PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have declined options on relievers Héctor Neris, David Phelps and David Robertson, clearing out the bullpen after it posted the highest ERA in the...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scott Kingery busted out of a big slump with a bigger swing.
Kingery hit a three-run homer off Mark Melancon with two outs in the 11th inning and the Philadelphia...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Players from the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies rushed to help the grounds crew put the tarp on the field when strong wind blew it out of control a few hours...
CHICAGO (AP) — The fans were already roaring when Jason Heyward stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
They just about came unglued when he delivered in the grandest fashion.
Heyward hit a game-ending grand slam off Adam Morgan to give the Chicago Cubs a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vince Velasquez was cruising with a 4-0 lead while holding the Los Angeles Dodgers hitless into the sixth inning.
Then the bottom dropped out. Yasiel Puig broke up the no-hit bid and the Phillies piled up miscues in the late innings to hand the Dodgers a 5-4 victory that spoiled manager Gabe Kapler's return to Los Angeles.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have demoted their only left-handed pitcher, optioning reliever Zac Curtis to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and recalling right-hander Jake Thompson.
The move Thursday left the Phillies with 13 right-handed pitchers on the 25-man roster. Philadelphia hasn't had a left-handed starter since Adam Morgan on Sept. 28, 2016. Morgan, now a reliever, was placed on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a back strain.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trea Turner's clutch swing helped the Washington Nationals move a little closer to their second straight NL East title.
Turner capped Washington's three-run sixth inning with a two-run single, and the Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ty Kelly doesn't play much, but he's learned to make the most of his opportunities.
"He's my secret weapon," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said.
Mackanin summoned him at the most opportune of times on Saturday night, and Kelly delivered.
Kelly had a pinch-hit grand slam, Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer and Philadelphia snapped a six-game losing streak, beating the San Francisco Giants 12-9.
"I take anything positive, but that was pretty amazing," Kelly said.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes has three homers in five innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.
CINCINNATI (AP) — The game was tied and the Reds' bench was getting depleted. Relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen was excited to get a bat and help out.
Lorenzen connected for the first pinch-hit homer by a big league pitcher in eight years, putting Cincinnati ahead, and the Reds overcame a rough major league debut by Rookie Davis to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 Thursday.
A look at what's happening all around the majors today:
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The Orioles can move up in the wild-card race when they take on AL East-leading Boston at Camden Yards. It's a matchup of 16-game winners — Red Sox lefty David Price vs. Chris Tillman. Baltimore trails idle Toronto by one game for the top AL wild-card spot.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Morgan gave the Philadelphia Phillies another quality start. But once again, the lowest-scoring team in the majors didn't give him a lot of support.
Gio Gonzalez pitched seven sharp innings, Anthony Rendon doubled home the tiebreaking run and the NL East-leading Washington Nationals defeated the Phillies 3-2 on Sunday.
Tommy Joseph homered in the seventh to snap Philadelphia's 16-inning scoreless drought and Freddy Galvis homered in the eighth.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gio Gonzalez pitched seven sharp innings, Anthony Rendon doubled home the tiebreaking run and the NL East-leading Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Sunday.
Gonzalez (11-9) gave up one run on four hits, striking out five with one walk. He bounced back from a rough outing against Atlanta in his last start when he allowed six runs in three innings.
MIAMI (AP) — Adam Morgan snapped his major league-worst streak of nine consecutive losses, Odubel Herrera scored three runs and the Philadelphia Phillies spoiled Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton's return by beating the reeling Marlins 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Morgan (2-9) allowed five hits and one run in six innings. He hadn't won since May 10, going 0-9 with a 6.72 ERA in his last 15 appearances, 13 of those starts.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — If Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Adam Morgan continues to pitch like he did against the Washington Nationals, it's only a matter of time before he ends his losing streak.
Morgan pitched 6 2/3 strong innings, allowing two runs and three hits, but he couldn't get Wilson Ramos out with two outs during a crucial at-bat in the seventh inning as the Phillies were swept by Washington 2-1 on Wednesday night.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayson Werth homered and Gio Gonzalez pitched six strong innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a three-game sweep of Philadelphia with a 2-1 victory over the Phillies on Wednesday night.
Wilson Ramos hit the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning to help NL East-leading Washington set a franchise record with its ninth straight victory over the Phillies. The Nationals remained nine games in front of the second-place Mets, who beat Miami 5-2.
DENVER (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies starter Adam Morgan was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after another rocky outing.
Manager Pete Mackanin broke the news to the 26-year-old left-hander in the clubhouse after the Phillies fell to the Colorado Rockies 11-2 on Thursday night.
"You never like to send anybody out," said Mackanin following a 40-minute meeting with Morgan. "He knows what he has to do to improve. I believe he's going to improve."