Jonathon Sanchez has been trying to find the same stuff he had when he threw a no hitter a few weeks back. He didn’t find that exact stuff on Thursday against the Phillies, but he was solid. Sanchez(4-9) went 5.2 innings only giving up two runs on three hits, and struck out seven. Pablo Sandoval [...]
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The Phillies played a game on Saturday that entailed 29 hits and 20 runs, lucky for them, they had 14 of those 20 runs, winning 14-6. Jimmy Rollins saved starter Rodrigo Lopez by hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Phillies took an early 3-0 lead, but squandered it by [...]
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When we last left the Philadelphia Phillies(48-38, 1st in NL East) they were heading into a weekend series against the Pirates on quite a roll. That didn’t stop as they swept the Pirates, including a dramatic come from behind victory on Saturday night coming from five down in the ninth to win. They are [...]
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The Nationals yesterday optioned RHP Ross Detwiler to the minors after losing to the Astros. He was 0-5 with an ERA over six this year.
The corresponding move was to bring back reliever Garret Mock as a starter. While starting in the minors, Mock was 5-1 with a 2.65 ERA, his first start will be Sunday.
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The Marlins have signed RHP Luis Ayala Thursday after he cleared waivers from the Twins. Ayala had pitched in 28 games for the twins while going 1-2 with a 4.18 ERA. Most National League East fans will remember him pitching for the Mets at the end of the season and the Nationals before that. He [...]
