One notable addition to the lineup for the Phillies, Kody Clemens will start at second base for manager Rob Thomson. Clemens is batting .321 with 3 homers and 10 RBI in just 28 at-bats this season for the Fightins. The 28-year-old is looking to make an impression on the front office...
"I'm getting close. I am," he said perTim Kelly ofPhillies Nation. "But we'll see [Wednesday]." What those changes might look like are unknown. Even when Schwarber was struggling the past couple seasons with a horrendous batting average, Thomson kept him at the top of the lineup ins...
Selected in the Rule 5 draft in December, Myers joined the lineup after centerfielderJazz Chisholm Jr. and his replacementJonathan Daviswere sidelined with injuries. “It’s been pretty surreal, today it finally sunk in during the anthem, got a little emotional that I’m actually here,” Mye...
Phillies: Stott was back in the lineup after getting drilled in the ribs by a pitch from Marlins leftyEnmanuel De Jesuson Saturday night. Thomson said X-rays were negative. Marlins: 2BLuis Arraez, leading the majors with a .350 batting average, was not in the lineup after fouling a ball...
Good morning. It is Trea Day. Trea Turner is expected to be activated today and back in the lineup after missing the last 6 weeks with a strained hamstring. He still leads the Phillies with a .343 batting average and on base percentage of .392.pic.twitter.com/BkGw8kRJ1c ...
The Philles will start Ranger Suarez in hopes of building on his Cy Young campaign, but it will be tough to keep up with the vaunted Orioles lineup with an MVP candidate in Gunnar Henderson. That's the headliner, but every team is taking the field on Friday, h...
Led by the ageless Jamie Moyer, the resurgent Brad Lidge, emerging stars Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth, and the heart of their lineup in Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, the Phils fought past the Milwaukee Brewers and L.A. Dodgers to reach their first World Series since ...
Yes, it’s April and the merits of batting average as a significant statistic is debatable in baseball these days, but the Phillies entered with just three players in the starting lineup hitting above .240, while two — including All-Star outfielder Nick Castellanos — were below .170. ...
"He's one of the best in the game," Thomson said. "I can't quantify it. I don't know how many runs he saves versus how many runs we could score if we had a different bat in the lineup. And I think it depends on the game, if he gets a lot of action he probably prevents...
It can be tricky, because a big part of everyday work in the batting cage is fine tuning a hitter’s swing. It means throwing hitters pitches they can hit. “There are strike zone discipline drills,” Long said. “Probably 40 percent [of pitches], even less than that, should be balls...