www.thegoodphight.com Jun 4, 2023
What the Ellis going on: Phillies 11, Nationals
Drew Ellis, you are a Phillie! | Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Multiple home runs? Multiple three-run home runs??? On Friday night, the Phillies pitching staff wasted Nick Castellanos’ best game as a Phillie. On Sunday, Ranger Suarez and the bullpen did not waste the best game of Drew Ellis’ career (as well as a two home run game from Kyle Schwarber) as the Phillies defeated the Nationals 11-3. The Phillies offense started off in its usual slow fashion, stranding two runners in the first. J.T. Realmuto hit a solo homer in the second (His second in two games, showing...
www.thegoodphight.com May 30, 2023
Major-Doo and the Haunted Pitch: Mets 2, Phillies 0
Photo by Elsa/ Like, zoinks Citi Field is haunted by a spectral pitch. Kodai Senga calls it the ghost fork, and it’s a mystery. The Phillies didn’t have Bryce Harper due to a scheduled rest day, but they did have exactly what you need to solve a mystery: a cadre of meddling kids and a dog (although Major probably doesn’t go on the road). It is unclear if they traveled to Queens in a 70’s van. Bryson Stott battled valiantly as the first batter, but struck out on the seventh pitch, the first victim of the ghost fork. Trea Turner flew out, and Nick Castellanos...
www.thegoodphight.com May 26, 2023
Right now, on paper, the Phillies are better than the Braves
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ But games aren’t won on paper. Last night’s 8-5 loss to the Braves wasn’t as crushing as previous 8-5 losses started by Aaron Nola in Atlanta, but it was a tough one to swallow, nonetheless. After falling in a 2-0, 1st inning hole, the Phils fought back numerous times, and it looked for a moment as if they had taken the lead in the top of the 8th when Kyle Schwarber appeared to rip a two-out, two-run double into the right field corner to give them a 6-5 lead. Unfortunately, Nick Castellanos took an hour-and-a-half going from first-to-home in...
www.thegoodphight.com May 19, 2023
Cubs 10 Phillies 1
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Ethan, did I really need a headline for this game? The Philadelphia Phillies lose again to the Chicago Cubs by a final score of 10-1, dropping their record to 20-24. Bryson Stott began the bottom of the first with a classic Luis Arraez impression, taking a curveball back up the middle for a single. After a Trea Turner flyout, Bryce Harper hit a ground ball off Patrick Wisdom’s glove, which advanced Stott to third and Harper to second. Nick Castellanos took a flyball to right so Stott could tag, 1-0 Phillies. The Cubs looked to answer...
www.thegoodphight.com May 13, 2023
Jeff Hoffman Revenge Game: Phillies 7 Rockies 4
John Leyba-USA TODAY Sports Bryce Harper lifts the Phillies record up to above .500 with a win over the Colorado Rockies. The 19-19 Philadelphia Phillies look to add to their four-game win streak with the second of a three-game series in Colorado. Ryan Feltner got the ball against the Phillies back on April 20th, going 5.2 innings with six strikeouts, which lead to the Colorado Rockies’ only win of the four-game series. With one out, Trea Turner drew a seven-pitch walked and stole second immediately. Bryce Harper walked on five pitches and Nick Castellanos took a...
www.thegoodphight.com May 10, 2023
Break out the brooms: Phillies 2, Blue Jays 1
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports It was only two games, but still. Kevin Gausman (2 hits, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts) and Zack Wheeler (1 hit, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts) each cruised through 4 scoreless innings on this beautiful Wednesday afternoon. Each returned to dominant form after struggling in his previous start. Their collective stuff was downright electric, and things didn’t figure to get any easier for hitters as the late-afternoon shadows began to creep in. The Phillies threatened early after 2-out singles by Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos, but Kyle Schwarber took a...
www.thegoodphight.com May 9, 2023
10, 9, 8: Phillies 8, Blue Jays 4
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/ The Phillies won while you were watching the Sixers. The Phillies improved to 16-19 on the season after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays by a final score of 8-4 Tuesday night at Citizen’s Bank Park. Nick Castellanos led the way offensively with a two-run home run and a double while Aaron Nola delivered his fourth quality start in his last five games. Castellanos hooked an Alek Manoah slider just inside the left field foul pole one pitch after a high and inside 93 MPH fastball led to a short stare down in the bottom of the fourth. Casty go...
