The final victory against the Cubs put the Phillies over the .500 mark for the first time since Opening Day. The Phillies home opener was a disaster, losing to the newly revived Miami Marlins, 2–6. Sep 28, PHI (78-79) lost to MIA, 1-2. (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.) [14], The Phillies were 36-45 and 11 games behind the first place Nationals after their series against the Marlins. In the inning, Jim Thome hit a walk-off home run, giving the Phillies the win and putting Thome in 1st place in career walk-off homers. However, after seeing a second doctor, it was concluded that Halladay may not need surgery, and needed to simply rest for a minimum of three weeks. We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge. The Phillies opened the season in Pittsburgh in a 3-game series with the Pirates. Find out more.
However, the Phillies took the third game by a convincing 9–3 victory. Jul 28, PHI (45-56) lost to ATL, 1-2, 102. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Kendrick picked up his fourth win in a row when the Phillies won 3–2 against the New York Mets.[24].
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The Phillies began to pick it up at the end of May; taking 3 of 4 from the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies then also took 2 of 3 from the Miami Marlins. These were the starters on Opening Day for the Phillies: The Phillies would end up losing the series to Pittsburgh. After their game 4 win against the Reds, the Phillies moved up to third place in the division for the first time since April 12. Many thanks to him. Are you a Stathead, too? Aug 11, PHI (51-62) lost to STL, 1-4, 117. The Phillies were 64-70 and were 8 games behind the Second Wild Card team St. Louis Cardinals after their series with the Braves on September 2. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Jun 12, PHI (29-34) lost to MIN, 7-11, 77. The Phillies finally returned home for a four-game series with the Cubs, where they would split the series. The Phillies ended up taking 2 of 3 from that series. Then the Phillies won 2 of 3 games against the struggling Colorado Rockies In the next series against the Tampa Bay Rays, game 1 was postponed to a double header on the same day as game 3.
The Phillies will try to make an impressive late run to make the Wild Card. The sweep, however, got taken back by the Braves as they would get swept by them again because they had a hard time with runners in scoring position.
Once the series came near, the Nationals released an official "Fans Guide to Natitude Weekend", which explained fans how to approach the series, and gave them guidelines on how to cheer for their home team. Sep 22, PHI (77-75) lost to ATL, 2-8, 153.
Aug 21, PHI (57-66) lost to CIN, 4-5, 124. The Phillies started the month by taking 1 of 3 from the New York Mets. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. They ended the first half with a disastrous 37–50 mark, their worst since 1997. However, in the 4th game of the series, after giving up a 1st inning grand slam to Yadier Molina, Roy Halladay left the game after 2 innings due to soreness in his shoulder.