Corey Seidman
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Phillies Pre & Postgame Live, writer, Senior Digital Producer @NBCSPhilly. Graphics producer all sports
Philadelphia, PA
Joined March 2009
Girl I hadn’t heard from since elementary school messaged me on Facebook 5 minutes after the Phillies won yesterday asking if I could get her, her husband and their two kids tickets to the World Series. Never underestimate someone’s lack of self awareness 😂.
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Bryce Harper in the NLDS: . 500, 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI. Bryce Harper in the NLCS:. 400, 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI.
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Was it the rain affecting your grip, Seranthony?. "I pitched today? Man, I don't even remember.".
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Bryce Harper said Angel Hernandez told him Harper would realize he swung after seeing the replay. “Angel in the middle of something again. Its every year, same story, same thing. Its the same thing over & over and over again. Im probably going to get fined for being right, again”.
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The Phillies have won 10 playoff games. 1 by coming back from down 4-0. 1 by coming back from down 5-0. 1 with a game-winning homer in the bottom of the 8th. 1 with the biggest 9th-inning rally by a trailing team in postseason history. 2 by shutout. 3 by holding on in 1-run games.
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Zack Wheeler can start Game 2 in Atlanta on regular rest. Aaron Nola can start Game 3 in Philly on an extra day of rest. Ranger Suarez ready for Game 1.
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Disney On Ice is here at the Wells Fargo Center and I swear to god there is a group of dads drinking beers outside a SUV.
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One of the wildest runs in Philly sports history is over. I wonder how this team will be remembered over time, once the sting subsides.
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J.T. Realmuto: “I say it every series, don’t give the Phils a reason to party.”.
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The Phillies are 76-48 since June 1, nearly 30 games over .500. Seems a bit more meaningful at this point than the 87-75 overall record.
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Ranger Suarez was asked if the size of London Stadium (holds ~60,000) might change the dynamic of the games. He shook his head no and said when there are 45,000 fans at Citizens Bank Park it feels more like 100,000.
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Bryce Harper’s last 9 games:. 17 for 34 (.500) with 5 HR, 7 2B, 12 RBI, 11 R.
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Imagine being Ryan Howard hearing this stuff about MLB possibly banning the shift. Would be like if the government erased all student loans the year after you finally paid yours off.
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David Dahl said the standing ovation he received in left field after his homer tonight was “probably the coolest thing I’ve experienced on a baseball field.”.
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Bryce Harper in 88 playoff plate appearances as a Phillie:. 351/.443/.753, 8 HR, 7 2B, 17 RBI.
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What a scene in Phillies’ clubhouse. Guys soaking in the celebration. Dombrowski getting a rousing ovation. “Great trade, good decision!” Weston Wilson fighting back tears, Michael Lorenzen describing the coolest moment of his career. Castellanos in the back offering perspective.
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Only players in MLB so far with multiple intentional walks:. 1) Maikel Franco: 4.2) Mike Trout: 2.
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Bryce Harper on the boos tonight in D.C. "I just try to remember that I've got 45,000 people in Philadelphia & more that were screaming & watching their TV cheering. I have the city of Philadelphia behind me each and every night and if I have that, nothing else matters to me.".
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Phillies rookie Alec Bohm leads the National League with 27 hits in September. 1 more than Freddie Freeman. Bohm is hitting .325.
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Babe Ruth, age 31 — .372/.516.737. Phil Gosselin, age 31 — .444/.516/.889.
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Zack Wheeler, runs allowed by inning since returning from the injured list on September 21. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.
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Since this tweet the Nationals are 0-4 against the Phillies and have been outscored 25-11.
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One last impressive Phillies stat for the night:. There have been 96 errors committed across baseball so far this season. The Phillies have 0. Only NL team without one.
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Ranger Suarez, who would be on normal rest in Game 7 of this World Series if it goes that far, has a 1.23 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in five playoff games.
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Craig Kimbrel:. "I saw it from afar last year. It was the reason I came here, understanding the passion these guys have, the fun they want to have, how much they enjoy doing it with each other. It's a big part of coming over here. You come here and you're part of the family.".
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Phillies are 1-1 last 2 games.2-2 last 4.3-3 last 6.5-5 last 10.6-6 last 12.7-7 last 14.8-8 last 16.9-9 last 18.10-10 last 20.11-11 last 22.12-12 last 24.
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The Phillies went down to Houston, fell behind 5-0 & still took Game 1 from the big, bad Astros to change the complexion of this World Series. Phils have won Game 1 in every series & are 10-2 in the playoffs with their ace starting tomorrow before 3 games back home. What a setup.
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It’s a Phillies-Astros World Series. Probably Wheeler-Verlander in G1, Nola vs. Framber Valdez G2 — tremendous matchups. Astros won 106 games & have enough pitching to fill 2 rotations. But this is a race to 4 wins & the Phillies feel like they can beat anyone anywhere right now.
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@EliotShorrParks Eliot I agree with the conclusion but come on dude you are not under any circumstances lucking into a dinger 🤣.
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Josh Bell, here as an opponent for 2nd straight postseason, on the vibe of CBP:. "It's awesome. Very similar to last year. I was trying to prepare guys for it on the flight over. It's what dreams are made of, seeing the towels & hearing the atmosphere. It's really cool baseball.".
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Bryce Harper shot Orlando Arcia a glare as he rounded second base after his go-ahead 3-run homer. Phillies lead 4-1.
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The last cycle through the Phillies' rotation. Wheeler: 7⅓ IP, 1 H, 0 R, 8 K. Turnbull: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R. Sanchez: 6 IP, 0 ER, 10 K. Suarez: 9 IP, 0 R, 8 K. Nola: 7⅓ IP, 1 R, 9 K. Altogether: 36⅔ IP, 18 H, 1 ER, 7 BB, 41 K.
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Bryce Harper in 6 games at Citizens Bank Park this postseason:. 9-for-21, 4 HR, 3 2B, 11 RBI.
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Bryce Harper has a double and a homer tonight off of Sandy Alcantara. He’s up to 41 2B, 35 HR, 84 RBI, 100 R, 99 BB. No player since Albert Pujols in 2009 has matched those criteria. No Phillie has ever done it. No outfielder has done it since Barry Bonds in 1998.
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45,662 in the house for Game 1 tonight. Phillies on prime-time for all 3 games (if necessary) of the wild-card series. Rob Manfred said on the Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast last week that Philadelphia really drove MLB's playoff business a year ago.
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The Phillies are 2 wins away from winning it all. They beat the Astros, 7-0. They’ve shut out 3 different teams this postseason. They didn’t need to use any of their top 4 relievers tonight. They’re undefeated at home in the playoffs, outscoring their opponents 42-15.
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Harper on potentially turning some Brits into Phils fans. "Jump on the wagon. C'mon, we'll take everybody. I don't care where you're from, what you do, I'll take anybody you got. You wanna wear Phillies stuff, you're part of our family, part of Philly, just make sure you show up".
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If this was a wrestling storyline, they’d fire Colangelo, announce a big mystery hire reveal which turns out to be Hinkie, then 6 months down the line it’d come out that Hinkie was the source & manipulated the info, setting up Hinkie vs Colangelo at WrestleMania w/ Embiid the ref.
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If the Phillies do eventually end up with Bryce Harper, the average age of their starting lineup would be 27.9. Average age of the rotation 27.2. Would create quite the window to contend.
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The Phillies have held Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith to 5-for-28 in this series with 10 strikeouts and 0 extra-base hits.
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Tonight is Zack Wheeler’s final start of the regular season. He’s made 100 as a Phillie. 65 were quality starts, 58 were Phillies wins. 3.07 ERA. Been said before, but one of the best FA signings in the history of Philly sports and one of best values there’s been on a $100M+ deal.
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Eyes are bleary but I think this is correct? Phillies could start Zack Wheeler in Games 1 & 5 of NLCS, Aaron Nola in Games 2 & 6, all on normal rest. Could go:. G 1: Oct 18 (Wheeler).G 2: Oct 19 (Nola).G 3: Oct 21 .G 4: Oct 22.G 5: Oct 23 (Wheeler).G 6: Oct 24 (Nola).G 7: Oct 25.
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Ranger Suarez made 12 starts. He allowed 11 runs. He finishes the season with a 1.36 ERA, the lowest by any major-league pitcher with 100+ innings since Bruce Sutter in 1977. 0.88 ERA when he became the closer. 1.86 ERA as the closer. 1.51 ERA as a starter. What a season.
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Aaron Nola and Jake Arrieta at home this season:. 8-0 record, 1.47 ERA, .197 opponents' batting average.
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@SkolSource Idk, but the Twins do have the most losses in baseball the last 8 seasons and the Timberwolves have the 2nd-most losses in the NBA the last 10 seasons, so. .
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Because it's never too early to look ahead: Phillies obviously rooting for Yankees to win tonight & extend ALCS. Would probably result in Astros starting Justin Verlander tomorrow, which would prevent him from starting Game 1 of the World Series. Yes, this is an actual thing now.
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The Braves hit 307 homers in the regular season but only 3 in the NLDS. A truly awesome performance by the Phillies’ pitching staff against a historic offense. The Braves hit .186.
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Noah Syndergaard said he's been on cloud nine with the Phillies and the thought of Bryce Harper returning next week "makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.".
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Phillies win. They're the first team in 2023 to sweep the Rays. They did it in Tampa. They are 47-39, on pace for 89 wins. They've won 12 straight road games and 12 straight interleague games. Dominant effort from 5 different pitchers tonight. Bullpen held Rays hitless.
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Orion Kerkering, who was in Double A three weeks ago, just pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning in Atlanta in Game 1 of the NLDS. He threw 8 pitches.
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If you're wondering why the MLB dot com play-by-play data for this game is frozen, it's because Alec Bohm just broke the dude's computer with a foul ball.
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The 2 farthest-hit balls by a National League player this season have both been hit by Bryce Harper: 465 the other day, 458 tonight.
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Phillies take Game 1 in Atlanta. They’re 2 wins from the NLCS with Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola starting the next 2 games. Nola: 14.1 straight scoreless innings. Wheeler: 14.1 straight scoreless innings.
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Jose Alvarado:. “What can I say? It all seems like the best thing in the world when you’re on the best team in baseball with the best record in baseball and best teammates in baseball. It all feels so nice. Just proud of everything we’re doing and the results we’ve been getting.”.
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Seranthony Dominguez just went through Acuña, Swanson, Riley like it was nothing. Overpowering.
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The way the Phillies honor their legends is second to none. This has been a touching weekend at Citizens Bank Park, and the timing of it all could not have worked out better.
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Probably the best game the 1-through-5 hitters in the Phillies’ lineup have had all year. Schwarber, Hoskins, Harper, Realmuto and Castellanos are 9-for-17 with 4 HR, 3 2B, 9 RBI, 3 BB and 1 K.
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The Phillies are 16-6 against teams that either have a winning record or would have a winning record if not for their losses to the Phillies.
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The Phillies are 33-14 after tonight's comeback win. No National League team since the 1998 Braves has had a better record through a season's first 47 games. They're unbeaten in 14 straight series. Bryce Harper with the game-winning RBI.
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1st inning: Bryce Harper HR.2nd inning: Bryce Harper nails runner at plate.3rd inning: Bryce Harper HR.
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Man oh man is Bryce Harper having a good season. Been on base all 18 games. 7 multi-hit games. He has 5 homers, he’s 4 for 4 stealing bases. Hitting .356. Second in majors in OPS.
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A mic'd up Mike Trout congratulating the Super Bowl champion Eagles and shouting out Zach Ertz and Carson Wentz during the second inning of the All-Star Game — surreal.
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This Andrew McCutchen batting line tonight. The 1-4-1-2-3. He is the first player with that line since . Andrew McCutchen in 2011. Nobody else in recorded history has ever had that line. 2 examples since 1908, both McCutchen.
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Castellanos batting behind Harper will be a nightmare for opposing pitchers & for managers late in games. Benefits so many Phillies. Harper doesn’t have to carry you for months. J.T. doesn’t have to be your 2nd-best run producer. Guys will go up to the plate feeling less pressure.
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Since July 1, the Phillies are:. • 1st in MLB in runs scored.• 2nd in OPS.• 4th in home runs.• 1st in walk rate.• 2nd-fewest swinging strikes.
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Juan Soto with Padres:.7 extra-base hits, 6 RBI. Edmundo Sosa with Phillies:.9 extra-base hits, 12 RBI.
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Zack Wheeler, who's on the bump tomorrow, has faced the Braves 10 times as a member of the Phillies:. 2.04 ERA.0.93 WHIP.66⅓ innings.77 strikeouts.9 walks.5 HR allowed.
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Asdrubal Cabrera has driven in more runs in the last 4 games than Manny Machado has as a Dodger.
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Players in MLB history who had 4 straight seasons of at least 45 HR and 135 RBI:. • Babe Ruth.• Ryan Howard.• Sammy Sosa*.
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Rob Thomson pointed out this afternoon that three games into the World Series, the Phillies have already used every player on their roster except Garrett Stubbs.
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Bryce Harper on Cal Stevenson's big day/big week:. "I said to him today, I said to Buddy (Kennedy) the other day, if you can take those at-bats in that moment, 40,000-plus people, big situation . you can take any at-bat in your career.".
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A lot of teams with huge payrolls fail to meet expectations. But the Phillies keep winning in October. Asked some guys about that. Good answer from Jeff Hoffman:
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They showed Jayson Werth on the video board between innings. He kissed Matt Stairs on the head.
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Lady in front of me at Dunkin ordered “a large coffee with 11 creams and 13 sugars.” I have so many questions. How are you alive? How did you figure out those were the right quantities for you?.
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Zack Wheeler leads the majors with 156 innings and 181 strikeouts.
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Think that's the most animated we've seen Bryce Harper as a Phillie. WOW. Second-deck grand slam off Raisel Iglesias to tie the game.
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Bryce Harper's last 15 games:. 333 BA (20 for 60).9 doubles.3 homers.16 RBI. He's raised his batting average by 33 points and his OPS by 58 points.
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This dude is Father Theresa.
Chris Long is partnering with the United Way to help childhood literacy . and he's donating a quarter of his salary to do so.
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Aaron Nola’s the only pitcher in the majors to pitch a shutout in each of the last 3 seasons.
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Phillies bullpen ERA for the season is now 10.29. 48 earned runs in 42 innings. Unthinkable.
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Gerrit Cole signed his contract a week after Zack Wheeler, for $206 million more. Since they signed. • Wheeler (28 starts): 2.38 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 185 IP, 192 K, 41 BB, 10 HR allowed. • Cole (29 starts): 2.88 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 178 IP, 229 K, 37 BB, 29 HR allowed.
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Nick Pivetta ends his Phillies career with a 5.50 ERA in 396⅓ innings, the highest by any Phillie with that many innings since 1931.
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The Phillies are moving onto the NLCS. They're the last team standing from the NL East. By beating the Braves in 4 games, Zack Wheeler can start Game 1 and Game 5 of the NLCS on regular rest. Finishing off Atlanta today rather than tomorrow was massive.
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Since July 26, the Red Sox are 15-3 and 2 of those losses are against the Phillies.
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Prediction for tonight's Sixers-Magic game: 96-96, a minute to go, Fultz hits a 3, Simmons answers with a 3, Fultz hits another 3, Simmons is fouled making a 3 with 0.1 seconds left and and converts the 4-point play to win it.
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Ranger Suarez starts for the Phillies in Game 4 Thursday night at 8:07. His last 6 times facing the Braves:. 3⅔ IP, 0 R.6 IP, 1 R.3⅓ IP, 1 R.6 IP, 0 R.6 IP, 1 R.5 IP, 0 ER.
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Phillies face Cristian Javier tonight in Game 4. Almost exclusively fastball-slider. Misses bats at an elite rate. 4th-highest strikeout rate in the majors the last two seasons. But he has to pitch at Citizens Bank Park, a madhouse that has intimidated many these last 3 weeks.
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Alec Bohm’s 13 plate appearances this season:. Double.Single.Walk.Walk.Double.Walk.Groundout.Sac fly.Flyout.Single.Single.Sac fly.RBI single.
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Bryce Harper, Ryan Howard & Chase Utley are the only Phillies over the last 15 years to have at least 70 extra-base hits and 100 RBI in a season.
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Jay Bruce's 23 games and 85 plate appearances as a Phillie:. • 5 game-winning hits.• 6 doubles.• 7 home runs.• 22 RBI.• Hitting .272, slugging .605.
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Zack Wheeler’s faced the Cardinals 3 times since the start of 2021, allowing 1 run in 22 innings with a 0.68 WHIP. He starts Game 1 Friday in St. Louis.
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Aaron Nola's last 19⅓ innings: . 0 runs, 9 baserunners, 22 strikeouts.
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The Phillies’ 1-5 hitters have reached base in 29 of 61 plate appearances. That’s a .475 on-base percentage in the opening series for McCutchen-Segura-Harper-Hoskins-Realmuto.
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Embiid saying what he said today kinda backs Simmons into a corner after Simmons camp’s nonsensical pivot to it being a style of play thing. What reason can his camp even shift to now that doesnt make it look like he only wants out b/c of inability to take constructive criticism?.
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Trea Turner, 5-for-11 with two doubles and four stolen bases in his first three playoff games as a Phillie.
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Did you know: In the decade-plus since Ryan Howard ripped off 4 straight seasons of 45+ home runs, no other major-leaguer has done it even twice in a row.
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The Phillies' top 4 relievers — Estevez, Hoffman, Strahm and Kerkering — all have ERAs between 1.76 and 2.03.
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Bryce Harper: "Hoffman came in & shut the door, Pache scored the winning run, Rojas the game-winning hit. You probably wouldn't think that at the beginning of the year, right?". 2 seasons in a row, Phillies have received big production from unexpected sources. Often what it takes.
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The Phillies' bullpen went 8⅓ innings tonight, allowed 2 runs and put 6 men on base in relief of Bailey Falter tonight. That's without Dominguez & Alvarado. Big-time effort. The Phillies are 4-0 this postseason in games *not* started by Wheeler and Nola.
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