The month of April ended in satisfyingly familiar fashion for the Philadelphia Phillies -- and in an agonizingly catastrophic condition for the Los Angeles Angels.
All offseason, the Philadelphia Phillies players and coaches talked about wanting to get off to a much better start than they had the previous two years when they were fighting for their playoff lives in 2022, and were relegated to the Wild Card race early in 2023 because they were so far behind in their division.
It was a good month. April of 2024 has drawn to a close for the Phillies. Long held as a month where the team is still finding its footing, this version of the calendar saw the Phillies with their highest winning percentage in March/April since 2011.
After a tough start to the week in our Look of the Day series, we're looking to bounce back with a winner on Wednesday. Let's head to the diamond and target our favorite bet for the MLB slate.
The Philadelphia Phillies scored one run in the eighth and three runs in the ninth as they came back to beat the Los Angeles Angels, 7-5, on Tuesday night in Anaheim.
Expect a display of power when Kyle Schwarber (8 HR) and the Philadelphia Phillies (20-11) take on Taylor Ward (7 HR) and the Los Angeles Angels (11-19) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim at 4:07 PM ET live on NBCS-PH.
The Philadelphia Phillies (20-11) visit the Los Angeles Angels (11-19) for an away game at 4:07 PM ET on Wednesday. This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Phillies will send Zack Wheeler (2-3) to the mound, while Patrick Sandoval (1-4) will take the ball for the Angels.
The Philadelphia Phillies rallied with a pair of ninth-inning homers to beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-5 on Tuesday night to even up their three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.
That’s Brisk®, baby! Some late game heroics from the much maligned bottom of the order salvaged a game and a series that looked to be lost as the Philadelphia Phillies came back to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 7-5 on Tuesday night.
Final score: Phillies 7, Angels 5 ANAHEIM — Sometimes you win games because your best players play well, you make routine plays and you hold on to the comfortable lead those things gave you.
As has become a tradition for many of the past few years, Philadelphia Phillies fans were concocting trade scenarios where they could feasibly land Mike Trout after Shohei Ohtani left the Los Angeles Angels for their crosstown rivals.
They say that availability is the best ability. The other best is probably being able to play baseball. The good news for the Philadelphia Phillies? Their aces have both!
In 2022, the Philadelphia Phillies seemed to find a reliever they could rely upon after there had been multiple years where that unit consistently performed as one of the worst across Major League Baseball.
We struck out on home run props to start the week, so we're looking for a bounce-back winner to get our week going. Here are our three favorite home run bets for Tuesday's loaded MLB slate.
The Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night, 6-5, at Angel Stadium. After the loss, the Phillies are now 19-11 while the Halos are 11-18 after the win.
Coming into the game on Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies had the second-best record in the National League, trailing only their division rival Atlanta Braves who mirrored their hot stretch to maintain the NL East lead.
The Philadelphia Phillies talked in spring training about not digging themselves into a hole in the first month of the season. While the Phillies have been able to rebound from slow starts the past two years and still make the playoffs, such starts have prevented them from competing with the Atlanta Braves for the NL East title.
It's a new week for us in home run props, and we're looking to kick off the week with a bang. Let's break down our three favorite HR bets for Monday's MLB slate.
The Philadelphia Phillies match the franchise record set in 2011 for wins in April. With games against the Los Angeles Angels still to come in April, the Phillies have matched a team record set with 18 wins this month.
The Philadelphia Phillies have kicked off the season in impressive fashion, boasting a solid 19-10 record and maintaining stride in the NL East race alongside the Atlanta Braves.
The Philadelphia Phillies designated right-hander Ricardo Pinto for assignment on Sunday. The move was necessary to make room for Sunday's starter Taijuan Walker on the 26-man roster.
While the Philadelphia Phillies look to once again have a solid season like last year where they won 90 games and made some noise in the postseason, there is one element that needs to be locked in if the team wants success.
The Phillies are out to a strong 16-10 start here in 2024 and a portion of the credit has to go to third baseman Alec Bohm, who is out to a scorching hot start at the plate.
The Philadelphia Phillies have gone on two consecutive deep playoff runs thanks in large part to the one-two punch atop their rotation of Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola.
Amidst a good stretch for their starting rotation, the Philadelphia Phillies are about to make a mistake in managing it. Taijuan Walker is set to be activated off of the injured list heading into the series against the San Diego Padres from April 26 to April 28.
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