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  • Mar 4, 2018

    Flyers burnt by NHL's hottest team as key stretch begins off rails

    BOX SCORE SUNRISE, Fla. — The Flyers were short on rest, and the Panthers were long on speed. The result was a 4-1 Flyers loss Sunday at the BB&T Center, and only a late rebound goal by Travis Konecny avoided a shutout. All four Panthers goals came as the result of stretch passes as Evgenii Dadonov (twice), Aleksander Barkov...

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  • Mar 4, 2018

    Petr Mrazek, Flyers' defense pick up where they left off

    BOX SCORE SUNRISE, Fla. — Tired legs, perhaps? The Flyers, playing for the second time in 24 hours, got virtually skated out of the BB&T Center Sunday afternoon by the speedy and red-hot Panthers, 4-1. After avoiding a shutout with a rebound goal from Travis Konecny with 3:21 left in the third period, the Flyers are in second place in the…

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  • Sep 3, 2017

    In successful weekend in Miami, Phillies show potential against Marlins

    BOX SCORE MIAMI — The Phillies have the worst record in baseball at 52-84. But after taking three out of four games from the playoff-contending Miami Marlins this weekend, it’s possible the Phillies aren’t that bad. The Phillies continued to show signs of life Sunday, beating Miami, 3-1, at Marlins Park on a two-out, two-run, single by Nick Williams in...

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  • Sep 3, 2017

    Phillies-Marlins observations: Nick Williams delivers win in extras

    BOX SCORE MIAMI — Nick Williams came through just in time. The rookie stroked a two-run single to right in the top of the 12th inning to lead the Phillies to a 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon at Marlins Park. Williams, who had failed to get a runner home from third base with one out in the...

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  • Sep 3, 2017

    Aaron Nola's struggles against Marlins continue as Phillies suffer painful, wild loss

    BOX SCORE MIAMI — A Phillies win, which nearly happened, would not have felt right. Not on this night. Not on a night in which centerfielder Pedro Florimon, who has become somewhat of a manager Pete Mackanin favorite, suffered a dislocated right ankle that was gruesome to watch (see story). Not on a night in which Rhys Hoskins, the 24-year-old…

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  • Sep 3, 2017

    Phillies-Marlins observations: Aaron Nola, bullpen lit up before rally falls short

    BOX SCORE MIAMI — It was crushing night for the Phillies, who experienced intense physical pain at the batter’s box and on the basepaths as well as the mental anguish suffered by staff ace Aaron Nola, who was rocked by the Miami Marlins for the third time this year. The Phillies lost 10-9, but the score alone falls way short…

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  • Sep 2, 2017

    Pedro Florimon suffers gruesome ankle injury against Marlins

    (UPDATED 11:30 p.m.) MIAMI — The Phillies, already with two outfielders on the disabled list, lost another one Saturday night when Pedro Florimon suffered a dislocated right ankle. His season is over. Florimon, starting in center field, beat out an infield hit to the hole at shortstop in the second inning, extending his hitting streak to seven games. But he…

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  • Sep 3, 2017

    Phillies Notes: Kevin Siegrist adds another lefty weapon to the bullpen

    MIAMI — In the NL East alone, the Phillies have to face dangerous lefty hitters such as Bryce Harper and Daniel Murphy of the Nationals, Michael Conforto (Mets), Christian Yelich and Justin Bour (Marlins) and Freddie Freeman (Braves). Next year, if everything breaks right, the Phillies will have some late-game weapons to battle those sluggers. On Saturday, the Phillies claimed…

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  • Sep 2, 2017

    Phillies mount late rally to squeeze past fast-fading Marlins

    BOX SCORE MIAMI — It was revenge for Nick Pivetta, who lasted just four outs the last time he faced the Miami Marlins. It was redemption for Maikel Franco, who had stranded four runners in a pair of two-out at-bats. And it was sweet relief for Jorge Alfaro, Andres Blanco and Hector Neris, three of the heroes of a ninth inning…

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  • Sep 1, 2017

    Phillies-Marlins observations: Late rally secures 2-1 win

    BOX SCORE MIAMI — The Phillies, one of the youngest teams in baseball, almost got beat by a rookie making his major-league debut. But not quite. Maikel Franco, who had struggled earlier in the game, doubled to lead off the ninth, sparking a 2-1 Phillies’ victory over the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on Friday night. After Franco doubled off closer…

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