www.thegoodphight.com Sep 23, 2023
No-Show-walter: Phillies 7, Mets 5
Photo by Rich Schultz/ TWO: Red October grows closer and closer The day after an Alec Bohm walk-off single in the tenth inning dropped the Phillies’ magic number to three, this afternoon the Fightins’ took the third game in a row from the Mets to drop the magic number to two. The Mets struck first. With no outs, Zack Wheeler walked DJ Stewart and gave up a single to Ronny Mauricio. Brett Baty grounded to Trea Turner. Instead of putting his body in front of the ball, Turner attempted to play the ball backhanded. The ball got past him, allowing Stewart to score. Kyle...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 19, 2023
That Wasn’t Fun: Braves 9 Phillies 3
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The Phillies drop to 82-69 but still have a decent lead in the wild-card standings. The game’s first storyline came with the starting pitcher situations for each team. Atlanta sent out Spencer Strider, who has the most strikeouts in all of Major League Baseball and has a 1.56 ERA against the Phillies for his career. Philadelphia was in a different situation, a potential piggyback plan with Cristopher Sánchez and Michael Lorenzen with the attempt to reset the bullpen. Strider caught a break early, he hit Trea Turner in the elbow with...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 18, 2023
Power Hitting in the Peach State: Phillies 7, Braves 1
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports # of Phillies homers > # of Braves hits The Braves starters aren’t resting. Fortunately, neither are the Phillies’ bats. The Phillies got off to a solid start tonight against Kyle Wright, with Kyle Schwarber walking and Trea Turner singling. Unfortunately a groundout by Bryce Harper, a lineout by Alec Bohm, and a groundout by Bryson Stott ended the inning without damage done to the Braves, though some may have been dealt to the psyches of Phillies fans, frustrated by another empty first inning. Further psychological damage was done in...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 16, 2023
The biggest question from this game involves an Arch: Phillies 6, Cardinals 1
Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports I’m going to monitor this tomorrow You’d be forgiven if you forget the outcome of the game. It’s quite possible that when you saw the title of this recap, that the Phillies won the game , you scratched your chin in some disbelief. It’s likely because you were as fascinated by the “Will John Kruk go the Gateway Arch Sunday morning?” storyline as I was. There were quite a few highlights to be sure. The Phillies got off to another quick start in the first inning when they had Trea Turner hit a one-out double, then score on a two-out...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 16, 2023
Rise and Phight: 9/16/2023
Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports So lame Imagine being soft enough to toss Bryce Harper last night. He had already gotten the equipment violation, then he calls you a name so you have to dump him? That’s some seriously weak stuff, On to the links. Phillies news: You might have heard the team razzing Trea Turner after a home run the other day. What does that chant mean? It was almost a given that someone would write about the team’s penchant for hitting dramatic home runs, then ultimately losing the game. The Braves? Good. In the playoffs though? We’ll have to wait and...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 16, 2023
They all count the same: Phillies 5, Cardinals 4
Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Let’s just not make a habit of it. The Phillies (80-67) rebounded from a disappointing homestand with a narrow 5-4 road win in the opening game of a weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals (65-82). The offense was all over Cardinals’ starter, Zack Thompson, from the jump. After back to back one-out singles by Trea Turner and Alec Bohm put runners on first and third, Bryce Harper grounded into a fielder’s choice that scored Turner for a 1-0 lead. On the next two pitches, Thompson went fastball to JT Realmuto and cutter to Nick...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 10, 2023
No Ser: Marlins 5, Phillies 4
Photo by Rich Schultz/ There is a problem brewing Losing no-hitters is never fun. Losing games in which you had a no-hitter is just another kick in the face. Ranger Suarez was so good for most of the game today, keeping the Marlins at bay before the ill-fated seventh inning saw the pitcher lose the no-no, then the lead before the bullpen finished it off. Started out great! Trea Turner, last 30 days: .360/.414/.787 (1.201 OPS), 24 R, 11 HR, 24 RBI, 4 SB, 0 CS pic.twitter.com/cNych2XZP8— John Foley (@2008Philz) September 10, 2023 After Kyle Schwarber reached to...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 9, 2023
Best supporting actors: Phillies 8, Marlins 4
Brandon Marsh came through with a bases clearing double. | Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/ While bigger names faltered, Brandon Marsh and Jeff Hoffman came through in the clutch. The Phillies’ roster is loaded with big names. Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and others have made multiple All-Star teams in their careers and have helped carry the team in recent weeks. But for a baseball team to make the playoffs, sometimes the non-stars have to come through as well. Neither Brandon Marsh nor Jeff Hoffman made it to the All-Star Game in 2023, but both have had solid,...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 9, 2023
Rise and Phight: 9/9/2023
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports ugh. That loss last night is one that the team should brush off relatively easily. It’s not often that you’ll see Jacob Stallings go deep against anyone, so the fact that he did it is more fluke than portend of doom. A few positives was the solid outings by Andrew Bellatti and Gregory Soto and the continued torrid stretch from Trea Turner. Should the team have stuck with Cristopher Sanchez a bit longer? That’s the big question in the game, but over the long haul, it’s the right move. They’ll be fine tonight. On to the...
www.philadelphiabaseballreview.com Sep 5, 2023
Phillies look to stay hot in San Diego against the Padres
Behind a three-run double by Alec Bohm in the first inning and home runs by Edmundo Sosa and Trea Turner in the second, the Phillies jumped ahead early to beat he San Diego Padres 9-7 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series at Petco Park. Kyle Schwarber clubbed his 40th homer for the Phillies, who are 9-4 over the past 13 games. Bryson Stott also collected four hits in the win, while Trea Turner extended his hit streak to 15 games. Taijuan Walker collected the win, despite allowing four runs on five hits over five innings of work. Tonight's Starters Michael Lorenzen (8-8. 3.73) has...
www.thegoodphight.com Sep 5, 2023
Can the Phillies break their home run record?
Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Their recent power surge has put it in play The Phillies were expected to be an offensive powerhouse this year, especially with the addition of Trea Turner. However with Turner languishing in a months-long slump, a down year from J.T. Realmuto, and most importantly the absence of the injured Rhys Hoskins, the offense, and especially their home run power, had been seen only sporadically. Even the earlier than expected return of Bryce Harper didn’t move the needle in terms of home runs, as he struggled to find his power stroke. However...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Aug 28, 2023
Trea Turner homers twice, Bryce Harper goes deep in Phillies' 6-4 win over Ohtani, Angels
Trea Turner homered twice, Bryce Harper hit a two-run shot and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Monday night.
www.thegoodphight.com Aug 28, 2023
Bi-Weekly Report Card: The Bench is Rounding into Form
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports The Phillies are a season-high, 14 games over .500 after a dominate series over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies are starting to get hot at the right time in August, which has offered a completely different idea of what this team was going to be. Through the first four months of the season, the Phillies ranked 21 in home runs with 113, only just one better than the Milwaukee Brewers. They ranked 17 in runs with 474, five less than the San Francisco Giants. This included a Bryce Harper with very little power, Trea Turner having a...
