http://blog.ac2.org -Philadelphia news Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:23:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 As painfully frustrating as the Phillies have been, and still are, you couldn’t ask for a better start to the stretch run of the season. September has begun with a 5-1 mark for a team still searching for a semblance of consistency. In those six games, the Phillies have won in a number of different ways. [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/smashing-september-still-showing-weaknesses/ For the first game of the day/night double header Charlie Manuel had given Jimmy Rollins the day off. He had been in a slump collecting only four hits in his last 30 at bats. For the nightcap, Rollins was reinserted into the lineup but not in his usual lead-off spot. That role [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/phillies-save-bats-for-nightcap-beat-marlins-7-4/ Craig Calcaterra of NBC Sports reports that soon-to-be free agent right fielder Jayson Werth is “way down the road” in talks to bring mega-agent Scott Boras on board to be his representation. It shouldn’t really come as a shock; after all, this is probably Werth’s one and only shot to get a big payday. It does, [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/werth-to-hire-boras/ Florida Marlins (69-66) at Philadelphia Phillies (78-58) GM 1: Adalberto Mendez  vs. Vance Worley (0-0, 0.00) GM 2: Anibal Sanchez (11-8, 3.14 ERA) vs. Roy Oswalt (10-13, 3.01 ERA) Time: 1:05 at Citizens Bank Park TV: GM 1: CSN, GM 2: CSN/MLB Network Weather: Sunny 83 Twitter: @philliesnation Two games for the price of one today! Gotta love the infrequent doubleheader. Today, [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/gameday-marlins-69-66-at-phillies-78-59-doubleheader/ “Bagless”? 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Kyle Kendrick has not looked good in his last few starts. Today he allowed five runs in four innings, dropping his record to 9-8. The Phillies runs came in the second inning, as Carlos Ruiz brought home two runs with [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/phillies-drop-brewers-finale-6-2/ Milwaukee Brewers (62-73) at Philadelphia Phillies (78-58) Randy Wolf (10-10, 4.76) vs. Kyle Kendrick (9-7, 4.72) Time: 1:35 at Citizens Bank Park TV: MY PHL 17 Weather: Sunny, 73 Twitter: @philliesnation In Saturday’s 5-4 victory, Roy Halladay surrendered four homers, but the Phillies offense rallied, en route to their fifth straight win.  The Phillies become a scary team in September, and [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/gameday-brewers-62-73-at-phillies-78-58/ Things looked dire there for a little bit, but the Phillies prevailed tonight to hand Roy Halladay his 17th win of the season. Roy allowed four home runs for the first time in his career, yet fortunately for him (and most power pitchers) there were no runners on base and those 4 runs were [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/phillies-hustle-to-5th-straight-win/ On a night that Roy Halladay set a dubious personal mark, the Phillies' offense picked up their ace not once, not twice, but three times. The Phillies responded to every run scored by Milwaukee en route to a 5-4 win at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20100904&content_id=14278638&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi Milwaukee Brewers (62-72) at Philadelphia Phillies (77-58) Dave Bush (7-11, 4.71) vs. Roy Halladay (16-10, 2.27) Time: 7:05 at Citizens Bank Park TV: CSN Weather: Clear, 55 Twitter: @philliesnation The Phillies – backed by consistently excellent pitching – are rolling. With Cole Hamels tossing another jewel last night, Phillies ace Roy Halladay seeks to continue this trend tonight against [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/gameday-brewers-62-72-at-phillies-77-58/ Cole Hamels pitched seven shutout innings in the Phillies 1-0 victory over Milwaukee. The lone run came on a Carlos Ruiz ground out in the second inning, which scored Shane Victorino. For Phillies pitchers, it was the 17th shutout of the season. Atlanta lost 6-1 to Florida tonight, meaning the Phillies are now just one back [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/phils-hamels-take-series-opener-over-brewers-1-0/ Signs point toward rookie right-hander Vance Worley starting in Monday's doubleheader against the Florida Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100903&content_id=14242894&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi Milwaukee Brewers (62-71) at Philadelphia Phillies (76-58) Chris Capuano (2-2, 5.06 ERA) vs. Cole Hamels (8-10, 3.31 ERA) Time: 7:05 at Citizens Bank Park TV: My PHL 17 Weather: Windy/Clouds, 72 Twitter: @philliesnation A 6-1 west coast road trip; you saw that coming, right? Yeah, sure you did. Whether or not you believed it was possible for the Phillies to pull [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/gameday-brewers-at-phillies-76-58/ Add one part thin air, one part erupting offense, one part bad pitching and you get a Coors Original. Not the beer, but a shootout in Denver, just like old times. The Phillies squeaked by the Colorado Rockies to take the May 11 makeup game, 12-11. Everywhere you looked, something was happening – good or bad. [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/phillies-win-old-fashioned-shootout-in-denver-12-11/ The Phillies victimized the Rockies with a nine-run rally in the seventh to take the lead en route to a 12-11 victory that was packed with all the drama and firepower of a three-game set. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20100902&content_id=14217646&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi Philadelphia Phillies (74-58) at Colorado Rockies (69-63) Joe Blanton (6-6, 5.15 ERA) at Jhoulys Chacin (7-9, 3.79 ERA) Time: 7:10 at Coors Field TV: Comcast SportsNet Weather: Clear, 65 Twitter: @philliesnation It’s been an un-effing-believable west coast trip thus far, and the Phillies can cap it off tonight with a win over surging Colorado. A victory would make it a 6-1 [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/gameday-phillies-75-58-at-rockies-69-63/ Starter Roy Oswalt carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning in the Phillies' 5-1 victory over the Dodgers on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20100901&content_id=14171652&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi The Phillies seemed to put it all together for their fifth win on this California road trip, as La Furia Roja blasted past the Dodgers, 5-1. Jimmy Rollins led off with his seventh homer of the year, and one inning later, Shane Victorino followed suit. J-Roll would later add another RBI, driving in Domonic Brown [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/phils-win-5-1-in-escape-from-los-angeles/ Philadelphia Phillies (74-58) at Los Angeles Dodgers (68-65) Roy Oswalt (9-13, 3.12 ERA) vs. Clayton Kershaw (11-8, 3.01 ERA) Time: 3:10 p.m at Dodger Stadium TV: Comcast SportsNet Weather: Mostly Sunny, 85 Twitter: @philliesnation Hell of a win last night boys, now make me look good! The Phillies got some much needed offense in the 8-4 victory, but they’ll no doubt have [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/gameday-phillies-74-58-at-dodgers-68-65/ In case you’d forgotten, home runs are fun. The Phillies hit two of them tonight, one from Ryan Howard, the other from catcher Brian Schneider in the Phillies 8-4 win. Both bombs were of the three-run variety, the first time that’s happened since June 29. Howard hit provided his first extra-base hit since July 27. Schneider gave [...] http://www.philliesnation.com/archives/2010/09/phillies-catchers-clutch-as-bats-break-out/