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Moments: Braves 5, Phillies 2
Through the first seven innings of this game, it had the feeling of a true battle between teams with margins as thin as paper. Both starters, Chris Sale and Cristopher Sánchez, labored through five innings at exactly 88 pitches, faced sixth-inning jams before escaping unscathed with a 3-2 Braves lead for the late innings. Both […]
Gamethread 9/4: Phillies vs. Braves
A pivotal four-game series against the Atlanta Braves begins on Friday night with both teams will having their ace on the mound. Cristopher Sanchez gets the ball for the Phillies. He’s coming off a start where he pitched seven shutout innings against the Angels. Sanchez will be opposed by Chris Sale. The former Cy Young […]
Here’s what’s different since the last time the Phillies played the Braves
By the end of the Phillies’ 6-2 loss to the Braves in Atlanta on April 26, the Phillies were 9-19. They had just lost five of six games to their bitter intra-division rivals and were outscored 32-16. That included a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park in which the offense scored a total of three […]
Once I never could’ve hoped to win: Phillies vs. Braves series preview
The last time the Braves came to town, the Phillies were a mess. The Phillies of mid-April couldn’t get out of their own way, and the Braves certainly took advantage, winning all three games by a combined score of 16-3. The Phillies did slightly better when they visited Atlanta the following week, as they were […]
The Real Phillies Trade Deadline
You don’t need a piece on TheGoodPhight or somewhere else to tell you the Phillies look different. Simply reading the lineup and seeing several players change positions will tell you enough. It’s very different. Since the start of August, the Phillies are 22-8, roughly when the trade deadline came and went. They were active at […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 9/4/2026
Wood you believe that a pitcher in his first full professional season could strike out 10 in four innings? That’s one way to Gage a prospect’s progress. Scranton/Wilks-Barre 4, Lehigh Valley 3 The RailRiders walked off the IronPigs on an Oswaldo Cabrera single. Alan Rangel went 5.1 innings with four hits, two runs (one earned), […]
How are you feeling about the Phillies ahead of this series with the Braves?
The Phillies return from their successful western road trip tonight to begin a monumental series with the Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia’s 21-7 record in the month of August helped them jump back into the race for the National League East Division title, as they will enter this series four games back of Atlanta for first place. […]
Phillies News: Aidan Miller, Alex McFarlane, The Farm
The Braves, at CBP, with the NL East lead on the line. Enough said. On to the links. Phillies news Is Aidan Miller making his return soon? ($) The farm system is having a moment. A rookie makes a star look silly, and the the clubhouse takes notice. MLB news Shohei Ohtani went 0 for […]
Checking in with some players the Phillies didn’t trade for at the 2026 Trade Deadline
Today marks the one-month mark since the 2026 MLB trade deadline. The Phillies were very active at the deadline, as they acquired Luis Arraez, Caleb Kilian, and Brooks Raley. So far, the results have been a mixed bag. Arraez is obviously the biggest name, and although he’s been rather pedestrian, hitting .280 with a .678 […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 9/3/2026
With Clearwater’s game rained out, only three of the Phillies’ affiliates were in action on Wednesday. And of the three, only one emerged victorious, and that win required a late-inning comeback. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9, Lehigh Valley 2 A rough first inning by pitcher Casey Lawrence put the IronPigs in an early hole from which they couldn’t […]
What do you think of Alex McFarlane so far?
The Phillies have been searching for consistency in their bullpen outside all season. Outside of Jhoan Duran at closer, they’ve experienced peaks and valleys, injuries, and demotions. They acquired some help at the deadline in Brooks Raley and Caleb Kilian, but the latter is injured and may miss the rest of the season while the […]
Phillies News: Bryce Harper, salary cap, Angels sale
The Phillies are finally coming home after a long but successful west coast road trip. Over that time, they’ve been able to cushion their lead in the race for the NL Wild Cards as well as narrow the deficit for the NL East. That second thing will take center stage this weekend, as the Phillies […]
I see a red door: Diamondbacks 1, Phillies 0
The final game of a lengthy road trip is always a tricky proposition. Having already secured a winning record on their nine-game western swing, it was easy to envision the Phillies going through the motions in anticipation of boarding their flight back to Philadelphia. Sure enough, the offense was silent against a bullpen game by […]
Gamethread 9/2: Phillies at Diamondbacks
Here are the lineups for the series finale in Arizona. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Diamondbacks:
This is what elite Bryce Harper looks like
After a dominating 8-1 win over the Diamondbacks last night, the Phillies have won 15 of their last 17 games and are in search of their fifth series sweep of three or more games in their last six series. They are currently the top wild card team and suddenly just three games behind the Braves […]
What do you think of position players pitching?
Last weekend I took a break from watching Phillies baseball to travel to New York, where old friend Ranger Suarez was pitching against the Yankees. Sadly, Ranger did not have one of his better days; the result was that the BoSox found themselves putting a position player, Andruw Monasterio, on the mound to finish off […]
Phillies news: Zack Wheeler, Alex McFarlane, L.A. Angels
If the Padres’ former owners are getting what they got and the Angels are being sold for their valuation, what do you think the Phillies would fetch if John Middleton decided to put them up on the market for sale? $7 billion? $8 billion? On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
De-fanged: Phillies 7, Diamondbacks 1
With a new page of the calendar turned and facing an opponent that would have given them fits two months ago, the Philadelphia Phillies (79-60) continued their ascendancy in the National League playoff hunt with a 7-1 masterclass against the Arizona Diamondbacks (73-67) to push their winning streak to six games. On a night that […]
Gamethread 9/1: Phillies at Diamondbacks
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Diamondbacks: Let’s talk about it.
How will the Phillies finish out 2026?
We have reached September, which means it’s time to start looking ahead. The Phillies have used an August to remember to vault themselves back into contention not just for a wild card spot in the National League, but they have also made the East a division that looks winnable if they can continue to keep […]
Phillies add Rafael Marchan, Grant Holman for stretch drive
It’s September, which means rosters can be expanded a bit. Gone are the days where a ton of players move up to the big leagues, where rosters went to somewhere near 40. Instead, the team is only allowed to bring up two players. Marchan adds a third catcher to the group, meaning there will probably […]
Who will be the Phillies’ September call-ups?
Today marks the first day of September, or in baseball terms, the day MLB rosters expand from 26 to 28 players. Each team will be allowed to add one pitcher and one hitter to their active roster as reinforcements for the final stretch run of the regular season. The Phillies will begin September in pretty […]
Get the best of The Good Phight on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for The Good Phight. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Phillies. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. I have already downloaded it and lemme tell you: it’s a much improved experience from what I’ve had to […]
Phillies news: Tommy Pham, Luis Arraez, Tony Vitello
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Alight in August: Phillies 2, Diamondbacks 1
Aaron Nola continued his resurgence and Bryson Stott hit the bomb of his life to power the Philadelphia Phillies (78-60) to a 2-1 victory in the series opener against the Wild Card rival Arizona Diamondbacks (73-66) for their fifth straight win and 14th in their last 16 games. Nola notched his sixth win of the […]
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