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The Phillies announced on Monday that starter Aaron Nola has been placed on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to April 21, with a lower back strain. CSN Philly’s Jim Salisbury hears that the Phillies are likely to call up Nick Pivetta from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Nola’s place in the rotation. Continue to Article

April 24, 2017 4:05:pm EST

Zach Eflin was called up from Triple A after one start to replace the injured Clay Buchholz. Mark Leiter Jr. was promoted to give the Phils an extra arm in the bullpen. "The big thing for me is that inventory at Triple A when we have a pitcher like Eflin coming up," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said Sunday after Eflin pitched seven strong innings. Continue to Article

April 24, 2017 11:09:am EST

A constant theme during the Phillies' playoff run from 2007-11 was that even when the offense was sputtering, it never felt like they were out of a game. That group of players picked up so many late hits and mounted so many comebacks that even a five-run deficit heading into the final three innings felt like a winnable game. The 2017 Phillies are a much different, much less experienced, much less powerful team, but their late-game offense has been a surprisingly fun development this April. The Phillies used back-to-back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning Sunday to pick up a 5-2 win over the Braves and a series sweep (see Instant Replay). Cesar Hernandez hit a go-ahead, two-run shot off hard-throwing Continue to Article

April 23, 2017 11:32:am EST

The Louisville Cardinals fell victim to a triple play, but at least it was a rare one. If you’ve ever thought to yourself “huh, I wonder what a 7-2-6 triple play would look like,” we can finally answer that for you. This piece of defensive art comes to us from the SEC, where the Kentucky Wildcats were taking on their rival No. 2 Louisville Cardinals. Continue to Article

April 18, 2017 11:39:pm EST

Here are some words you don’t have the opportunity to say too often: The St. Louis Cardinals are the worst team in the National League right now. The Cardinals, usually a model of consistency, are off to a horrible start in which their 3-9 record is even worse than the 5-8 San Diego Padres and the 4-8 Philadelphia Phillies. Continue to Article

April 17, 2017 3:57:pm EST