Otto Kemp spent 2½ months in the major leagues this summer with the Phillies before getting the call into manager Rob Thomson’s office that no…
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IronPigs rally to win fifth consecutive game
Brewer Hicklen homered and drove in three runs Tuesday night to help the IronPigs kept their fate International League playoff hopes alive with a 10-3…
Brandon Marsh helps Phillies rally past Milwaukee for victory in opener
By Steve Megargee MILWAUKEE — Brandon Marsh went 4 for 5 and singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the Phillies erased…
Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber hits 4 home runs in historic win over Braves
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber, in typical self-effacement, brought up his sixth at-bat Thursday night before touching on the first five. That one, out of the…
Mets rookie pitcher blanks Phillies to complete 3-game sweep
NEW YORK (AP) — Nolan McLean became the first New York Mets pitcher to win his first three major league starts, tossing eight magnificent innings…
Suarez has career-high 11 strikeouts as Phils hold off Nats for 3-2 victory
PHILADELPHIA — Ranger Suárez struck out a career-high 11 in seven shutout innings and backup catcher Rafael Marchán provided all the offense for Philadelphia with…
Nola earns first win since early May as Phillies top Nationals
PHILADELPHIA — Edmundo Sosa hit a three-run homer, Trea Turner also went deep and Aaron Nola earned his first win since early May as the…
Johan Rojas seeing mechanical adjustments paying early dividends
An ill Johan Rojas missed the first four games at the start of last week’s six-game series in Buffalo. Since his return, the 25-year-old outfielder…
Phillies’ Zack Wheeler to have thoracic outlet surgery, out 6-8 months
PHILADELPHIA — The news wasn’t unexpected, but it was jarring nonetheless. Phillies ace right-hander Zack Wheeler is out for the rest of the season, the…
De George: In first turn since Zack Wheeler news, Phillies starters answer the call
PHILADELPHIA — Sunday’s news was about as bad as the Phillies’ pitching staff could’ve imagined. Zack Wheeler was going on the injured list for an…
Turner’s 5 hit-day, Schwarber’s power lead Phillies to sweep of Mariners
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner had five hits and a pair of RBIs, Kyle Schwarber homered and drove in five runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies…
Phillies Notebook: Jose Alvarado happy to be back, but bullpen queries remain
PHILADELPHIA — Jose Alvarado returned to the Phillies clubhouse Tuesday, 81 games after being suspended by Major League Baseball for a positive test for performance-enhancing…
Zack Wheeler has blood clot surgery, timeline for return unknown
PHILADELPHIA — Phillies right-handed pitcher Zack Wheeler underwent successful thrombolysis surgery Monday to remove a blood clot in his right shoulder. The ramifications for that…
Alec Bohm homers in his return as the Phillies defeat the Nationals, 11-9
WASHINGTON — Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run in his return from the injured list, Nick Castellanos also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies…
Phillies ace Zack Wheeler has blood clot in right arm, placed on 15-day IL
WASHINGTON — The Philadelphia Phillies placed ace Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a blood clot in his right arm. Dave Dombrowski,…
Nats’ rookie Cade Cavalli shuts down Phillies in earning first MLB victory
By Patrick Stevens WASHINGTON — Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the…