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Philadelphia, PA (April 20, 2018) – NBC Sports Philadelphia, the home for the most comprehensive coverage of the Philadelphia Eagles, Flyers, Phillies and Sixers has named Travis Hughes Director of Digital Content for the network. He starts his new role Continue to Article

April 20, 2018 10:30:am EST

Philadelphia Phillies’ Cesar Hernandez has been a steal for his fantasy owners (AP Photo). Cesar Hernandez had an eventful game Thursday, swiping his fifth bag of the year and somehow recording three RBI while hitting a single. Walk rate typically stabilizes around 120 plate appearances, and Hernandez currently has 79. Continue to Article

April 20, 2018 2:59:am EST

Jorge Alfaro looked and sounded like a kid who had just visited an amusement park for the first time. Alfaro, the Phillies' 24-year-old rookie catcher, was on the receiving end of a vintage Jake Arrieta performance Thursday night. In his third start with the Phillies, Arrieta, the 2015 National League Cy Young Award winner, dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates, the NL's highest-scoring team coming in, with seven innings of one-hit, 10-strikeout ball to lead the Phillies to a 7-0 win at wintery Citizens Bank Park (see first take). Continue to Article

April 20, 2018 12:13:am EST

Jake Arrieta allowed just one hit and fanned 10 in seven dominant innings Thursday night as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0 at Citizens Bank Park. Arrieta (2-0) walked two in his 97-pitch outing before giving way to Yacksel Rios in the eighth. Arrieta's 10 punchouts were four more than he managed in his first two starts combined. Continue to Article

April 19, 2018 10:13:pm EST

This was the Jake Arrieta that the Phillies expected when they shelled out $75 million for his services five weeks ago. Arrieta was dominant over seven innings and enjoyed the best of his three starts with his new club as he backboned a 7-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday night. The win improved the Phillies to 11-7 overall and 6-1 at home. Continue to Article

April 19, 2018 10:04:pm EST