NL East
Champagne On Ice
Tonight, the Phillies will have a celebration if they beat the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves lose to the New York Mets. That combination would lead the Phillies to clinching the NL East for the 5th consecutive time.
Kendrick Leads Phillies In 1st Game Of Doubleheader
Kyle Kendrick threw five strong innings in the opener of a day-night doubleheader and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 3-1 Thursday, reducing the magic number for clinching their fifth straight NL East title to three.
Phillies Clinch Playoff Berth Behind Halladay
Roy Halladay pitched his 20th career shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies became the first team to reach the playoffs this season with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
Phillies-Brewers Preview
The Phillies swept the Braves and now they have reduced their magic number to 12. I don’t think there is much debate left for the NL East, but this was a potential NLCS matchup in October.
What This Week Really Means
The Phillies got a big week off to a great start by simply dominating the Atlanta Braves 9-0 Monday night. Cliff Lee is on an amazing streak, and the path to another NL East Championship got even closer.
Lee, Phillies Beat Reds 3-0 For Season High
Hunter Pence homered for the second straight game, and Cliff Lee got his sixth straight win Wednesday night, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that took them to a new high point.
Strange Bedfellows In NL East
The Phillies haven’t played in a little under 3 days. As they get set to battle the upstart Arizona Diamondbacks, the teams they battle an average of 19 times a year have had some of the most bizarre controversies in baseball.
Padres Snap Year-Long Losing Streak Vs. Phillies, 5-4
Aaron Harang outpitched Cliff Lee, Chris Denorfia stole home and the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies for the first time in more than a year, 5-4 on Monday.
Marlins Manager Edwin Rodriguez Resigns
Florida Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez unexpectedly resigned on Sunday with his team on a nine-game losing streak.
Worley, Phillies Roughed Up By Mets
Vance Worley was whacked around early and Jimmy Rollins made a crucial error at shortstop that helped the New York Mets jump out to a huge lead in a 9-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Phillies Re-Sign Jose Contreras To 2-Year Deal
The Philadelphia Phillies have re-signed right-hander Jose Contreras, agreeing Monday to a $5.5 million, two-year contract that includes a club option for 2013.
Halladay Helps Phils Beat Nats 8-0, Clinch NL East
The Philadelphia Phillies are the NL East champions for the fourth consecutive year and, fittingly, Roy Halladay helped seal the deal this time with a two-hitter.
Phillies Fall in Extra Innings to the Braves
Matt Diaz doubled in the go-ahead run and Eric Hinske blasted a two-run homer to cap off a three-run 11th inning that lifted Atlanta to a 6-3 win over Philadelphia in the middle meeting of […]
Halladay and Dobbs lead the Phillies over Atlanta
Roy Halladay picked up win No. 10 with his seventh complete game of the year, and Greg Dobbs belted a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning, as the Phillies won, 3-1, to open a […]
Phils-Marlins rained out
The battle of Aces between Roy Halladay and Josh Johnson will have to wait. Wednesday night’s game 2 between the Phillies and Marlins was rained out. The rescheduled date has yet to be made. Thursday night Halladay will take […]
