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Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin knows quite simply what has been ailing his team lately. The Phillies left for a road trip last Thursday riding a six-game winning streak. Now they are on a four-game losing streak and have lost six of their last seven games due to struggling offense heading into Saturday's game with the Washington Nationals. Continue to Article

May 06, 2017 1:12:am EST

The Phillies did not get much length out of their starting pitchers on their seven-game road trip and thus had a need for another arm out of the bullpen. Enter Jake Thompson, the 23-year-old starting pitching prospect who made 10 starts for the big club last summer. Thompson was called up from Triple A on Friday and will be available to pitch out of the Phillies' bullpen for a few days (see story).  Phillies relievers averaged 4.5 innings per game during the road trip and accounted for 45 percent of the innings, so they're going with a short bench for the time being — backup catcher Andrew Knapp, first baseman Brock Stassi, utility infielder Andres Blanco and outfielder Daniel Nava. Ty Kelly Continue to Article

May 05, 2017 5:56:pm EST

The Phillies have recalled right-handed pitcher Jake Thompson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. To make room on the 25-man roster, the team optioned utility player Ty Kelly to Triple-A. This is Thompson's first call-up to the big club this season. In 2016, Continue to Article

May 05, 2017 3:30:pm EST

Q: Which outfielder, owned in less than 40 percent of Yahoo leagues, are you most interested in adding to your fantasy team? Andy Behrens: There’s no way the Phillies can possibly remove AARON ALTHERR from the lineup, right? Scott Pianowski:  HERNAN PEREZ has shown up in this space before, but you guys have to push him over 40 percent. Continue to Article

May 05, 2017 1:16:pm EST

The Washington Nationals, for the millionth time this year, will play the Philadelphia Phillies. Max Scherzer went seven innings, and gave up all of one earned run on two hits. Imagine, for a moment, if the Nats didn't make the move to sign Scherzer in January 2015 that everyone called unnecessary. Continue to Article

May 05, 2017 7:58:am EST