| Milestones aplenty as Phils dispatch faltering Braves |
Tue Sep 27 21:59:44 2011 EST |
| Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies reached several milestones Tuesday and continued the wild card-leading Braves' freefall with a 7-1 drubbing in the penultimate game of the regular season. The NL wild card race has tightened down the stretch as a result of the Braves tripping to a 9-17 mark in September, including losses in seven of their last nine. The swoon dwindled Atlanta's lead to one game over St. Louis coming into Tuesday's action, and the Cardinals can tie things |
| Braves eye playoff berth against NL East-winning Phils |
Tue Sep 27 11:04:11 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves could clinch a playoff berth with a win tonight coupled by a St. Louis loss. Standing in the way of that goal are the Philadelphia Phillies, who look to win this series with a victory Tuesday in the second portion of a three-game set at Turner Field. The Braves dropped a 4-2 decision to the Phillies in Monday's series opener and remained a game ahead of the Cardinals for the National League Wild Card. Chipper Jones homered and Alex Gonzalez drove in a run t |
| Phils hit century mark, beat slumping Braves |
Mon Sep 26 23:04:28 2011 EST |
| an 8 1/2 game advantage in the wild card standings. The lead could be gone by the end of tonight. Raul Ibanez singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and added an insurance RBI base hit in the eighth, carrying the NL East-champion Philadelphia Phillies to their 100th win of the season, 4-2 over the struggling Braves. Atlanta holds a tenuous half-game lead on St. Louis in the wild card standings, pending the Cardinals' Monday result in Houston. "They're trying to gain some momentum going |
| Diamondbacks eye victory in opener with Kemp, Dodgers |
Mon Sep 26 10:59:57 2011 EST |
| alive for the No. 2 seed in the National League and will begin a three-game series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight from Chase Field. Arizona is a game behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the second-best record in the league behind the Philadelphia Phillies. If the Diamondbacks and Brewers finish with identical records, Arizona would hold the tiebreaker by virtue of winning the season series. The D'Backs posted a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants over the weekend and have won four |
| Playoff progress slows as Braves blanked by Nats |
Sun Sep 25 17:01:21 2011 EST |
| dropped 10 of 15, saw their lead in the NL wild card race shrink to one game over St. Louis with three games remaining for both clubs. That's because the Cardinals won at home over the Cubs, 3-2, Sunday. Atlanta hosts the NL East-champion Philadelphia Phillies, while the Cardinals travel to Houston to conclude the season. Ross Detwiler (4-5) scattered four hits and walked two over six innings for Washington, which finished the season with a 44-36 record at home. Henry Rodriguez, Tyler Clippard |
| Diamondbacks acquire P Zagurski from Phillies |
Fri Sep 23 14:41:39 2011 EST |
| Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired pitcher Mike Zagurski from the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Zagurski, 28, appeared in four games for the Phillies this season, giving up two runs in 3 1/3 innings (5.40 ERA), with a .286 opposing batting average, four strikeouts and three walks. The left-hander also went 4-0 with a 2.65 ERA, 11 saves, 63 strikeouts and 27 walks in 46 games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Arizona also designated pitcher Esmerling Vasquez for assig |
| Nats send Phillies to fifth straight loss |
Wed Sep 21 23:27:02 2011 EST |
| Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Wilson Ramos finished 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, and Danny Espinosa cracked a two-run home run, leading the Washington Nationals to a 7-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the third test of a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Michael Morse and Chris Marerro chipped in with a pair of hits apiece for the Nats, who have won four straight. John Lannan (10-13) worked five effective innings, giving up three runs on eight hits while striking ou |
| Nationals blank Phillies in second game of doubleheader |
Tue Sep 20 22:14:49 2011 EST |
| Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Ross Detwiler went 7 1/3 scoreless innings, leading the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in game two of a day-night doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park. Detwiler (3-5) gave up only three hits while striking out three and walking one batter. Detwiler also contributed offensively with an RBI single. Drew Storen worked a 1-2-3 ninth to record his 40th save of the season, and second of the day. Danny Espinosa had three hits, includi |
| Reds hope to have Willis on hill in opener with Astros |
Mon Sep 19 11:15:46 2011 EST |
| ings. He's 3-2 lifetime against Houston with a 2.65 ERA. The Astros counter with lefty J.A. Happ, who's won two decisions in three unbeaten starts since ending a four-start skid. The 28-year-old was a 5-2 winner over his former team - the Philadelphia Phillies - in his most recent start on Sept. 13 after allowing a run on four hits i six innings. Previously, in two starts, he allowed four runs on eight hits in 12 innings while getting a win and a no-decision against Pittsburgh. Happ is 1-1 in t |
| Surging Cardinals shut out Phillies |
Sun Sep 18 22:50:06 2011 EST |
| ard race. Behind a pair of Allen Craig home runs, a two-run blast by Albert Pujols and a stellar outing from Chris Carpenter, the Cardinals continued their late-season surge with a 5-0 win over the newly crowned five-time NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies. Carpenter (10-9) scattered eight hits, walked one and struck out five over eight innings. Fernando Salas pitched the ninth to preserve the shutout. St. Louis upped its September record to 11-5 while closing to within 3 1/2 games of the w |
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