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Roy Halladay, the ace pitcher who authored a Phillies perfect game and postseason no-hitter and could manipulate a baseball unlike few in his generation, died Tuesday when his small plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The Pasco County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office confirmed Halladay's death in a news conference. Authorities said Halladay's plane, an ICON A5…
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The Philadelphia Phillies are expected to hire Gabe Kapler as their next manager, multiple outlets reported on Sunday. Kapler serves as the Los Angeles Dodgers' director of player development. He reportedly is one of the three finalists for the position, along with former Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell and Dusty Wathan, the manager of the Phillies' Triple-A Lehigh Valley affiliate.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Phillies' capped their second-half resurgence with a happy send off for their departing manager. Philadelphia's offense came alive in the fourth inning, when the Phillies scored six runs to spark an 11-0 victory against the New York Mets. Rookie outfielder Nick Williams' three-run inside-the-park homer in a five-run eighth inning was the…
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PHILADELPHIA -- Asdrubal Cabrera hit the New York Mets' 224th home run of the season to extend a franchise record in the top of the 11th inning and that lifted the Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 in the penultimate game of the 2017 season. The three-run homer off Phillies reliever Adam Morgan (3-3) capped a…
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies got yet another strong performance from their bullpen, and Philadelphia held off the Washington Nationals 7-5 on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Trailing 5-3 after the Nationals scored three runs in the top of the fifth, the Phillies scored three of their own in the bottom of the inning. Aaron Altherr's…
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ATLANTA -- Nick Pivetta threw six scoreless innings and combined with three relievers on a shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Sunday. Pivetta (7-10) turned in his longest outing since pitching seven scoreless frames June 15 against the Boston Red Sox. He allowed five hits, struck out four and walked one.…
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ATLANTA -- Rookie Johan Camargo delivered a pinch-hit double with two outs in the eighth inning to drive in two runs and give the Atlanta Braves a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night at SunTrust Park. The Braves rallied to score three times in the eighth against reliever Luis Garcia. Matt Adams opened…
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ATLANTA -- Kurt Suzuki produced his third multi-home run game of the season to spark the Atlanta Braves to a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at SunTrust Park. Suzuki was 2-for-4 with three RBIs. His two-run shot in the first inning off starter Ben Lively sparked a five-run rally and his solo…
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies were nine outs away from completing a four-game sweep of the best team in baseball when what has been a strength of late bent Thursday afternoon. Andre Ethier hit a pinch-hit homer and Cody Bellinger later followed with a RBI single in the seventh inning off Philadelphia's bullpen and the Dodgers held…
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' celebration is on hold. Aaron Altherr has a lot to do with it. Altherr had four late-inning RBIs, including the game-deciding double in the eighth inning, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Dodgers 7-5 on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. The loss prevented the Dodgers from having a chance…
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NEW YORK -- Ben Lively was a one-man wrecking crew on Tuesday night, pitching seven strong innings and aiding his own cause by delivering two hits -- including a two-run homer -- and four RBIs as the Philadelphia Phillies routed the New York Mets 9-1 at Citi Field. The Phillies (53-85) have won four of six.…
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TORONTO -- Chris Sale struck out 11 in seven-plus scoreless innings and became the fastest pitcher to reach 1,500 strikeouts when the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Tuesday night. Sale (15-6) held Toronto to three hits and did not allow a walk. He reached 1,500 strikeouts in 1,290 innings. Kerry Wood…
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PHILADELPHIA -- Aaron Nola returned to form with seven strong innings and added an RBI single as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-1 on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park. It was the sixth win in the past 10 games for the Phillies (49-81), who have the worst record in the major leagues. They…
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PHILADELPHIA -- Rhys Hoskins has spent the month of August breathing life into a lost Philadelphia Phillies season. He continued that Sunday. Hoskins started a triple play that gave the Phillies a momentum boost and later homered for the fifth game in a row and the 11th time in 18 career games, helping the Phillies (48-81)…
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Pinch hitter Ty Kelly capped a seven-run sixth inning with a grand slam Saturday night, helping the Philadelphia Phillies rally for a 12-9 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Rhys Hoskins had a three-run home run and Cameron Rupp a solo shot for the Phillies, who snapped a five-game losing streak and won…
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Hunter Pence and Brandon Crawford provided early offense with home runs and left-hander Matt Moore took a shutout into the eighth inning Friday night, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 10-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Jarrett Parker highlighted a three-run first inning with a two-RBI double, giving the Giants a lead…
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Darren Daulton, a former All-Star catcher with the Philadelphia Phillies, died Sunday. He was 55. In 2013, Daulton was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an infiltrative form of brain cancer, after doctors discovered two brain tumors. One of the mainstays of the Phillies team that advanced to the 1993 World Series, losing to the Toronto Blue Jays in…
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DENVER -- Staring at another loss, the most heartbreaking yet on Philadelphia's current road trip, the Phillies rallied in the ninth Sunday off Colorado Rockies closer Greg Holland and won 3-2 on Cameron Rupp's two-run double. The hit gave Rupp a measure of revenge since he was thrown out at the plate in the eighth and…
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DENVER -- After winning their past three games by scoring the deciding run in the eighth inning or later, the Colorado Rockies were able to breathe considerably easier Saturday night. They strafed Philadelphia Phillies starter Nick Pivetta for five runs in the first, tacked on two more in the third and cruised to an 8-5 win.…
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DENVER — The Philadelphia Phillies trudged to their hotel here at 4:15 a.m. local time after three losses in California. They did not take batting practice outside Friday at Coors Field. The players were told to come the ballpark later, if they wanted, but most arrived at the usual time. The first inning of a 4-3…
