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Let’s hope J.T.’s slump has transformed into a streak | Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports On the one year anniversary of Topper’s promotion, the bullpen pulls together and the offense gets going After a five-game skid, the Phillies pulled out a win and climbed out of a tie with the Washington Nationals in the basement of the NL East. It’s nice to win one every once in a while, isn’t it? Matt Strahm (4-3, 3.20 ERA) kicked off this bullpen game for the Phillies against MacKenzie Gore (3-3, 3.51 ERA). Only two months into the season, Strahm is quickly approaching the...

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Watch (if you really want to) Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: Day 2 in Washington. #RingTheBell : @NBCSPhilly : @SportsRadioWIP : https://t.co/HhDxScbmEV // https://t.co/vgbMhIMsON pic.twitter.com/TsKHkNkrgp— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 3, 2023 For the Nationals: return of the pic.twitter.com/De2nlx0108— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) June 3, 2023

Photo by G Fiume/ Feels like they need to sweep this series Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: DC #RingTheBell : @NBCPhiladelphia : @SportsRadioWIP : https://t.co/HhDxScbmEV // https://t.co/vgbMhIMsON pic.twitter.com/lbWd77mD7e— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 2, 2023 For the Nationals: the best floral arrangement is our recurring weekend plans to wear the cherry blossom jerseys#NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/lh0fd06vrP— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) June 2, 2023 Let’s talk about it.

It’s June, Kyle. Time to wake up | John Jones-USA TODAY Sports It’s hard to find much good to say about the Phillies right now No Beastie Boys lyric in the title? Nope, I’m not going to waste my team trying to find an appropriate lyric when the team is playing like crap. After a godawful series in New York, the Phillies head to Washington to take on the Nationals. The past few years, a series against the Nats portended good things for the Phillies. But with the way the team is playing now, I can’t even take a series win against the Nats for granted. Washington...

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Yuck. The Phillies are a bad baseball team right now. Let’s get that out of the way, first and foremost. That doesn’t make them any less talented. It’s just undeniable that they are bad right now. Will they continue to be? Probably not. What they cannot do is keep sleepwalking away the days on the calendar. Now, there have been some online polls, chats, and discussions that are centered on Rob Thomson and his job security. That is probably the wrong move. Thomson clearly has the confidence of the team, so firing him at this point would...

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Amazin’ how bad this series was... Taijuan Walker did not have the triumphant return to New York he probably hoped to have. In fact, his first performance against his former team is one he probably wants to forget entirely. Walker only lasted four innings before being replaced. Though he only gave up three runs, his velocity was down. That combined with his quick exit implies that there’s definitely something concerning happening with him. Strahm, Soto and Kimbrel combined for the other four innings of relief and were, for the most part,...

John Jones-USA TODAY Sports Because we have to Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: Thursday afternoon lineup. #RingTheBell : @NBCSPhilly // @MLBNetwork : @SportsRadioWIP : https://t.co/HhDxScbUut // https://t.co/vgbMhIN0El pic.twitter.com/PzlIRdSq5n— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 1, 2023 For the Mets: Day baseball. #LGM Philadelphia @Max_Scherzer @SNYtv, @MLBNetwork @wcbs880 pic.twitter.com/2HcbGyacnc— New York Mets (@Mets) June 1, 2023 Let’s talk about it.

Photo by Todd Kirkland/ Still waiting for them to wake up. When the Phillies finally reached the postseason and embarked on a thrill-ride of a run to the World Series last year, most of us believed they had fully detached the 500-pound gorilla off their backs and were ready to be consistent winners. Guess not. After their 4-1 loss to the Mets in New York last night, the Phils finished the month of May with a 10-16 record, dropping them to 25-30 overall. They are 5-11 in their last 16 games and 10-17 in their last 27, languishing in 4th place in the NL East, 7.5 games...

John Jones-USA TODAY Sports It’s getting ugly For me, the worst part about watching this team right now is the seeming disinterest they have in playing. They obviously do, but they look like they just don’t care that they’re playing poorly. It’s almost like they’re just waiting for the good baseball to kick in, starting today now that June is here. I understand the patience since the season is long and they’ll probably bounce back at some point, but they just seem like they’re not interested. Totally subjective take, I am aware, but we’re approaching...

Photo by Mike Stobe/ Offensive futility hands nemesis a comfortable win Citi Field continued to be a house of horrors for the Phillies as they dropped the second consecutive game of the first season series against their division rivals on Wednesday night. The Phillies are now 2-11 at Citi Field dating back to the beginning of last season and 11-20 on the road this year. Edmundo Sosa got the Phillies the early advantage with a solo shot to lead off the third inning. Edmundo Sosa - Philadelphia Phillies (4) pic.twitter.com/IlM5WJvxvV— MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) May...

John Jones-USA TODAY Sports Ok, win THIS one Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: Last day of May #RingTheBell : @NBCSPhilly // @MLBNetwork : @SportsRadioWIP : https://t.co/HhDxScbmEV // https://t.co/vgbMhIMsON pic.twitter.com/FLoiPu0rek— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) May 31, 2023 For the Mets: Let’s keep it rolling. #LGM Philadelphia @Cookie_Carrasco @SNYtv, @MLBNetwork @wcbs880 pic.twitter.com/je10tsRHci— New York Mets (@Mets) May 31, 2023 Let’s talk about it.

John Jones-USA TODAY Sports Well that wasn’t very fun I’m still pretty baffled by the decision to let J.T. Realmuto steal in the eighth inning against Adam Ottavino. He’d drawn a four pitch walk, none of which were all that close, and the team was in desperate need of a run to get some life in the game. I understand trying to make things happen, but as the leadoff hitter in the inning, it just didn’t feel necessary at that time, particularly when Ottavino wasn’t looking that good on the mound. Just very strange. On to the links. Phillies news: You may have...

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...

Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Let’s get a win tonight, huh? Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: Queens. #RingTheBell : @NBCSPhilly / @TBSNetwork : @SportsRadioWIP : https://t.co/HhDxScbmEV // https://t.co/vgbMhIMsON pic.twitter.com/lLcOVJfHGY— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) May 30, 2023 For the Mets: Back at it at @CitiField. #LGM Philadelphia @KodaiSenga @SNYtv, TBS @wcbs880 pic.twitter.com/de0hZRT1PK— New York Mets (@Mets) May 30, 2023 Let’s talk about it.

Congrats to Francisco Lindor for no longer being the most disappointing shortstop in the division! | Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports What happens when two disappointing NL East teams face off? A split in Truist Field wasn’t the worst possible outcome for the Phillies, even if the series finale left a bad taste in their mouths. (Maybe we should try using an opener for Dylan Covey again.) The Phillis’ tour against division rivals will continue as the Phillies head up the East coast to take on another 2022 playoff team that has yet to find their footing in 2023. New York...