Phils in Five

The Phillies made it nearly a whole week without losing a game! Yes that’s right, the Phillies haven’t added to tier history leading loss total cause well they didn't play any games.. Well a couple of Phillies did and they starred in the all start game with Nick Castellanos knocking a hit and scoring a run, Craig Kimbrel locking down the save and of course, Manager Rob Thomson leading the NL club...

The Phillies Road Winning streak got a little extra life with an exciting come back victory on Friday BUT as happens all too often down in Miami the Marlins got the best of the Phillies on both Saturday and Sunday, taking the series, ending the streak and handing us losses 11,227 and 11,228 of all time while sending the team into the all star break on a down note. Sad trombone today. In this Episo...

The Phillies keep on rolling on the road. They became the first team in Major League Baseball to sweep the sizzling Tampa Bay Rays as they posted their 11th and 12th consecutive road wins on Wednesday and Thursday. Let’s Ring the Bell for an impressive run for the Phillies. In this Episode: Sweep the Rays Bohm hits and fields On to Miami Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @...

Hope you all enjoyed a Happy 4th of July, the Phillies continued to surge on the road down in Florida collecting their 10th straight road victory against old friend Zack Eflin and the best offense in baseball. Let’s Ring the Bell for a series opening win over the Tampa Bay Rays. In this Episode: Nola dealing Bullpen closes it down Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @Bretsky...

The Fighting Phillies returned home once again and, well, disappointed once again. Despite EXPLODING for 19 runs in front of Shaquille O'Neal himself on Saturday, the Phils lost two winnable games on Friday and Sunday, losses 11,225 and 11,226 of all time and dropped the series at home to the Nationals. A real blunder as they head out onto the road before the break. In this Episode: Phils fail wit...

The Phils kept the good times rolling and the as the beer in the bleachers kept flowing with 2 more wins to complete a three game sweep against the Cubs, so Lets Ring the Bell for a couple of wins in front of the Bleacher Beer Snake! In this Episode: Nola allows homers Nick knocks em in Taijuan continues to dazzle Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

Intro: The Phillies opened up a three game trip to Chicago with a convincing win as Ranger Suarez dealt and Brandon Marsh clubbed a pair of homers. Lets ring the bell for a seventh straight road win! In this Episode: Ranger dominant.. again Marsh slugs a pair Kimbrel closes it out Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

After a rough couple of games against the Braves the Phillies finally had some much needed success against the Mets, taking two of three over the weekend to earn their sixth series win in the last seven tries so let’s Ring the Bell for a bounce back weekend. Phillies strike first Max shuts em down Mets bungle series finale Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

We lost a game to the drizzle on Wednesday but when the Phillies got back on the field Thursday the offense remained a little damp, dropping an extra innings afternoon affair to suffer a short home sweep at the hands of the red hot Braves. Loss number 11,223 means we’ll be queuing up the sad trombone today. In this Episode: Nola solid Slick D at short, not so much in left Mets roll into town Follo...

The Phillies returned to Citizens Bank Park riding high off the 6-1 road trip, but couldn’t hold an early lead and dropped Game 1 in a critical series versus the first place Braves. That is Loss 35 on the season and 11,222 of all time. WHOMP WHOMP. In this Episode: Ranger deals Bullpen struggles Hall to the minors Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

We’re back at it after a week away, but the Phillies patented June surge took no rest this past week, the Fightins had a setback exactly one week ago today with a tough 9-8 loss to the DBacks, number 11,221 of all time, but then ripped off six straight DUBS to win the series in Arizona and sweeo the Athletics in Oakland. Let’s Ring the Bell for the Red Hot Phillies! In this Episode: Clemens so clo...

The Phillies saw a bit stiffer competition over the weekend but continued to pound out the victories winning two of three games against the Dodgers to capture their third straight series win, Let’s Ring the Bell for a rock solid home stand. In this Episode: Stott's solid weekend Ranger quality again Heading out on the road Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

My triumphant return to Citizens Bank Park had to wait an extra day but as the smoke (sort of) cleared the Phillies got back on their field with another dominant effort from their rotation.. The bullpen struggled and blew it but a little ninth inning rally capped by a Kody Clemens walk-off got the Phillies their 5th straight win and a home sweep over the visiting Tigers, Let’s Ring the Bell for a...

The streaky Phils are at it again, this time on the upswing. Two solid wins to open the series with Detroit and the Phillies are riding high with a 4 game winning streak. Let’s Ring the Bell as we prepare to wrap things up against the Tigers. In this Episode: Nola, Walker dominate Trea Turnaround? One more to sweep! Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

This Weekend's series with the Nats got off to a rocky start as Zack Wheeler uncharacteristically struggled Friday and led the Phils to their fifth straight loss, 11,219 of all time.. But the boys bounced back in a big way to win the series with a pair of victories Saturday and Sunday as Kyle Schwarber finally found that home run stroke.. Lets Ring the Bell for a pair of Schwarbombs and another se...

The Phillies added two more Ls to their humanity leading total, losses 11,217 and 11,218 of all time, they sure are piling up quick these days. After a couple of limp efforts Wednesday and Thursday, the Mets completed a sweep of the Phillies and have sent this season spiraling… Whomp whomp whomp! In this Episode: Nola losing money Phillies losing game Fans losing sanity Follow the show on twitter...

Back again with more bad news, the Phillies lost again. Thats loss 11,216 of all time and it was the ghost fork that got em as Kodai Senga sliced and diced the Fightins in his first appearance against the division rivals. Sad trombone time. In this Episode: Phils can't hit Bryce on the Bench Ranger strong Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

The Phils went down to Georgia and while they suffered a couple of losses, one pretty ugly one on Sunday (11,215 of all time), they did manage to scratch out a couple of wins to earn the a split against the top team in the NL East on the road – so lets Ring the Bell for a solid weekend. In this Episode: Wheeler deals Trea warming Beat the Mets Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bre...

The Fightin Phils were down to their last out on Wednesday but miraculously tied the game on a homer off the bat of Trea Turner to set up a walk off win to snap a rough two game slide. They nearly pulled off another heroic comeback Thursday evening but fell just short. Win one lose one... what do you know. In this Episode: Bohm walks it off Ranger and Nola struggle Follow the show on twitter @phil...

Two wins in a row, well you know whats’s next right, yep two straight losses! The Phils did their thing with franchise L’s 11,212 and 11,213 – the most in the history of the world for any one team. Well you better believe the sad trombone is coming for a couple of weak efforts against the Diamondbacks. In this Episode: Covey OK Rehab notes Getaway day! Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and f...

The Phillies got bludgeoned on Friday night 10-1 to completely wipe out the prior 5 game win streak but I guess sometimes you gotta hit rock bottom before bouncing back. After loss 11,211, the Phils won 2 straight to take the series and look MUCH more like a competent baseball team. Let’s Ring the Bell! In this Episode: Phils beat Cubs Hall getting closer, Jose ready to ramp up Phillies-DBacks pre...

The Phillies? Yea they stink. After a 7-4 loss to Wednesday afternoon, number 11,210 of all time. The Fightin' Phils are almost read to give back that 5 game win streak after 4 straight losses. They got swept outta San Fran and head home sitting 3 games under .500 and really struggling to put it all together. In this Episode: Strahm solid again Sunday starter?? Cubs-Phils showdown at the Bank Foll...

The Phillies took their Rockie Mountain High into San Francisco and so far, have gotten toasted. Monday, they had the heart to go down nice and early letting the east coaster tap out and get some sleep. Tuesday the team showed signs of life and even got it to a run in the ninth but ultimately some sloppy play in the field and inability to capitalize with runners in scoring set the team back twice...

Tempers flared, benches cleared and Bryce Harper tried to catch himself a bird as the Phillies took a frustrating loss on Sunday–number 11,207–but that didn’t stop the team from running their win streak to five with wins on Friday and Saturday to take the series in Colorado so lets Ring the Bell for a second straight series win. In this Episode: Matt Lang reporting from the stadium Bryce provides...

As the immortal Lou Brown likes to say: three in a row, that’s what they call a winning streak! The Phillies put together a tidy two game sweep on a light week over the Blue Jays thanks to a comeback walk-off victory on Wednesday afternoon and now they are off to Colorado to keep the momentum going. Let’s Ring the Bell for 3 Ws in a Row!! In this Episode: Wheeler deals Jose hurt but MRI clean Tap...