Anaheim — April 29-May 1, 2024 / Nathan Ackerman

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Phillies Nation • 1st May 2024

Wheeler battles, bullpen goes four scoreless as Phillies win rubber match vs. Angels

ANAHEIM — The Phillies aren’t sure what they’ll do with their starting rotation. “TBA,” Rob Thomson said Wednesday morning. They could piggyback two pitchers every fifth day. They could even alternate who gets that fifth start each time through the rotation. Part of the reason they won’t keep a six-man is to preserve the bullpen.

Phillies Nation • 1st May 2024

Jeff Hoffman thrives in high leverage — because SEALs have taught him to breathe

ANAHEIM — Nick Castellanos and Johan Rojas had just provided perhaps the most thrilling moment of the Phillies’ young season and Jeff Hoffman had to calm down. So he channelled his inner SEAL.

Phillies Nation • 30th April 2024

Nick Castellanos, Johan Rojas strike late as Phillies stun Angels

ANAHEIM — Sometimes you win games because your best players play well, you make routine plays and you hold on to the comfortable lead those things gave you. Other times, you win games because you are the West Coast Phillies, and for the West Coast Phillies, mayhem rules.

Phillies Nation • 30th April 2024

Managers, former teammate react to Mike Trout injury news: ‘It stinks’

ANAHEIM — No one raised an eyebrow at Mike Trout during the Angels’ 6-5 win over the Phillies on Monday night. There was no reason to. Trout went to the plate all four times the leadoff spot came up for Los Angeles. Manned center field all nine innings. Stole a bag. Scored from second on a wild pitch. The biggest abnormality for the future Hall of Famer was the zero in the hit column.

Phillies Nation • 30th April 2024

After a trade everybody won, Brandon Marsh and Logan O’Hoppe are pulling for each other

ANAHEIM — There aren’t many trades in sports history that qualified as win-wins once hindsight offered its two cents. On Aug. 2, 2022, the Phillies and Angels completed one of them.

Phillies Nation • 29th April 2024

Phillies’ early lead slips in ugly fashion, late rally squandered in opener loss to Angels

ANAHEIM — It was too good a script. The Phillies had two men in scoring position with one out in the ninth, a single away from tying it. First chance: Alec Bohm, the NL Player of the Week who’s built the best start to a season of his career largely on the strength of hitting with runners in scoring position. Second chance: Brandon Marsh, returning to Anaheim for the first time as a visitor since he was traded to the Phillies in 2022. But whether the Angels play in Anaheim or Los Angeles, it certainly isn't Hollywood. The drama, accordingly, ended there.