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Phillies’ win streak snapped by Diamondbacks, 13-1

PHILADELPHIA — On Saturday, Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson said that when a team is winning, things just seem to go right. Nick Castellanos will drive in a run with a check-swing double. First-time second baseman Matt Vierling will have six ground balls hit to him, and will field them…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 12, 2022

Phillies win 9th straight as Thomson’s magical run continues

PHILADELPHIA — Matt Vierling hadn’t played second base in a game before. Not in high school. Not in Little League. Never. But there he was, playing second base for nine innings of a major league game Saturday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 12, 2022

Phillies hold off Diamondbacks to win eighth straight and climb to .500

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies’ 7-5 win on Friday night was not as triumphant of some of their previous victories. Their didn’t win it on a walk-off or score double-digit runs. But they scored just enough to protect their lead against a seventh-inning bullpen implosion, and, with that, took their eighth…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 11, 2022

Bryson Stott leads the way as Phillies dominate Brewers, 10-0, for sixth straight win

MILWAUKEE — Bryson Stott can admit the truth now. He put too much pressure on himself at the beginning of the season. Not only did he make the team out of spring training, but he was the Phillies’ opening-day third baseman. It was a lot for a rookie who had…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 9, 2022

SF Giants trade for new catcher, send catcher Joey Bart back to the minors

Joey Bart is headed back to the minor leagues.

Tribune News Service · Jun 8, 2022

Marcus Hayes: Dave Dombrowski exterminates Phillies’ dysfunction

PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies got rid of Joe Girardi before breakfast on Friday morning, they found themselves. They scored 26 runs in three games, their second-highest run total in three straight games this season. Except this time they did it without their starting second baseman, their starting shortstop, and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 8, 2022

Bohm and newly-arrived Vierling power Phils to fifth straight win, 3-2, with 9th-inning homers off Brewers ace Hader

MILWAUKEE — Just when you thought the Phillies had run out of ninth-inning magic, or that they left Rob Thomson’s pixie dust at home, they recorded their most improbable victory of the season against the most unhittable closer in baseball.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 8, 2022

Betting/Fantasy Impact: Angels Fire Joe Maddon

Analyzing the betting and fantasy impacts of the Angels firing manager Joe Maddon.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 7, 2022

Joe Girardi struggled to trust the Phillies’ young players. Will Rob Thomson be any different?

Part of the problem with rebuilding a team primarily through free agency is that it tends to leave a shortfall in homegrown talent. And because the expectation to win grows in lockstep with a skyrocketing payroll, it can be difficult to show patience with the few young players who are…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 7, 2022

Fantasy Notebook: Bryce Harper Gets Hot, Takes Shot at Joe Girardi

Phillies slugger hints that new manager means more opportunities for Bryson Stott and other younger players.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 6, 2022