4 Phillies Takeaways From Another Series Loss to Braves

The Philadelphia Phillies, for the second time in a week, had to face off against the National League East-leading Atlanta Braves. And for the second time in as

Phillies urged to make 'obvious' Alex Cora, Rob Thomson decision

The Philadelphia Phillies are off to a troubling start, snapping a 10-game losing streak with Saturday's win. At 9-19, they are tied with the New York Mets for the worst record in the National League.

Mets and Phillies have nearly $700M in combined payroll and are already in trouble of missing playoffs

The Mets and Phillies are both 9-19 despite massive payrolls, with star players struggling and playoff probabilities dropping from 85% to the low 30s.

Phillies Unsurprisingly Named Potential Landing Spot for Talented Manager

Should the Philadelphia Phillies shake things up with the team struggling?

Phillies postgame analyst Ricky Bottalico sounds off on brutal start to season

Entering the season, the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies were expected to be two of the best teams in Major League Baseball. The FanGraphs projections had the Mets winning the second-most games and the Phillies winning the sixth-most games.

Phillies’ brutal start to the season means that jobs are on the line

A familiar roster with a familiar coaching staff slogging through a nightmarish first month only intensifies the scrutiny. Time for changes?

Phillies eager to end awful April on high note vs. Giants

April will go down as a month that manager Rob Thomson and the Philadelphia Phillies would prefer to forget. With 11 losses in their last 12 games and only nine victories on the season, the Phillies are desperate for a win Tuesday when they host the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game set.

The Mets, Red Sox and Phillies aren’t out, but they’re very much down

By NOAH TRISTER Alex Cora was fired as manager of the Boston Red Sox over the weekend. That news could have come from any of three major markets. The Red Sox actually took two of three at Baltimore, but they’re still in last place in
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Phillies' losing skid reaches 10 games, their longest since 1999

Brandon Marsh almost had it. Andrew Painter almost got out of it. But nothing good is happening to the Phillies these days. Eventually, it must turn. But Michael Harris II’s two-out fly ball in the si

MLB power rankings: Phillies can't stop the bleeding as NL East hole grows

Yet if you're looking for the messiest big-market failure as April draws to a close, the Philadelphia Phillies might fill the bill. They didn't lose a dozen games in a row, like the Mets, just 10. Yet a one-night reprieve gave way to perhaps their most discouraging setback yet - a 6-2 loss to the front-running Atlanta Braves in which starter Aaron Nola was very bad and the lineup utterly powerless to counteract lefty Chris Sale.

Phillies’ Manager Rob Thomson Makes Honest Claim About Talks Of Firing

Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson defends his job security after having lost 15 of their last 18 games.
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Phillies searching for answers as tough start continues

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