Phils in Five

The Phillies absolutely took it to the Braves on Monday slugging 5 home runs including mammoth blast by Kyle Schwarber that literally left the stadium.. The Braves paid the favor right back on Tuesday with two Ronald Acuna Jr. homers and a 9-3 drubbing, loss 11256 of all time. Hey, they don’t hand out MVP awards to just anyone. Anyway lets Ring the Bell ahead of a Wednesday rubber match with the N...

The Phillies had a get right weekend in St Louis after a tough series against the unstoppable Braves, snapping a two game skid to win 2 of 3 as they fell just shy of the sweep. Let’s Ring the Bell for our wild-card leading Fightin’ Phillies as we enter the season’s home stretch. Starters struggling Shaky bullpen Schwarber crushed another Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @...

Wednesday was grim day in Philadelphia. The Phils really just didn't have it, mustering just single run on offense as they fell to the Braves who emphatically clinched the NL East against the team that knocked em out of the playoffs 11 months ago. The boos rained down as the Braves danced all over the Phillies mound in jubilation and while we’ll tip our cap to the division champs and sound the sad...

Well if the last couple days down at the bank are any indication, buckle up for October folks because another Phils-Braves elimination series would be JUST AWESOME. Each team scored 15 runs in the twin bill on Monday as they split wins and while the Braves earned second win in on Tuesday, the relentless Phillies put the pressure on and again pushed it to extras after falling behind 6-1. Yeah so we...

After a series closing win on Wednesday the Phillies returned home for a showdown with the Marlins and though the Fightins held a lead in all three games this weekend, a couple of untimely Seranthony Dominguez meltdowns cost them the series. We’re hitting the sad trombone today as the Phils sandwiched losses number 11,250 and 11,251 of all time around a Saturday win. In this Episode: Schawrbombs a...

Bryce Harper shaved his beard and the offense lost their punch. Without Trea Turner or Bryce’s beard as hit the shortstop hit the paternity list, the Phillies offense flustered Tuesday as the Phillies bats slept with much of their east coast fans. they had just 3 hits and a loss. Number 11,249 of all time. But the Phils did take the series opener Monday so let's Ring the Bell ahead of a rubber mat...

Happy Labor Day! We’re a little late today as we enjoy some HOT weather on the east coast but the Phillies will look to bounce back in San Diego following a rough weekend in Milwaukee.. The Phillies lookes like they had another epic comeback in the works Friday but the bullpen and defense made a mess and the team lost their second straight game, before dropping a third straight on Saturday. They d...

In what may have been the most entertaining loss of the year, the Fightin Phillies MVP lit the Bank on fire once again and while the bullpen ultimately couldn’t hold the lead Wednesday afternoon, Bryce Harper’s 300th career home run – one that gave the Phillies an 8th inning lead after trailing by a run – was an electric moment. I guess we'll ring the sad trombone for loss 11,246 of all time, but...

The Fightin Phillies keep on pounding baseballs and earning wins. Trea and Bryce led the way in Monday’s series opener with a pair of bombs for the former and yet another for the latter to snag a 6-4 win agains the Angels and the boys were right back at it on Tuesday crushing 5 more homer runs to earn their fifth straight win. Lets Ring the Bell for the red hot Phillies. In this Episode: Bombs awa...

We’re back after a week of beaching by the bay but the Fighting Phillies took no time off since we last spoke. Well they did have an off day in there but you know what I mean. After a somewhat frustrating series loss to the Nats, the Phils returned home and rallied back with a series win over the Giants and old friend Gabe Kapler and then a 3-game sweep of the Cardinals off the backs of the MVP an...

After a frustrating night at the dish on Tuesday the Phillies bats bounced back Wednesday against Kevin Gausman and the Blue Jays, pounding out 9 runs on 11 hits including 3 long balls to earn a 9-4 win, split the series and hand manager Rob Thompson his first managerial victory in his home land north of the borde. So let's ring the bell for Philly Rob’s Canadian success. In this Episode: Split wi...

The Phillies got a strong outing from ace Zack Wheeler, but as become a theme over their three game skid the offense just could not get anything going against a strong starter and during their 2-1 series opening loss the the Blue Jays... that’s loss number 11,242 for the Phillies franchise, so well be sounding the Sad Trombone today. In this Episode: Wheeler-Kikuchi duel Rojas rips a double Jays p...

The Phillies got their weekend started off hot with a win against the Twins but things took a turns for the worse when Pablo Lopez, Sonny Gray and an Ever Expanding strike zone cooled the Phillies bat, resulting in losses 11,240 and 11,241 of all time and a series loss for the Phillies. Whomp whomp whomp! Sanchez grabs first win Friday Twins starters cruise The Ump Show Follow the show on twitter...

As predicted the ball was flying out of the yard on Thursday evening with Patrick Corbin and Aaron Nola on the mound but remarkably neither starter allowed a home on the day. Still, the Phillies rode long balls by Trea Turner, Nick Castellanos and JT Realmuto, each of the two run variety, to surge to a 6-2 win. So let’s Ring the Bell for a Thursday win to wrap up a series victory against the Nats....

Oh sh*t! We’re bringing you a special Thursday edition of the Phils in Five podcast because Michael Lorenzen, in just his second start in a Phillies uniform and first at home in front of the crowd at Citizens Bank Park has tossed the franchises 14th no hitter and first since Roy Halladay tossed a no-no in the playoffs back in 2010. Oh, and the Phillies grabbed a 7-0 win so Let’s Ring the Bell for...

The Phillies had to wait a day to get their series with the Nats started thanks to some strong storms and when they finally got going for a double-header on Tuesday Kyle Schwarber brought the thunder in the early game. It was the Nats who broke out the boomsticks in the nightcap however, so we’ll ring the Sad Trombell today for a double header split. In this Episode: Schwarbombs Wheeler sturggles...

The Royals pounded out a win against the Phillies on Friday to get a long homestand kicked off on a sour note and while it looked like a similar scene was unfolding on Saturday, Trea Turner knocked the ball over the wall and the monkey right off his back to kickstart a comeback win. They following it up with another W on Sunday so we’ll ring the bell for a second straight series. Trea Turns it aro...

A back and fourth marathon on Wednesday that looked like an easy win early turned into a dreadful extra innings loss with Trea Turner doing his best Bill Buckner impression. But the Boys got back at it early on Thursday and shrugged off the hangover to earn an tidy 4-2 win behind Michael Lorenzen’s Phils debut. Let's Ring the Bell, for a series win in South Beach. In this Episode: Trea hits Rock B...

The Phillies shrugged off their typical south florida struggles and posted a pair of comeback victories to get this week started off red hot.. Let’s ring the bell for a back to back wins! In this Episode: Taijuan nabs win 12 Phils comeback twice Nick gets it going and discusses his work after the game Welcome to the team Michael Lorenzen and Rodolpho Castro Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive...

The Phillies got their weekend in western Pa off to a nice start, eaking out a Friday win, but stumbled both Saturday and Sunday to lose a pair of winnable games against a pretty bad team. Thats losses number 11,235 and 11,236 and we get the sad trombone going to start the week. In this Episode: Wheeler and Sanchez look great Nola not so much Offense struggles to get the big hit Follow the show on...

The Phillies sputtered out of the gates against the Orioles in a packed citizens bank park with plenty of Os fans making the trip up from Baltimore. The Orioles struck first with a late win on Monday, loss number 11,234 of all time, but the Phillies struck back with a comeback, walk-off win on Tuesday and a Series clinching victory on Wednesday so let’s Ring the Bell for another series win! In thi...

A miserable end to the Milwaukee series spilled into the road trip as the Phillies bats failed to get the job done Friday and Saturday, good for losses 11,232 and 11,233 in franchise history. Sunday the team finally had a win in their grasp as Craig Kimbrel suffered his first blown save of the season. We were reaching for the sad trombone BUT the Phillies rallied in extras to put up a crooked numb...

Despite a nice start to the series on Tuesday night, the Phillies were overwhelmed by the Brewers pitching staff to drop games on Wednesday and Thursday, numbers 11,230 and 11,231 of all time. It all ads up to a disappointing home series loss as the team gets set to head back out on the road. Whomp Whomp. In this Episode: Brewers silence Phillies bats Bryce just standing there RPs rehabbing Follow...

We got a Schwarbomb at the top, another Kimbrel save to wrap things up and a strong dose of Nola to give the Phillies a series opening win on Tuesday night so let’s RING THE BELL for a fourth straight victory! In this Episode: Schwarber gets it started Nola cruises Kimbrel closes it down Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

The Phillies had a disappointing start to a hot weekend in Philadelphia with and 8-3 loss to the Padres on Friday but then three straight come from behind wins, including a rare double header SWEEP on a steamy Saturday, gave the Phillies a 3-1 series win over the flailing San Diego Padres. Let’s Ring the Bell for the Fightins as they continue to roll. In this Episode: DH Sweep Bryce finally homers...