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05.09.2022 / 14:57

Philadelphia Phillies trying to hold on, end lengthy postseason drought

PHILADELPHIA - Nothing has come easy this year for the Philadelphia Phillies, who are trying to reach the postseason for the first time in over a decade.They started poorly, going 22-29 before manager Joe Girardi was fired. New skipper Rob Thompson won his first eight games, but not long after that, Bryce Harper went down with a broken thumb.

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Toronto Blue Jays fire manager Charlie Montoyo

Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager Charlie Montoyo.Montoyo will be replaced by bench coach John Schneider as interim manager for the rest of the season. Triple-A manager Casey Candaele has been appointed Toronto’s interim bench coach.The Blue Jays made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon.He is the third manager to be fired this season across Major League Baseball, joining Philadelphia’s Joe Girardi and Joe Maddon of the Los Angeles Angels.Montoyo earned a 236-236 record over four seasons as Toronto’s manager.The Blue Jays have a 46-42 record this season and currently hold the third and final wild card spot in the American League.

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Philadelphia Phillies Rob Thomson becomes first Canadian to manage in home country

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia’s Rob Thomson became the first Canadian to manage a major league game in his home country when he led the Phillies against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night."It’s great to be home," Thomson said before batting practice. "I love coming back here.

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9 straight! Phillies match best win run in 11 years, top Diamondbacks

PHILADELPHIA - Zack Wheeler spent a few days away from the Phillies this week because his wife was ready to welcome their second child. He was an antsy parent — and pitcher, too, checking the box scores to see if Philadelphia could stay perfect in his absence."I was just hoping that it would come back around to me and I could keep it going," Wheeler said.Sure enough, Wheeler's daughter was born Tuesday and four days later the staff ace led the Phillies to their longest winning streak in 11 years.He struck out eight over six sharp innings, Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer and the Phillies won their ninth straight game, a 4-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.The Phillies have won nine straight for the first time July 29-Aug.

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Phillies end 9-game win streak, skipper Thomson's 1st loss

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 12: Nick Nelson #57 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on during the sixth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park on June 12, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty I PHILADELPHIA - Rob Thomson took his first loss as interim manager and the Philadelphia Phillies ended a nine-game winning streak Sunday, falling 13-1 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.The Phillies lost for the first time since May 31, and Thomson was beaten for the first time since replacing Joe Girardi on June 3."Have to dust ourselves off and go get them tomorrow," Thomson said.Christian Walker had three hits and three RBIs, Jake McCarthy homered, and Ketel Marte and Alek Thomas each drove in two runs for Arizona, which finished a 10-game trip 4-6."We knew they were riding high," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said.

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Harper, Phillies win 7th in a row, hand Brewers 6th straight loss

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JUNE 09: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies is congratulated by J.T. Realmuto #10 following a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning at American Family Field on June 09, 2022 in Milwauke MILWAUKEE - Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Odúbel Herrera homered as interim manager Rob Thomson and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies won their season-high seventh straight game, beating the sagging Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 on Thursday.Thomson is the first manager to win his first seven games with a new team since San Francisco's Felipe Alou in 2003,"We just got to keep going," Harper said, "doing the things we’re doing, playing the game the right way, not overlook anybody that we play and just take it one game at a time."The NL Central-leading Brewers lost their season-worst sixth in a row."We just can’t get anything going, unfortunately," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said.

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Phillies part ways with Joe Girardi, name Rob Thomson as interim manager for rest of 2022 season

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 24: Joe Girardi #25 of the Philadelphia Phillies in the dugout during the fourth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on May 24, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Adam Hagy/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies have parted ways with manager Joe Girardi, who became the manager in 2019. The team made the announcement on Twitter Friday morning announcing that Girardi was relieved of his duties and bench coach Rob Thomson will be the interim manager until the end of the 2022 season. "It has been a frustrating season for us up until this point, as we feel that our club has not played up to its capabilities," said Phillies President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski.

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Wheeler K's 9 in 7 shutout innings, Phillies top Padres 3-0

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 18: Corey Knebel #23 (L) and J.T. Realmuto #10 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after defeating the San Diego Padres at Citizens Bank Park on May 18, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Phillies slugger Harper won't play RF for 6 weeks

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 14: Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Bryce Harper (3) celebrates during the MLB game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 14, 2022 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Roth PHILADELPHIA - Bryce Harper sat out a third straight game as he recovers from a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow and the Phillies slugger may not play right field again until late July.The reigning NL MVP, Harper said he was hopeful of returning at some point in the Philadelphia's three-game series against the Padres. He did not play in Tuesday's 3-0 loss.

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Opening Day: Phillies set open season at home against the Athletics

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies will start their hunt for October baseball on Friday as they look to snap a postseason drought. The Phillies will take on the Oakland Athletics at Citizens Bank Park at 3:05 p.m. as they look to build on last season, their first winning season since 2011 that saw Bryce Harper named NL MVP. Over the offseason, the team spent $179 million on Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber, surrounding reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper with two more powerful bats. The lineup is long and strong with All-Star catcher J.T.

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Phillies' Girardi says April pitching to be battle of attrition

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA - MARCH 19: Manager Joe Girardi #25 of the Philadelphia Phillies enjoys a pregame ceremony prior to the Spring Training game against the Toronto Blue Jays game at BayCare Ballpark on March 19, 2022 in Clearwater, Florida. (Photo b CLEARWATER, Fla. - Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi says he thinks pitching around the majors in April will be a battle of attrition following the shortened spring training.The Phillies open the regular season at home on April 8 against the Oakland Athletics, the first of 13 straight days of games."I think that’s a pretty good way of putting it, you know," Girardi said Monday before the Phillies played Baltimore in spring training.

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No option: Phils manager Girardi understands he has to win

Joe Girardi isn’t concerned about managing the Philadelphia Phillies without a contract extension.Girardi signed a three-year deal in 2019 with a team option for 2023. The club hasn’t picked up the option and will likely wait to make that decision."It doesn’t make my job tougher," Girardi said Sunday. "I’m going to do the same job no matter what.

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Castro's 2-run single in 9th rallies Nats past Phils 13-12

PHILADELPHIA - Starlin Castro hit a go-ahead, two-run single off closer Hector Neris in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals rallied three times to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 13-12 Wednesday.It was the first game in major league history that featured a grand slam and three-run homer for each team.Josh Bell answered Andrew McCutchen’s slam with one of his own as the Nationals overcame deficits of 5-0, 9-5 and 12-11.Kyle Schwarber hit Washington’s three-run homer and Travis Jankowski had one for Philadelphia.

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Nationals GM Rizzo calls Phillies manager Girardi a 'con artist'

Philadelphia Phillies Manager Joe Girardi PHILADELPHIA - Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo called Joe Girardi a "con artist" a day after Philadelphia’s manager asked umpires to check Max Scherzer for illegal substances during Tuesday night’s game."It’s embarrassing for Girardi, it’s embarrassing for the Phillies, it’s embarrassing for baseball," Rizzo said in a radio interview Wednesday on Washington’s 106.7 The Fan.Scherzer threw his glove and hat to the grass, then stared down Girardi after getting checked for a third time by umpires for sticky stuff in Washington’s 3-2 win.Major league umpires began a crackdown on Monday by regularly examining pitchers for tacky substances that can give them a better grip on the baseball.

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Phillies OF Roman Quinn goes on 60-day IL with Achilles injury

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn was placed on the 60-day injured list with a left Achilles tendon injury on Sunday and is expected to miss the rest of the season."From the examination, there wasn't anything that told us that he would be back," Philadelphia manager Joe Girardi said after the Phillies lost 6-2 to Tampa Bay.Quinn left Saturday’s game at Tampa Bay in the fifth inning. He stumbled and fell while rounding third base on Ronald Torreyes’ two-run double, got up and hopped home on his right leg.

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Phillies' Bryce Harper hit by pitch in face, walks off

ST. LOUIS – Phillies star Bryce Harper was hit in the face by a 96.9 mph fastball Wednesday night and left Philadelphia's game against St. Louis.

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Miami’s Don Mattingly wins NL Manager of the Year award

Miami’s Don Mattingly won the NL Manager of the Year award on Tuesday night.Mattingly guided the Marlins to their first playoff appearance since 2003 despite dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak that paused their season and ravaged the roster.The Marlins’ 31-29 record was Mattingly’s first winning season in his fifth year with the club.

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Nats sweep Phils, drop Philadelphia below playoff position

WASHINGTON - The Philadelphia Phillies tumbled out of a playoff position, getting swept in a doubleheader by the Washington Nationals when Yadiel Hernández hit a game-ending, two-run homer in eighth inning off Brandon Workman for a 2-1 win in Tuesday night’s second game.Philadelphia (27-29) lost its fourth game in a row and dropped behind Cincinnati (28-28), Milwaukee (27-27) and San Francisco (26-27) for the National League’s eighth and final playoff berth.“We’ve dug ourselves a hole and we’ve done that before and we’ve been able to fight out of it,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said.

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Harper hitless, Girardi ejected, Phils lose to Nats 5-1

WASHINGTON - Bryce Harper was hitless in his return from back stiffness and Philadelphia manager Joe Girardi was ejected in the third inning of a 5-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Monday night that dropped the Phillies back to .500 and hurt their playoff hopes.“We played poorly, really poorly and that’s what bothers me more than anything,” Girardi said. “We didn’t swing the bats well and sometimes that plays into it.

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Phils' Arrieta out for regular season with hamstring injury

PHILADELPHIA – Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta will not pitch again in the regular season because of a strained right hamstring.Arrieta (4-4, 5.08 ERA) was injured against the Mets on Tuesday night. Manager Joe Girardi said on Thursday that Arrieta could return to the rotation if the Phillies make the playoffs.The Phillies are chasing their first playoff berth since 2011.

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Segura bails out Phils' bullpen with HR in 10th to beat Mets

(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) NEW YORK - Jean Segura has helped all over the Philadelphia Phillies infield this season.Might have the bullpen's biggest save now, too.“Jean has been special for us this year," manager Joe Girardi said.Segura hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and drove in a career-best five runs, bailing out the Phillies' abominable bullpen to salvage a 9-8 win over the New York Mets on Monday for a four-game split.The Mets erased a 6-0 deficit against former teammate Zack Wheeler and baseball's worst relief corps, taking a 7-6 lead on Jeff McNeil's three-run homer in the seventh inning.Philadelphia rookie Alec Bohm countered with a tying single in the eighth against Jeurys Familia, plating Segura before Andrew

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Phillies acquire reliever David Phelps from Brewers

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies acquired right-hander David Phelps from the Milwaukee Brewers before Monday's trade deadline.Phelps is the fourth reliever to join the Phillies in a trade in 10 days. They got Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree from the Red Sox and David Hale from the Yankees on Aug.

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Riley, Swanson help Braves to wild 12-10 win over Phillies

PHILADELPHIA - Austin Riley homered, doubled and drove in three runs in Atlanta’s 10-run second inning, Dansby Swanson also went deep and the Braves held on for a wild 12-10 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night.Nick Markakis and Marcell Ozuna each added three hits and two RBIs for the first-place Braves, who avoided a three-game sweep and moved three games ahead of the Phillies and Miami in the NL East. Every Atlanta starter got at least one hit and scored at least one run.Andrew McCutchen, Rhys Hoskins, Didi Gregorius and Roman Quinn homered for the Phillies, whose five-game winning streak was snapped.“Our guys battled,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said.

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Phillies, Flyers games postponed Thursday in response to Jacob Blake shooting

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies game against the Washington Nationals has been postponed in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. "The Phillies and Nationals players have collectively decided to postpone tonight’s game. We support their decision to use their platform to call attention to the racial and social injustice that continues to exist in our country. We will continue to stand behind our players and those on the front lines working to generate accountability and real change in our society," the Phillies said in a statement Thursday.Phillies manager Joe Girardi passed that along in a phone call to Nationals counterpart Dave Martinez, who said the Nationals would join their

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Phillies use long ball, strong bullpen outing to beat Braves 5-4

ATLANTA - Rhys Hoskins, Didi Gregorius and Alec Bohm homered, Philadelphia's bullpen turned in a rare strong performance and the Phillies snapped a five-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.It wasn't easy for the Phillies, who watched closer Brandon Workman survive the ninth when Dansby Swanson, the potential tying run, was tagged out at the plate by catcher Andrew Knapp to end the game. The Braves challenged the call, but it was upheld.“It’s a great relay, it's a great play by Knapp, a short-hop," Phillies manager Joe Girardi said.

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Orioles beat Phillies 11-4, complete 3-game sweep

(Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Pedro Severino and Rio Ruiz hit homers to back Thomas Eshelman and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-4 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.Eshelman (1-0) allowed two runs and four hits in five innings to earn his second career win. The right-hander was Philadelphia’s minor league pitcher of the year in 2017 but was traded to Baltimore last year for international slot money.Phillies starter Jake Arrieta (1-2) gave up four runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.J.T.

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J.T. Realmuto's 3-run homer helps Phillies beat Yankees 5-4

PHILADELPHIA - Hector Neris didn't back down with the game on the line and Aaron Judge at the plate.J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer, Neris struck out Judge in a big spot and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees 5-4 Thursday night.Phillies starter Zach Eflin allowed two unearned runs and four hits, striking out five in four innings in his first start this season.

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Leading Off: Phillies end layoff, visit Judge, Cole, Yankees

at least 18 players test positive for the coronavirus. Although the Phillies didn’t have any players test positive, their games last week were postponed as a cautionary measure.The Phillies got to work out again Saturday, and now come back from a weeklong layoff to face Gerrit Cole and the AL East-leading New York Yankees on the road.Jake Arrieta takes on a power-packed lineup at Yankee Stadium.

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Phillies Tuesday night matchup with Yankees postponed, more Marlins test positive

Citizens Bank Park PHILADELPHIA - For the second day in a row, the scheduled game between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees has been postponed as another team deals with an outbreak.Philadelphia manager Joe Girardi confirmed the decision in an interview with MLB Network Radio.The Phillies were having a second round of COVID-19 tests Tuesday following an outbreak among the Miami Marlins, who played a weekend series in Philadelphia.In recent days, as many as 17 members of the Miami Marlins organization have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, with four new positive results surfacing on Tuesday morning.

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Aguilar leads Marlins over Phillies 5-2 in Girardi's debut

PHILADELPHIA - Jesus Aguilar hit a two-run homer off Aaron Nola, Sandy Alcantara pitched neatly into the seventh and the Miami Marlins beat the Phillies 5-2 Friday night, spoiling manager Joe Girardi’s first game in Philadelphia.The Marlins opened a shortened season delayed by the coronavirus by picking up where they left off last year against the Phillies. They were 10-9 against Philadelphia in 2019, 47-96 against everyone else.PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 24: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies bats during the game between the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Friday, July 24, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Proven winner Joe Girardi gives Phillies hope for success

Manager Joe Girardi #25 of the Philadelphia Phillies. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies are counting on a man quite familiar with postseason success to lead them back to October baseball.Joe Girardi won three World Series as a player with the New York Yankees and one more as manager.

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