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Matt Gelb

@MattGelb

Phillies beat writer for @TheAthletic. Former @PhillyInquirer. Daily Orange U. Still misses the New Radicals. Still uses an RSS reader.

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linkhttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/mlb/team/phillies/ calendar_today04-11-2008 02:19:29

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Phillies 7, Reds 0. Ranger Suárez has a 25-inning scoreless streak. The game took 2 hours and 2 minutes; both teams wanted to watch the second half of Sixers-Knicks. The Phillies are 15-8.

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Ranger Suárez has thrown 25 consecutive scoreless innings. It is the longest streak by a Phillies pitcher since Cliff Lee threw 30 2/3 scoreless innings from Aug. 17 – Sept. 10, 2011, according to Elias Sports Bureau

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Ranger Suárez has a 21-inning scoreless streak. He needed just 31 pitches for the first nine outs tonight.

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Phillies expect Bryce Harper to return Thursday. Good bet that Alec Bohm plays 1B against Reds LHP on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Thank you so much to Gregg Murphy for taking the time to interview me this homestand about my candidacy for Visionary of the Year!

Please DONATE TODAY: pages.lls.org/voy/epa/philly…

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Three takeaways on Phillies: Schwarber’s plate discipline, Turnbull’s development and Rojas’ promise: theathletic.com/5433596/2024/0…

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Phillies 8, White Sox 2. The Phillies swept two appalling teams, Colorado and Chicago, to finish the homestand. Aaron Nola pitched eight strong innings. The Phillies are 14-8.

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Kyle Schwarber's first 99 PA in 2023: .212/.323/.435.

Kyle Schwarber's first 98 PA in 2024: .217/.327/.434.

He's right on pace.

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“It’s like the new girl at school. You want to impress her. And you get off to a bad start. You stumble. Trip on your shoelaces the first day you see her. It’s like, ‘Well, shoot, now I have to dig myself out of a hole.’”

A story about Whit Merrifield: theathletic.com/5430871/2024/0…

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Phillies pitchers have not allowed an extra-base hit in three straight games. They last did that July 15-17, 1982.

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Phillies 7, White Sox 0. Spencer Turnbull carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning. Alec Bohm hit two three-run homers. They don't have to burn the jerseys. The Phillies are 12-8.

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Spencer Turnbull has a 1.23 ERA in 22 innings this season. A solid $2 million investment. Wild how one phone call from a Phillies scout who knew him led him to this point: theathletic.com/5401264/2024/0…

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