Nick Pivetta outpitched Luiz Gohara in a matchup of rookies, Mikael Franco homered to break up a scoreless tie and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Atlanta 2-0 on Sunday in the Braves' final home game of their first season at SunTrust Park.
Pinch-hitter Johan Camargo doubled in two runs in the three-run eighth inning, Rio Ruiz homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Saturday night.
Kurt Suzuki homered twice, Nick Markakis drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Friday night.
Pinch hitter Andre Ethier and Curtis Granderson homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a tie for the NL West title, ending a four-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Thursday.
Philadelphia might reside in the NL East's cellar now, but watching its ace and a pair of emerging young hitters shows brighter days are ahead.
Aaron Altherr hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth after launching a tying, two-run homer an inning earlier and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 Wednesday night.
Rhys Hoskins had four RBI, including a tiebreaking, three-run double off Pedro Baez in seventh inning that led the Philadelphia Phillies over Los Angeles 6-2 Tuesday night and prevented the Dodgers from moving closer to the NL West title.
It was only a matter of time before Giancarlo Stanton hit another monster shot to claim the day's longest homer. The slugger did so Monday with a 455-foot long ball to center at Marlins Park, his 55th home run of the season.
Buster Olney recaps all of Monday's action, including a big comeback for the Red Sox, a big HR for Giancarlo Stanton and a career first for Clayton Kershaw against the Phils.
Aaron Altherr hit a grand slam, the first ever given up by Clayton Kershaw, to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Los Angeles Dodgers and their ace 4-3 on Monday night.
Clayton Kershaw was sailing along with a shutout in the sixth inning tonight when he gave up his first career grand slam -- a monster shot by Phillies outfielder Aaron Altherr. Kershaw had been sharp with his breaking ball all night, but he threw one too many sliders to Altherr. Manager Dave Roberts pulled Kershaw for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning. The Dodgers, who have a magic number of four to clinch the NL West, trail the Phillies 4-2.
Aaron Altherr's 2nd career grand slam is the first allowed by Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in his career.
Though the Phillies like Cesar Hernandez, the second baseman would be a valuable trade chip in a deal for a starting pitcher.
Joey Wendle hit a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Jorge Alfaro homered and Philadelphia's relievers pitched six strong innings after a rain delay to lead the Phillies over the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Saturday night.
Daniel Mengden was dominant in a two-hitter, Matt Olson and Matt Joyce each hit two-run homers and the Oakland Athletics beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on Friday night.
Jorge Alfaro's second-inning shot off of Marlins RHP Vance Worley beat out the Yankees' Aaron Judge and Todd Frazier for the longest homer from Thursday night.
Rhys Hoskins homered again and Freddy Galvis and Jorge Alfaro also went deep in the Phillies' seven-run second inning to lead Philadelphia to a 10-0 victory over the slumping Miami Marlins on Thursday night.
Rhys Hoskins now has 18 HR for the Phillies. Thursday's was the first one hit to the opposite field.
Rhys Hoskins' amazing run continues for the Phillies. He hit his 18th home run tonight in his 34th major-league game. Hoskins has been especially lethal when he's behind in the count. He already has 10 two-strike homers -- compared to nine for Miami's Giancarlo Stanton -- and he's slugging .676 with two strikes. That's one of Hoskins' most impressive attributes; he sticks with his plan and maintains his plate discipline even when the pitcher ostensibly has the advantage.
Buster Olney talks to Bud Shaw about the Indians' 21-game winning streak and more. Plus, Keith Law on Cleveland, the Dodgers righting the ship, Rhys Hoskins and more. Jessica Mendoza also stops by to share her thoughts on the "real" winning-streak record.
Phillies 1B Rhys Hoskins hit his 17th career home run in just his 33rd career game Wednesday, in an 8-1 win over the Marlins. That's easily the most homers through 33 games of any player in MLB history.
Philadelphia rookie Rhys Hoskins continued his record home run pace, connecting on his 17th homer in just his 33rd major league game, which the Phillies won 8-1 over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 94 | 61 | .606 | - | W2 |
| Miami | 73 | 82 | .471 | 21 | L1 |
| Atlanta | 70 | 84 | .455 | 23.5 | L1 |
| New York | 66 | 89 | .426 | 28 | L2 |
| Philadelphia | 62 | 94 | .397 | 32.5 | W1 |
