• Cristopher Sánchez will start NLDS Game 2, Aaron Nola Game 3 for Phillies

    Cristopher Sánchez will start NLDS Game 2, Aaron Nola Game 3 for Phillies
    Cristopher Sanchez will start Game 2 of the NLDS. (Don Otto/Phillies Nation)
    The Philadelphia Phillies are going the expected route with their Game 2 starter.
    Phillies manager Rob Thomson announced Friday that it will indeed be Cristopher Sánchez taking the ball in Game 2 Sunday after strongly hinting at it earlier this week. Aaron Nola will start in Game 3.
    “You know, just looking at playing the Mets … going into Citi Field … I think it’s going to be a pretty h
  • Mets go with surprise Game 1 starter

    Mets go with surprise Game 1 starter
    Kodai Senga will start Game 1 of the NLDS for the Mets. (Photo by Wilfred Perez/Icon Sportswire)
    At the time of his press conference on Friday afternoon, Phillies manager Rob Thomson wasn’t sure who the Mets were starting in Game 1.
    Just a few minutes later, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza threw a curveball. Right-hander Kodai Senga, who has pitched in only one game this season, will start Game 1.Senga, the Mets’ best starting pitcher heading into the regular season, began the season on
  • Bryce Harper gives interesting answer on Phillies’ clubhouse leadership

    Bryce Harper gives interesting answer on Phillies’ clubhouse leadership
    Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper have all made All-Star Game appearances with the Phillies. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
    Anyone who’s watched a second of Phillies baseball over the last three years knows that Kyle Schwarber is the leader in the clubhouse.But — and this isn’t necessarily a bad thing — no one else has really cemented himself as the undisputed second-in-command. Perhaps that’s by design. Bryce Harper, the face of the franchise but
  • Phillies will face red-hot Mets in NLDS

    Phillies will face red-hot Mets in NLDS
    Pete Alonso hit a crucial home run.(Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
    The Philadelphia Phillies now know who their opponent will be in the NLDS.
    Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets will face the Phillies in the best-of-five NLDS. The Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 in the win-or-go-home Game 3 of the NLWCS Thursday.
    The Mets trailed 2-0 entering the top of the ninth inning, and seemed finished considering Milwaukee closer Devin Williams is one of the game’s m
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