May 19th, 2011 
Frank Minniti 
Posted in Cole Hamels was brilliant, the defense was good and Rya Madson was electric in the ninth to help the Phillies eliminate a four-game losing streak and erase the Rockies 2-1 on Wednesday night in the first of a brief two-game set. These days, your current collection of Phillies in 2011 don’t score much (they didn’t [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Gone Streaking (Reverse Style): Phillies Fall Late to Cardinals 2-1, Losing Skid Reaches Four
Once is an accident, two is a trend, three is a concern and four is big problem for the Phillies, who dropped their fourth straight game when Lance Berkman’s bases loaded single to deep center field won it for the Cardinals in the bottom of the ninth, 2-1. And once again, in the loss, the [...]
Probable Pitchers: Phillies vs Rockies
The Phillies ( 25-16) are looking to rebound from getting swept out of St.Louis in their two-game series. They open up a two-game series tonight, to take on the Colorado Rockies ( 22-18). Philadelphia: Cole Hamels (4-2, 3.19 ERA) Colorado: Jorge De La Rosa ( 5-1, 3.70 ERA) Philadelphia: Joe Blanton ( 1-2, 5.50 ERA) [...]
Tags: Night of Firsts: Lee Sets Career High in Walks, Phillies Dealt Three Game Losing Streak in 3-1 Loss
Oh what a strange journey it’s been for Cliff Lee since his re-arrival back to Philadelphia. It began with a king’s return against Houston with a surgical 11 strike out performance en route to a 9-4 win back on April 2, then rebounded following a loss with another 12 strike out domination against Washington on [...]
Phillies atop ESPN Power Rankings…again
For the fourth week in a row the Phillies are sitting atop of ESPN MLB Rankings. Here is how the week seven power rankings look: Phillies Indians Rays Giants Marlins Yankees Reds Cardinals Tigers Rockies Angels Braves Rangers Athletics Royals Red Sox Blue Jays Dodgers Orioles Brewers Pirates Nationals Mets Cubs Diamondbacks White Sox Astros [...]
Phillies Round Up: Tonight’s Lineup Shuffle, Oswalt Activated & What Lies Ahead
The Phillies have tweaked their lineup for tonight’s tilt against the St. Louis Cardinals. Here’s a look at the lineup: Jimmy Rollins, SS Wilson Valdez, 3B (Placido Polanco getting a day off Raul Ibanez, LF Ryan Howard, 1B John Mayberry, CF Ben Francisco, RF Pete Orr, 2B Carlos Ruiz, C Cliff Lee, SP Phillies active [...]
Probable Pitchers: Phillies vs Cardinals
The Phillies(25-14) will open up a two-game series in St.Louis tonight, to take on the St.Louis Cardinals (22-19) who are on a three-game losing streak. Philadelphia: Cliff Lee (2-3, 3.78 ERA) St. Louis: Jake Westbrook ( 2-3, 6.92 ERA) Philadelphia: Roy Oswalt ( 3-1, 3.33 ERA) St.Louis: Jaime Garcia ( 5-0, 1.89 ERA)
The Good, the Bad and the Uggla: Atlanta’s 2B Bests Halladay, Braves Expire Phillies 3-2
Roy Halladay produced pop outs, strike outs, broken bats and another complete game. On any other “normal” day, this would’ve been a Halladay-esqe series clincher. But nowadays, this isn’t your typical Phillies “offense” and Halladay’s only mistake of the game resulted in the turning point and eventual win for the Braves. Locked in a 2-2 [...]
