2 FB
Max Castillo - 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, HR,
Mick Abel - 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 4 K, HR, WP, 6 GB, 5 FB
Griff McGarry - 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, K, WP
Simon Muzziotti - 4 for 14, 3 R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI,...
Dylan Cease has lived up to expectations, but the Padres largely haven’t. | Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
The Padres haven’t been as good as their roster would suggest.
After splitting the series with the Reds, the Phillies head further West to face the San Diego Padres. After a disappointing 2023 season that saw them fall short of the postseason, many people expected the Padres to return to the playoffs in 2024. But thus far in the season, they haven’t been able to rise...
Philadelphia Phillies infielder Alec Bohm is elevating his game in 2024 by creating runs at the plate, and has helped the team tremendously in the process.
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Sometimes, it’s a slow burn
Quick: think of the worst habit people in sports analysis, the ones who are paid all the big bucks for the big name websites, what’s the worst thing that they do this time of year?
If you’re thinking of hot takes, well, yes, but that’s not what I was thinking about.
Think more along the lines of the NFL event that is going to take place this weekend. What do tons of people have a habit of doing...
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper displayed his "dad strength" in his first game back from the paternity list Thursday in Cincinnati. The San Diego Padres hope Manny Machado follows suit when they welcome Harper and the Phillies to town on Friday night for the opener of a three-game series.
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The dalliance on the West Coast begins
I’m a fan of West Coast games. We don’t usually watch them, so staying up a little later to watch the games is nice. It’s even better on the weekends when I can stay up and not have to worry about work.
On to the links.
Phillies news: Spencer Turnbull has a 1.33 ERA right now. He’s going to the bullpen. At least, for now, he’s headed to the bullpen. The Phillies have a Seranthony Dominguez...Bryce Harper returned from a three-day paternity leave and belted a two-run homer to lead the visiting Philadelphia Phillies past the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Thursday.
Zack Wheeler’s six shutout innings led the Phillies to a win. | Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
Zack Wheeler and the bullpen made sure the Phillies’ losing streak didn’t reach three.
You can’t win them all, so, it wasn’t too alarming when the Phillies turned in a stinker of a performance on Tuesday, ending their seven-game winning streak. But after another poor performance on Wednesday night, there was concern that the Phillies might follow that winning streak with an...
Bryce Harper returned from a three-day paternity leave and belted a two-run homer to lead the visiting Philadelphia Phillies past the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Thursday.
The Philadelphia Phillies have gone on two consecutive deep playoff runs thanks in large part to the one-two punch atop their rotation of Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola.
The Philadelphia Phillies reinstated first baseman Bryce Harper from the paternity list, making him available for Thursday afternoon's game at Cincinnati.
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Can they get the split?
Here are the lineup. For the Phillies:
Afternoon action on deck#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/JROqPum0fs
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) April 25, 2024For the Reds:
Going for another series win.
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Let’s talk about it.
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We’re going granular, folks
Aesthetics are everything. Often time, how one thing looks defines how something is. With my travel baseball team I coach, we are constantly trying to find just the right uniform that looks good on a player. We have come up with some solid combinations, ones that make the players look like ballplayers. We’re also always harping on tucking in their jersey. “You look good, you play good!” is a common, through...