Castellanos O 1.5 Total Bases +130   It started out as a fantastic season for one of the Phillies’ newest acquisitions Nick Castellanos, but recently the Right Fielder’s play has  faltered.  Castellanos is hitting just .233 in the month of May and slugging .400, compared to his season numbers of a .271 average and a slugging percentage of .484.  While …

29 runs scored in 28 innings. 33 runs against a team that boasted a 2.26 ERA prior to the start of the four-game series. Three wins to one loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who many view as one of the best, if not the best, franchise in all of baseball.  The positives to come out of this weekend are …

The Philadelphia Phillies decided they came to play on this west coast trip featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two difficult teams to go up against that sport great pitching and lineups. However, the Phils managed to win a series in the “Coffee Capital of the World” and almost achieved a four-game series sweep in Hollywood for …

The Phillies flew out west to begin a seven-game road trip starting on Monday. The trip included three games against the Seattle Mariners and now four with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They began the trip with a 9-0 win on Monday night. They followed that with a 5-4 loss on Tuesday. They wrapped up the series with a 4-2 win …

10 PM EST – Phillies vs Dodgers: Jean Segura O 0.5 Singles -125   For all intents and purposes Jean Segura is the Phillies’ hottest hitter at the moment.  Jean has quietly put together a 9 game hitting streak in May, batting .452 in those 9 games.  In those 9 games in May, Jean has singled in 8 out of …

There’s an old baseball saying that you can’t win your division in April, but you can lose it. But oftentimes, May is the month that determines what a baseball team is going to be for the season. A strong May can propel a team to the top of their division, and a poor one can derail the thought of playoffs. …

Two Days Off! In any world, that would sound like a blessing. As a fan of baseball, it can be agony. Depending on what team you cheer for, it might be a blessing in disguise. For Phillies Phans, it will probably be a mixed bag of thankfulness or impatience.    The Phillies took an 8-7 loss to the Mets in …

We don’t know how long the offensive production will last. It may very well peter out, an unforeseen flash in the pan, predicated on nothing more than capitalizing on breaking balls that didn’t break and change-ups that didn’t change. We also don’t know how long the defense will last – the recent flashes of above average natural fielding ability, replete …

Setting   The Phillies managed to crawl out of April with a .500 record, going 11-11, and currently sit in third place in the NL East. Truthfully, this is not where the City of Brotherly Love wants to see the boys in the red pinstripes at this point in the season, but there should not be cause for concern just …

The Phillies, winners of four straight and fresh off a sweep of the Colorado Rockies, will begin a three-game series against the hated New York Mets beginning tonight with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 PM EST. The Phillies are 10-10 overall and the Mets are 14-6. New York has started the season red hot in large part thanks to …