By the ninth inning, Phillies fans were preparing for the worst.


The New York Yankees were at it again, chipping away at a dwindling lead and threatening to take away the Phils’ World Series title right there at Citizens Bank Park.

Desperate to hang on, somehow Chase Utley and the Phillies did. Derek Jeter grounded into a double play, Mark Teixeira struck out, and Philadelphia staved off the Yankees and elimination with an 8-6 win in Game 5 on Monday night.

Click here to read the full article – By Associated Press of ESPN.com

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The atmosphere resembled a playoff game from last season’s road to the Phillies’ first World Series title in 28 years.
With the sellout crowd of 44,828 on Sunday night at Citizens Bank Park buzzing much of the game, the Phillies held on for a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Braves to take two of three in the crucial series. Philadelphia now holds a commanding eight-game advantage over Atlanta and Florida in the National League East.

Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz provided the offense and Joe Blanton gave the Phillies another solid start.

The Phillies played stellar defense all night and Brad Lidge secured his second straight 1-2-3 save for his 27th save in 36 opportunities. He seems to have regained much of his form when he was able to go 48-for-48 in save chances last season, including 7-for-7 in the postseason.


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Brad Lidge couldn’t contain the excitement many of his teammates felt Wednesday.

Lee boosted a rotation that has pitched much better recently. The Phillies also got outfielder Ben Francisco, who improved a bench that needed a right-handed bat. Combine an improved rotation and bench with the best offense and one of the best defenses in the National League, and the Phillies could be considered favorites to reach the World Series once more.

Click here to read the full article – By Todd Zolecki of MLB.com

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The home runs keep on coming. So do the home wins.

Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez all hit two-run shots Sunday, and Joe Blanton extended his two months of dominance, as the Phillies beat the Cardinals, 9-2, for their fifth straight series victory at Citizens Bank Park. With a 5-2 homestand, the Phillies improved to a season-high 16 games over .500. They have won 14 of their past 16 in Philadelphia and have 138 home runs, by far the most in the National League. Colorado is second with 113 through Saturday.

Click here to read the full article – By David Gurian-Peck of MLB.com

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Cubs starter Ted Lilly almost wiggled out of a tough first-inning jam.

With men on second and third, first baseman Derrek Lee made a nice stab on Chase Utley’s hard grounder, checking the runners before stepping on the bag. Ryan Howard struck out. Raul Ibanez was down to his final strike. Then Lilly left a 2-2 fastball down the middle of the plate. Ibanez crushed it.

Click here to read the full article – By David Gurian-Peck of MLB.com

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To repeat, first-place club’s starting pitching must improve

The Phillies enter the second half of their season Thursday in Florida in first place in the National League East. In many ways, it is easy to see why. They have one of the best offenses in baseball and have played great defense. Five of their everyday players earned a spot on the National League All-Star team: Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez, Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth. It was just the fifth time in franchise history the Phillies had five players at the All-Star Game.

Click here to read the full article – By Todd Zolecki of MLB.com

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The All-Star Game has become a summer tradition for Phillies second baseman Chase Utley.

Utley and Ibanez are headed to the All-Star Game on July 14 in St. Louis as starters after winning the fan vote at their respective positions. First baseman Ryan Howard joins the team as a reserve, and center fielder Shane Victorino has a chance to make the roster in the Final Vote, where fans vote for the final player on the roster.

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Chase Utley hit a two-run triple, Jamie Moyer won back-to-back starts for the first time in more than two months and the Philadelphia Phillies held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday afternoon.

Moyer (6-6) allowed four runs and five hits in five innings to win consecutive starts for the first time since April 21 and 26. He won just one of his following nine starts before beating Tampa Bay last Tuesday. Chan Ho Park pitched two perfect innings before the Blue Jays threatened in the eighth against Ryan Madson. A single, an error and a two-out intentional walk loaded the bases for pinch-hitter Russ Adams, who popped out.

Click here to read the full article – By The Associated Press of The Washington Post

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