Nick Maton takes Sandy Alcantara deep again to lift Phillies past Marlins
Maton is the first player with multiple home runs off Alcantara this season.
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Maton is the first player with multiple home runs off Alcantara this season.
According to playoff chances tracked by Fangraphs.com, the Phillies have a 92% chance of making the playoffs.
Each win moves the Phillies closer to their first playoff berth since 2011.
Hoskins' two-base error allowed Miami to tie the game and Brian Anderson's followed with an RBI single to win it.
Sosa, acquired in a July 30 trade with St. Louis, homered for the second straight game in the Phillies' 4-3 win.
The Phillies opened up a six-game homestand with a 3-2 win over the Marlins.
Joc Pederson homered and drove in five runs, Alex Cobb struck out seven in seven scoreless innings and the San Francisco Giants routed the Philadelphia Phillies 13-1.
Thomas died Wednesday at his home in St. Louis, the Phillies announced. He was 86.
"Please keep praying for me as I continue to get better," the 12-year-old said in a video shared to Instagram.
The 12-year-old had surgery to put his skull cap back in.
Vittoria Woodill reports.
Harper will bat cleanup in his return from a broken left thumb.
Nola tossed his second career nine-inning shutout Thursday night.
Wheeler was placed on the 15-day IL retroactive to Aug. 22.
It turns out, Harper didn't need five games at Triple A Lehigh Valley after all.
Most games Monday through Thursday will now begin at 6:40 p.m. starting next season.
Harper's rehab stint in Lehigh Valley got off to a roaring start.
Maton was mobbed by his giddy teammates in short right field after a wild turn of events.
Schwarber comes from a family of first responders.
Harper could return to the Phillies on Aug. 29 in Arizona, Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson.
Easton Oliverson suffered the injury Monday and was listed in critical condition Tuesday.
The Phillies also transferred Bryce Harper to the 60-day injured list in a procedural move.
The Phillies wasted a stellar performance by Ranger Suarez in the series finale.
Marsh collided hard into the right-center field wall attempting to rob the home run.
The Phillies clubbed five home runs in their 11-4 win over the Reds on Tuesday night.