Phils in Five

Episode 46- June Boom... Over too Soon?

The Phillies closed out June in a big way, blasting five homers on their way to a 14-4 route of the defending Champion Atlanta Braves. The Phillies ended up dropping the series two games to one but salvaged a win on getaway day to wrap up a 19-8 June. Ring the Bell!
In this Episode:
Shaking off an early miscue
Darick Hall, gimme two
St. Louis up next
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Episode 45 - Braves Beat Bellati on Bad Breaker

Tuesday is just not our day: the Phillies have lost three straight and seven of their last eight games played on Tuesday. Kyle Schwarber blasted his 22nd homer tie the game late but the Phillies bullpen could not hold and the team fell 5-3 to the Braves, ceding a winnable to their division rivals.
In this Episode:
Game recap
Surgery for Bryce
The outfield outside of Kyle
Prospects to deal?
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Episode 44 - You Need Some Bryce for that Thumb?

In the words of Phillies radio broadcaster Michael Bourn: OH SH* T! A Blake Snell fastball sent shockwaves through Phillies nation long after many of us on the east coast had gone to bed on Saturday. A high inside fastball caught Bryce Harper on the hand, fracturing his left thumb and sending the reigning NL MVP to the injured list indefinitely. The Phillies did manage to win three of four to close a solid 7-4 road trip, but this was a tough one to swallow.
In this Episode:
Bullpen stars in series win
A Bryce-less lineup
Guessing on missed time
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Episode 43 - JT Joins the June Boom

Ranger Suárez was excellent as Kyle Schwarber continued his torrid June, slugging his 20th homer of the year--and ninth this month--to help the Phillies surge to a 6-2 series opening win Thursday evening in San Diego.
In this Episode:
Ranger goes deep
JT goes oppo
Weekend preview
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Episode 42 - Texas Road Trounce

The Phillies got absolutely WALLOPED on Tuesday night, suffering a 7-0 loss and dropping their third straight game the the Texas Rangers this season as Martín Pérez continued his Cy Young caliber first half. The loss gives the Phillies 11,145 in their history and we’re not gonna sugarcoat this one... it was not good.
In this Episode:
Perez silences the bats again
Gibson is quality
Phils take on Jon Gray on Wednesday
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Episode 41 - A Bullpen in Flux Can’t Stop the Wins

Sunday was a bit of a letdown with the Nationals lashing back to win the game 9-3 but not before the Phillies followed up their Thursday victory with a double-header sweep on Friday and an extra-innings win on Saturday. The Phillies won the series 4-1 and registered their fifth straight series win.
In this episode:
Beating the Nats
Shuffling the 'pen
Rangers-Phillies preview
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Episode 40 - Kyle the Krusher

The Phillies followed up Garrett Stubbs remarkable walk-off home run on getaway day versus the Marlins on Wednesday with a series opening smashing of the Nationals. Kyle Schwarber clubbed a pair of home runs as Zack Wheeler cruised to a victory to give the Phillies their 12 win in the last 14 games. Ring the Bell!
In this Episode:
Phillies blast Corbin
Schwarber crushing in June
Hittin' Season!
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Episode 39 - Another Tuesday Night Special

After a week of respite while the Phillies played some solid baseball, the squad was back to their old Tuesday night antics, turning a would be loss into a potential win and back into a frustrating loss. The offense came to play with Rhys Hoskins following up his first career walk-off hit on Monday by matching a career best with 6 RBI but the bullpen blew a pair of leads and the Phils fell 11-9, loss 11,143 in Phillies history.
In this episode:
Rhys on fire
The Bullpen Blows it x 2
Back at .500 again
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Episode 38 - Bonus Episode: Walkoff Editon

Well, we were not planning a show today but Rhys Hoskins got us all excited with his first ever walk-off hit and we just had to jump on here and ring the bell!
In this episode:
Nola and Alcantara deliver a duel
Schwarber stays hot, Rhys walks it off
Isn't this fun?
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Episode 37 - Just Win (the Series) Baby

The Phillies were bludgeoned on Sunday by the Diamondbacks but that's not before they notch wins on Friday and Saturday to earn their third straight series win.
In this episode:
The streak is over
Marlins aces incoming
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