Hendricks Pitches 5-hitter, Cubs Beat Phillies 4-1
Hendricks (3-4) struck out seven and walked none. He was in line for his second career shutout before giving up a run in the ninth.
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Hendricks (3-4) struck out seven and walked none. He was in line for his second career shutout before giving up a run in the ninth.
Two landmark contracts signed by Jackie Robinson can be seen at the National Constitution Center.
Odubel Herrera and Peter Bourjos homered off Anibal Sanchez, and the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged the finale of their three-game series with Detroit, beating the Tigers 8-5 on Wednesday.
Most fantasy baseball owners plan their draft around picking pitchers that threw well last year. But as we all learn, sometimes things don't go as planned. Pitchers can get hurt; their performance can drop off for a number of reasons, sometimes without rational explanation. The hardest part for the fantasy owner is accepting that the present season is different than past seasons, and it's sometimes better to just admit you drafted wrong instead of stubbornly sticking with bad pitchers all season—and losing the league.
Erick Aybar was taken to the hospital to have a chicken bone removed.
West Chester will be the #2 seed in the Atlantic Region and open the double-elimination regional on Thursday afternoon, taking on Chowan in West Lawn, Pennsylvania.
Tyler Goeddel hit his first career homer, Jeremy Hellickson pitched six sharp innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 Wednesday afternoon.
The Phillies continue their nine-game homestand tonight as they welcome the Miami Marlins to South Philadelphia for the opener of a three-game series.
Most teams in MLB have played close to 40 games at this point of the season, meaning the fantasy baseball season is one quarter over. If you've been waiting for that veteran to come around and start hitting, it's time to give up on the dream. If that pitcher still has an ERA way north of five runs per game, you may need to look elsewhere for wins and strikeouts. This is the time of the year when trends become permanent, really. Sticking too long with players headed for bad seasons only can hurt your team.
We've all heard the story from a friend how he or she simply drafted their fantasy baseball team and forgot all about it until finding out they won the league in October. Generally, that doesn't happen very often thanks to injuries, slumps and inevitable bad luck. You have to stay on top of your team's roster all summer long to win.
The Phils trailed 3-0, took the lead and then fell behind 5-4. Goeddel, a rookie who came into the game batting .147, tied the game against David Phelps (2-2) and scored on a double by Andres Blanco.
The big news of the week in baseball, of course, was the suspension of Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon for the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Never mind that disgraced slugger Barry Bonds is the Miami hitting coach: There are plenty of jokes to be made there. How does this impact fantasy baseball? If you own Gordon, should you keep him on your roster? How are you going to replace his 50 stolen bases this season in the stat column? Don't fret: We have all the answers you need right here.
Longtime Phillies Media Relations czar Larry Shenk remains active as an author.
Cameron Rupp hit a tiebreaking, two-run double off Jonathan Papelbon in a three-run ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.
Andres Blanco's three hits included a two-run homer and he scored the go-ahead run on Maikel Franco's seventh-inning double, helping the Philadelphia Phillies edge Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals 4-3 Tuesday night.
Eickhoff gave up a career-high seven runs in 5 1/3 innings. The outing snapped an impressive seven-start stretch for the young right-hander dating back to last season, with a 1.34 ERA during that span.
Jason Groome attended a boarding school in Florida, and transferred back to Barnegat High. And that's the problem.
A new Phillies t-shirt features emoji versions of throwback players.
Alexi Amarista's safety squeeze in the seventh scored the go-ahead run and the San Diego Padres beat the Phillies 4-3 Monday to spoil Philadelphia's home opener.
The Phillies home opener is Monday and this year a 10-year-old will throw out the first pitch, and it's a dream come true.
The Cincinnati Reds scored five times in the 8th inning on their way to a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in a Monday opener matching the majors' two worst teams from last season.
Another year of baseball is upon us and with it comes another chance to make some bold predictions for the upcoming year.
The Opening Day roster includes 12 pitchers, two catchers, seven infielders, and four outfielders.
It's an even year, which we all know favors the Giants, but the Dodgers won't give up the NL West that easily.
The Cubs are retooled and ready to go. Ready to go and break a 108-year-old curse? We'll find out.
