Phillies 4, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 10) — The Texas Rangers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4–2, in front of a crowd of 32,444. That puts the Rangers on the wrong end of a three-game sweep. The Phillies, meanwhile, had a big contribution in the form of a game-tying home run by Edmundo Sosa. […]
Read MorePhillies 3, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 9) — The Texas Rangers lost a close one to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3–2, Saturday thus losing the three-game series. The Phillies rode a two-run double by Max Kepler in the seventh inning. The Rangers, meanwhile, will try to salvage what’s left of this three-game set in the […]
Read MorePhillies 9, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 8) — The Texas Rangers tried to wake up their bats, but there wasn’t a stick of dynamite in sight as they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9–1, Friday. On the other side, a three-run home run by Trea Turner helped lift the Phillies to the lopsided victory. […]
Read MoreWhat Ryne Sandberg Meant to This Baseball-Loving Child of the 80s Monday night, I read the words I did not want to read yet knew were coming — Ryne Sandberg, my favorite player of all time, had passed on. When Sandberg sent his most recent Instagram post on July 16, one sentence sounded way, way […]
Read MoreMets 4, Phillies 1 A sixth-inning grand slam by Francisco Lindor led the New York Mets to a 4–1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday night at Citi Field in New York. The win gave the Mets a 3–1 series victory over the rival Phillies, sending the Mets to their ninth NLCS and first since […]
Read MoreMets 7, Phillies 2 The New York Mets need one more game. The Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, in Game Three of the NLDS on Tuesday night to take a 2–1. Pete Alonso got the Mets on the board with a solo home run on the first pitch he saw in the second inning. […]
Read MorePhillies 7, Mets 6 A walk-off single by Nick Castellanos with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 7–6 win over the New York Mets, evening the best-of-five NL Division Series at one game apiece. The single capped off a see-saw battle at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, a […]
Read MoreMets 6, Phillies 2 The New York Mets, held scoreless through seven innings, scored five runs in the eighth to beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 6–2, in Game One of the NLDS late Saturday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The comeback spoiled a magnificent start by Phillies right-hander and ex-Met Zack Wheeler. He allowed […]
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