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After months off field, Phillies prospect Aidan Miller finishes season with minor-league championship: ‘Just staying resilient, man’
READING, Pa. — Aidan Miller was still wearing his uniform pants and a red sleeve on his right arm when he hopped shirtless into the pool just beyond the fence in right-center field at FirstEnergy Stadium. The infielder cheered. He yelled at outfielder Dante Nori to get back in the water. He splashed teammates, coaches, […]
Why Zack Wheeler never imagined he would get to 2,000 strikeouts: ‘It’s pretty special’
PHILADELPHIA — Three batters in, Zack Wheeler reached a big career strikeout milestone. A little over an inning later, he broke the Phillies franchise record for the most consecutive strikeouts to begin a game with seven. Wheeler’s first inning strikeout of Brice Turang was the 2,000th of his 12-year MLB career. He is the 96th […]
Zack Wheeler reaches career milestone, sets new Phillies franchise record with 7 strikeouts to begin game
PHILADELPHIA — Three batters in, Zack Wheeler reached a big career strikeout milestone. A little over an inning later, he broke the Phillies franchise record for the most consecutive strikeouts to begin a game with seven. Wheeler’s first inning strikeout of Brice Turang was the 2,000th of his 12-year MLB career. He is the 96th […]
Phillies notes: Jesús Luzardo, Jonathan Bowlan updates; Thursday’s starting pitching plan
Jesús Luzardo and Jonathan Bowlan continue to progress while the Phillies' starting pitching plans for Thursday are up in the air.
How to Watch Phillies vs. Brewers this week
In their last two series of the regular season, the Phillies will host the top team from both the National and American League. This final homestand gets underway Tuesday, as a three-game series begins against the Milwaukee Brewers. The magic number for the Phillies (86-70) to clinch a postseason berth is 3, with six games […]
Phillies top prospect Gage Wood won’t pitch in Double-A Reading’s championship series
READING, Pa. — Double-A Reading’s pursuit of an Eastern League title will have to come without the Phillies’ top pitching prospect for the final series of the season. Right-hander Gage Wood, a first-round pick in last year’s draft, will not appear in the team’s best-of-three championship series, Fightins manager Al Pedrique said before Tuesday’s Game […]
Phillies name breakout shortstop prospect, current rookie reliever Paul Owens Award winners as minor-league players of year
The Phillies honored a breakout, power-hitting shortstop prospect and a rookie reliever who worked his way up to the big-league bullpen as their minor-league player and pitcher of the year, respectively. Infielder Bryan Rincon and right-hander Alex McFarlane were named the winners of the Paul Owens Award for the 2026 season, the club announced Monday […]
Cristopher Sánchez, annoyed at early pull, gets back on track in win against Mets
Cristopher Sánchez turned his back as Don Mattingly walked to the mound. Sánchez, with his pitch count at 98 in the seventh inning, had a runner on first and one out. But Mattingly wanted to go to rookie Alex McFarlane, his most trusted high leverage arm outside of Jhoan Duran. Sánchez stared into center field. […]
Veteran minor league reliever talks bounce back from rough Triple-A outing, oblique injury
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Tristan Garnett had his number called in a less than ideal spot when he came out for the sixth inning for Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a lopsided 8-0 contest against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 1. By the time the inning was over, the RailRiders had doubled their lead over the IronPigs. Garnett retired […]
Phillies reportedly option Orion Kerkering after bad outings in New York: ‘Pretty high degree of worry’
NEW YORK — The Phillies are sounding the alarm on Orion Kerkering. Kerkering, pitching on back-to-back days, allowed four runs in the eighth inning in a lopsided 10-3 loss to the New York Mets on Saturday. Kerkering is far from the Phillies’ lone pitching problem, but the recent results are hard to ignore. The Phillies […]
Phillies may need to make a call on Orion Kerkering: ‘Pretty high degree of worry’
NEW YORK — The Phillies are sounding the alarm on Orion Kerkering. Kerkering, pitching on back-to-back days, allowed four runs in the eighth inning in a lopsided 10-3 loss to the New York Mets on Saturday. Kerkering is far from the Phillies’ lone pitching problem, but the recent results are hard to ignore. Interim manager […]
Why did Brandon Marsh pinch hit for Edmundo Sosa in the ninth?
NEW YORK — Don Mattingly isn’t quite ready to give Edmundo Sosa more at-bats, but he’s making a case to be in the lineup a little more often. The Phillies utility man went 3-for-3 with a home run and was a triple short of the cycle in a 6-3 loss on Friday night against the […]
Why the Phillies are not placing Jonathan Bowlan on the IL, the latest on Jesús Luzardo
NEW YORK — The Phillies, at least for the next few days, will operate a man short in the bullpen. Jonathan Bowlan, who left Thursday’s game in the eighth inning with right groin tightness, is not going on the 15-day injured list. Instead, the Phillies will keep him on the roster to avoid losing him […]
Aaron Nola’s best stretch in a long time continues in win over Mets
NEW YORK — The Phillies got a fantastic Aaron Nola start at the right time. With a bullpen game on Friday, Nola was incredibly efficient in a 3-0 shutout victory over the New York Mets on Thursday night at Citi Field. It’s the 12th shutout victory on the road for the Phillies this year and […]
The latest on Jonathan Bowlan
NEW YORK — Jonathan Bowlan threw a 1-2 fastball, winced and grabbed his side. The right-handed reliever, pitching with a three-run lead in the eighth, was hurt. Phillies infielders and catcher Garrett Stubbs started walking to the mound before assistant athletic trainer Christian Bermudez and interim manager Don Mattingly popped out of the dugout. After […]
The latest on Jonathan Bowlan
NEW YORK — Jonathan Bowlan threw a 1-2 fastball, winced and grabbed his back side. The right-handed reliever, pitching with a three-run lead in the eighth, was hurt. Phillies infielders and catcher Garrett Stubbs started walking to the mound before assistant athletic trainer Christian Bermudez and interim manager Don Mattingly popped out of the dugout. […]
Phillies notes: Updates on Luzardo, bullpen game and why a trade deadline acquisition is likely done for the season
NEW YORK — The Phillies on Thursday claimed right-handed pitcher José Urquidy off waivers from the Chicago White Sox. Urquidy will travel to New York tonight and be activated on Friday. He will factor into the Phillies’ bullpen game, which is officially slated for Friday. Andrew Painter will start on Saturday and Cristopher Sánchez will […]
How to watch Phillies vs. Mets this weekend with 2 national TV games
With just 10 games left to play, the Phillies on Thursday will begin their final road series of the 2026 regular season, a four-game set against the New York Mets at Citi Field. The Mets (69-83) have had a disappointing year, finding themselves in the basement of the NL East after opening the season with […]
Why Alec Bohm is becoming the Phillies’ ‘solidifier’ against left-handed pitching
WASHINGTON — The Phillies’ offense has had a lefty problem for much of the 2026. A better version of Alec Bohm might have been the solution all along. Bohm had an excellent game at the plate on Wednesday night, going 2-for-2 with three walks in a 3-0 Phillies win in the finale of a two-game […]
Why Phillies are still figuring out starting rotation for upcoming Mets series as another bullpen game looms
WASHINGTON — The Phillies know they’ll use a bullpen game this weekend in New York. They just don’t know exactly when yet. After placing left-hander Jesús Luzardo on the 15-day injured list with shoulder inflammation on Tuesday, the club will need to alter its rotation down the stretch. Zack Wheeler is starting the finale of […]
Phillies’ diminished home-run power could be an issue in the postseason
The Phillies are hitting fewer home runs, and that wouldn't be ideal once the playoffs begin.
Phillies’ Jonathan Bowlan another question mark as team limps down stretch: ‘Just looking for the bounce back’
WASHINGTON — Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly had a hunch that the Nationals would pinch-hit for leadoff batter Dylan Crews. He still liked reliever Jonathan Bowlan in that spot. In a tie game with two runners on base in the bottom of the seventh inning, Mattingly pulled left-hander Cristopher Sánchez, who was not at his […]
Will Jesús Luzardo be back for postseason? Phillies left with questions as left-hander hits injured list
WASHINGTON — Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo hoped to resume throwing on Tuesday. Instead, he was placed on the 15-day injured list due to shoulder inflammation. Luzardo, who was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday, met with team personnel on Monday at Nationals Park. A day later, they collectively decided that it was not wise […]
How to watch Phillies vs. Nationals this week
The Phillies will say goodbye to another divisional opponent this week, as they travel to Washington for their final series against the Nationals in 2026. It’s been another fortuitous season for Philadelphia against their rivals from the nation’s capital. This year, the Phillies are 8-3 against Washington, continuing a trend of recent dominance. Since 2020, […]
Triple-A reliever rebounds from injured list, deals scoreless outing in debut
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The months leading up to Andrew Hoffmann’s debut Triple-A Lehigh Valley were filled with uncertainty as the right-handed pitcher battled through a latissimus dorsi strain leading up to his designation for assignment. So when he dealt 1 1/3 scoreless innings out of the IronPigs’ bullpen in Friday’s 4-1 win over Worcester — […]
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