Game 159: Phillies (70-88) at Braves (65-92)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                   2
Atlanta Braves:                             5

SP:   Jeremy Hellickson

LP:   Jeanmar Gomez (3-5)


RBIs:

Odubel Herrera = 1 (49)
Aaron Altherr = 1 (22)

Runs Scored:

A.J. Ellis = 1 (3)
Jeremy Hellickson = 1 (3)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 153: Phillies (69-83) at Mets (80-72)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:*

Philadelphia Phillies:               8
New York Mets:                        9

* Extra Innings (Game ended in the 11th)

SP:   Adam Morgan

LP:   Edubray Ramos (1-3)


RBIs:

Roman Quinn = 1 (5)
Ryan Howard = 1 (52)
Cameron Rupp = 1 (52)
Maikel Franco = 4 (83)
A.J. Ellis = 1 (9)

Home Runs:

Ryan Howard = 1 (23)
Cameron Rupp = 1 (16)
Maikel Franco = 1 (23)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 3 (65)
Odubel Herrera = 1 (83)
Maikel Franco = 1 (59)
Ryan Howard = 1 (33)
Cameron Rupp = 1 (36)
Freddy Galvis = 1 (60)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 149: Marlins (73-74) at Phillies (66-82)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of the game on Saturday, September 17th:

Miami Marlins:                               0
Philadelphia Phillies:                   8

SP:   Jeremy Hellickson

WP:   Jeremy Hellickson (12-9)


RBIs:

Odubel Herrera = 1 (44)
Maikel Franco = 2 (77)
A.J. Ellis = 3 (8)
Tommy Joseph = 2 (40)

Home Runs:

Tommy Joseph = 1 (20)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (60)
Roman Quinn = 1 (3)
Odubel Herrera = 2 (77)
Tommy Joseph = 2 (42)
Maikel Franco = 1 (57)
Freddy Galvis = 1 (58)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 134: Braves (51-83) at Phillies (60-73)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Atlanta Braves:                            8
Philadelphia Phillies:                  4

SP:   Jeremy Hellickson

LP:   Jeanmar Gomez (3-3)


RBIs:

Ryan Howard = 1 (46)
A.J. Ellis = 3 (5)

Home Runs:

A.J. Ellis = 1 (1)

Runs Scored:

Cesar Hernandez = 1 (52)
Darin Ruf = 1 (4)
Freddy Galvis = 1 (52)
A.J. Ellis = 1 (2)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 130: Phillies (59-70) at Mets (66-63)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:               5
New York Mets:                        1

SP:   Vincent Velasquez

WP:   David Hernandez (3-3)


RBIs:

Jimmy Paredes = 1 (13)
A.J. Ellis = 2 (2)
Peter Bourjos = 1 (21)
Cesar Hernandez = 1 (34)

Runs Scored:

Maikel Franco = 1 (54)
Tommy Joseph = 1 (35)
Aaron Altherr = 1 (15)
Jimmy Paredes = 1 (13)
A.J. Ellis = 1 (1)


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Carlos Ruiz Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers

Hi everybody,

Another sad time in Philadelphia because long-time Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz (and cash) was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday (August 25th) for catcher A.J. Ellis, Class A right-handed pitcher Tommy Bergjans and a player to be named later.  Ruiz has been on the team for his entire career and was very popular with the players and organization.  The fans also loved Ruiz and chanted his nickname Chooch every time he was up to bat.

Ruiz enters a pennant race by going to the Dodgers and reunites with Chase Utley (my hero) as well as Joe Blanton from the 2008 World Series Championship team.  That leaves Ryan Howard as the last remaining Phillie from that 2008 team.

Here are Ruiz's final stats for the 2016 season (48 games played):

Batting Average:   .261 (43 for 165)
OPS:   .719
RBIs:   12
Runs Scored:   18
Home Runs:   3
Singles:   34
Doubles:   6
Triples:   0
Stolen Bases:   3
Walks:   24
Strike Outs:  28

Ruiz left a farewell message to his former teammates before leaving for Los Angeles:

I will miss all of you guys," the 37-year-old wrote. "Good luck the rest of the season. Love you all, Chooch! Gracias.

I want to thank Ruiz for everything he has done here in Philly.  I wish him the best of luck in LA.  He will always be a Phillie to me.  Good luck Chooch and Thank You!

Doc No-Hitter

2008 World Champs

Doc No-Hitter

Hamels No-Hitter

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase