Phillies Win Again, Cling to Playoff Hopes
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The Philadelphia Phillies are clinging to their slim playoff hopes even if they're having trouble hanging onto fly balls.
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On July 30, one day before baseball's non-waiver trade deadline, Philadelphia gave up on the season. Now it's September andÃÂ the Phillies are in the playoff hunt.
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After their September swoon, the Mets win for the second time in 19 hours and temporarily increase their division lead to two games over Philadelphia.
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The Houston Astros know they are a long shot to make the playoffs. At least, the defending NL champions enjoyed the end of their road trip.
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Ryan Howard hit his major league-leading 58th homer, Cole Hamels pitched 6 2-3 strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies continued their playoff push with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.
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are ahead of Larry Bowa&#39;s team in the chase for the wild card. The Phillies. have 19 games to play, including 12 against teams with under-.
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Ryan Howard doubled home the winning run in the 10th after Pat Burrell tied the score with a dramatic homer in the seventh, leading the Phillies to a 6-5 win over the Colorado Rockies last night in Philadelphia.
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Three Phillies hit home runs on Friday night as Philadelphia gets its 48th come-from-behind victory, dropping the Nationals, 6-3.
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(Sports Network) - The Phillies will try to get back on the winning track this evening, when the try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
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With the wild card still up for grabs, the Phillies top Florida on Saturday, 8-6,ÃÂ to claimÃÂ their ninth win in 11 games.
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Through the final seven innings, the Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen successfully nursed a one-run lead. Shane Victorino scored from second base on an infield single and chased down a 420-foot fly for the final out. With their season on the brink, the Phils came through with a clutch win. It wasn't enough.
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With two days left in the regular season, a lot of excitement remained in the National League. Three playoff spots were still undecided, with St. Louis, San Diego and Los Angeles moving into good position to advance to the postseason and Houston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati hoping for dramatic comebacks during the final weekend.
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A two-run homer in the seventh by Jason Michaels put Philadelphia in front Friday night and the Phillies went on to down the New York Mets, 9-5.
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The only number that's important to the Phillies is the length of their winning streak. Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard and Aaron Rowand homered, Pat Burrell added four RBIs and Philadelphia avoided its 10,000th loss again by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 on Saturday.
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On Monday night, the Phillies proved that they are not conceding just yet, pounding three homers on their way to a 9-2 victory.
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A four-game sweep has the San Francisco Giants thinking about the playoffs again.
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David Dellucci hit a three-run homer, Shane Victorino also connected and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame three homers from Jose Reyes on Tuesday to rout the New York Mets for the second straight night, 11-4.