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They’re Going to the Postseason: Phillies 3 Pirates 2
Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports Win number 88 clinches a postseason berth with a Johan Rojas walk-off single. Taking you all the way to the top of the eighth (I want to make this quick for the both of us), Aaron Nola gave them a gem through 6.2 innings. His curveball danced on its own for seven whiffs on 18 swings. He fanned eight batters for an encouraging start heading into the postseason. With a 2-1 lead heading into the eighth, Rob Thomson had Craig Kimbrel face the bottom of the Pittsburgh Pirates order. After recording a strikeout on catcher Endy Rodríguez, Henry...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 26, 2023
Finish it off: Phillies vs. Pirates series preview
Can Aaron Nola win the clincher for a second straight year? | Photo by Todd Kirkland/ Give us a week of no stress before the real games begin It wasn’t always easy, but the Phillies are on the cusp of doing what most of us expected them to do before the season began: Make the playoffs. All they need to do is beat the Pirates. (Or not really. They could lose every game the rest of the way and still get the top Wild Card berth, but I don’t think anyone wants to see that, and it’s much more fun to clinch with a win.) With the Yankees win over the D-Backs, the...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 20, 2023
Gamethread 9/20: Phillies at Braves
Photo by Stacy Revere/ How well does Nola need to pitch today to win back some confidence? How nice would it be to win a series against the best team in baseball? The Phillies have a chance to do that for a rare noon baseball game. Aaron Nola takes the mound for the Phillies in a possible playoff preview. Nola has had a mixed bag against the Braves this season. His first start he allowed 5 runs in 6 innings back in May, but followed it up with a 6 inning 0 run performance the next month (ironically they wound up losing that game as well). Sadly, the outfield defense...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 15, 2023
Rise and Phight: 9/15/2023
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/ This series worries me a tad Yes, the Cardinals are bad. Yes, the Phillies should be pretty heavily favored in each game. This series, though, is one the Phillies should not take lightly. Yes, the pitching is a shambles for St. Louis. Their offense is still pretty good and can put runs on the board in a hurry. This is by no means a “get right” series for them. They’ll need to take the Cardinals quite seriously. On to the links. Phillies news: If Aaron Nola’s season doesn’t remind you of what Cole Hamels did in 2009, well it...
www.thegoodphight.com Aug 27, 2023
Broom broom broom: Phillies 3, Cardinals 0
Photo by Mitchell Leff/ Nola’s brilliant outing shuts down the Cards for the sweep The Phillies swept the Cardinals in the 2022 Wild Card series, but haven’t managed to bust out the brooms against the Cards during the regular season since 2016. Until today. Aaron Nola dominates In Nola’s last appearance he gave up four runs to the Giants. Afterward Rob Thomson said that was one of his best starts in a while. But today Nola looked like the ace everyone hoped he would be. He pitched seven innings and allowed a single hit - a double to Tommy Edman in the first -...
