2018 Season Summary

	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Pos, GA/GB	Featured Card	Game Summary Post
1	Thu. 3/29	at Braves	L, 8-5	0-1	T4, 1.0	Nola	Braves stun Phils with walk-off HR
2	Fri. 3/30	at Braves	W, 5-4 (11)	1-1	T2, 0.5	Santana	Phils win in extras on Santana's 3rd RBI
3	Sat. 3/31	at Braves	L, 15-2	1-2	T4, 1.5	Milner	Kapler, Phils embarrassing in loss
4	Tue. 4/3	at Mets	L, 2-0	1-3	T4, 2.5	Lively	Mets limit Phils offense to 3 singles
5	Wed. 4/4	at Mets	L, 4-2	1-4	5, 3.0	Stocker	Phils enter last place with latest loss
6	Thu. 4/5★	Marlins	W, 5-0	2-4	4, 3.0	Pivetta	Pivetta, Franco lead Phils to home opener win
7	Sat. 4/7	Marlins	W, 20-1	3-4	4, 3.0	Franco	Franco, Altherr slam Phils to win
8	Sun. 4/8	Marlins	L, 6-3	3-5	4, 4.0	Arrieta	Phils drop Arrieta's debut
9	Mon. 4/9	Reds	W, 5-4	4-5	4, 4.0	Williams	Phils win on pinch-HR from Williams
10	Tue. 4/10	Reds	W, 6-1	5-5	4, 4.0	Crawford	Nola deals and Kingery slams in win
11	Wed. 4/11	Reds	W, 4-3 (12)	6-5	3, 4.0	Kingery	Pivetta dazzles, Kingery's sac fly wins it
12	Fri. 4/13	at Rays	W, 2-1	7-5	3, 4.0	Alfaro	Phils win on Alfaro's clutch single
13	Sat. 4/14	at Rays	W, 9-4	8-5	2, 3.0	Crawford	Six-run second sinks Rays
14	Sun. 4/15	at Rays	W, 10-4	9-5	2, 3.0	Altherr	Offense continues to roll as Phils sweep
15	Mon. 4/16	at Braves	L, 2-1	9-6	T2, 3.0	Arano	Herrera's mental miscues costly in loss
16	Tue. 4/17	at Braves	W, 5-1 (10)	10-6	2, 2.0	Hoskins	Hoskins delivers win with 2-run double
17	Wed. 4/18	at Braves	L, 7-3	10-7	T2, 3.0	Biddle	Flaherty hurts Phils again
18	Thu. 4/19★	Pirates	W, 7-0	11-7	T2, 2.0	Arrieta	Arreita baffles Bucs, strikes out 10
19	Fri. 4/20	Pirates	W, 2-1	12-7	2, 2.0	Herrera	Herrera's big triple breaks tie
20	Sat. 4/21	Pirates	W, 6-2	13-7	2, 1.0	Hoskins	Nola's arm, Hoskins' bat lead to win
21	Sun. 4/22	Pirates	W, 3-2 (11)	14-7	2, 0.5	Altherr	Altherr's big hit delivers walk-off win
22	Tue. 4/24	D-Backs	L, 8-4	14-8	2, 1.5	Utley	Phils can't contain D-Backs in soggy loss
23	Wed. 4/25	D-Backs	W, 5-3	15-8	2, 0.5	Altherr	Altherr's homer seals win
24	Thu. 4/26	D-Backs	L, 8-2	15-9	2, 0.5	Escobar	Lively lit up in loss to D-Backs
25	Fri. 4/27	Braves	W, 7-3	16-9	2, 0.5	Herrera	Herrera homers twice to back Nola
26	Sat. 4/28	Braves	L, 4-1	16-10	2, 0.5	Herrera	Pivetta, Phils fall to Folty, Braves
27	Sun. 4/29	Braves	L, 10-1	16-11	T2, 1.5	Phanatic	Velasquez hammered in loss
28	Mon. 4/30	at Marlins	L, 8-4	16-12	3, 2.0	Alfaro	Arrieta struggles in loss to Fish
29	Tue. 5/1	at Marlins	L, 2-1 (10)	16-13	3, 2.0	Eflin	Phils waste Eflin's stellar start
30	Wed. 5/2	at Marlins	W, 6-0	17-13	3, 1.5	Nola	Nola shuts down Fish in win
31	Fri. 5/4	at Nationals	L, 7-3	17-14	3, 2.0	Ichiro	Phils can't recover from Pivetta's early woes
32	Sat. 5/5	at Nationals	W, 3-1	18-14	2, 1.0	Hoskins	Hoskins' 1st inning homer leads to W
33	Sun. 5/6	at Nationals	L, 5-4	18-15	2, 1.0	Neris	Bullpen wastes come from behind effort
34	Mon. 5/7	Giants	W, 11-0	19-15	2, 0.5	Herrera	Odubel explodes to back Eflin's outing
35	Tue. 5/8★	Giants	W, 4-2	20-15	2, 0.5	Nola	Nola shines, Ks 12 in latest win
36	Wed. 5/9★	Giants	W, 11-3	21-15	2, 0.5	Santana	Santana drives in 5 in rout
37	Thu. 5/10	Giants	W, 6-3	22-15	2, 0.5	Velasquez	Vince Ks 12 of his own to complete sweep
38	Fri. 5/11	Mets	L, 3-1	22-16	2, 0.5	Lidge	Neris blows another one
39	Sun. 5/13	Mets	W, 4-2	23-16	2, 1.0	Williams	Williams comes through in pinch
40	Wed. 5/16	at Orioles	W, 4-1	24-16	2, 1.0	Pivetta	Pivetta dazzles with 11 Ks in win
41	Thu. 5/17	at Cardinals	W, 6-2	25-16	2, 0.5	Herrera	Rooting for the Cubs at SunTrust
42	Fri. 5/18	at Cardinals	L, 12-4	25-17	2, 0.5	Wise	Phils lose ugly in rain
43	Sat. 5/19	at Cardinals	W, 7-6	26-17	2, 0.5	Kingery	Kingery, Alfaro clutch in key 8th inning
44	Sun. 5/20	at Cardinals	L, 5-1	26-18	2, 1.5	Schmidt	Herrera's streak ends in loss to Cards
45	Mon. 5/21	Braves	W, 3-0	27-18	2, 0.5	Alfaro	Williams, Altherr homer in win
46	Tue. 5/22	Braves	L, 3-1	27-19	2, 1.5	Oswalt	Phils fail to creep into first
47	Wed. 5/23★	Braves	W, 4-0	28-19	2, 0.5	BP Cards	Arrieta's gem nets key series win
48	Fri. 5/25★	Blue Jays	L, 6-5	28-20	2, 0.5	Morgan	Phils can't overcome early deficit
49	Sat. 5/26	Blue Jays	W, 2-1	29-20	1, 0.5	Williams	Nola, Williams propel Phils to 1st
50	Sun. 5/27	Blue Jays	L, 5-3	29-21	2, 0.5	Happ	Happ helps knock Phils out of 1st
51	Mon. 5/28	at Dodgers	L, 5-4	29-22	3, 1.0	Utley	Bullpen, defense fall apart late in loss
52	Tue. 5/29	at Dodgers	W, 6-1	30-22	3, 1.0	Arrieta	Arrieta's arm leads to victory
53	Wed. 5/30	at Dodgers	L, 8-2	30-23	3, 1.5	Walding	Stripling silences Phils in late night loss
54	Thu. 5/31	at Dodgers	W, 2-1	31-23	3, 1.0	Nola	Nola & Seranthony dazzle in win
55	Fri. 6/1	at Giants	L, 4-0	31-24	3, 2.0	Cozens	Bats snooze through late night loss
56	Sat. 6/2	at Giants	L, 2-0	31-25	3, 2.0	Velasquez	Offensive slump worsens
57	Sun. 6/3	at Giants	L, 6-1	31-26	3, 3.0	H. Anderson	Arrieta stumbles in "horsebleep" series
58	Tue. 6/5	at Cubs	W, 6-1	32-26	3, 2.5	Eflin	Eflin stops skid with strong outing
59	Wed. 6/6	at Cubs	L, 7-5	32-27	3, 2.5	Cozens	Heyward's slam destroys Phils
60	Thu. 6/7	at Cubs	L, 4-3	32-28	3, 3.0	Dernier	Phils let another one get away
61	Fri. 6/8	Brewers	L, 12-4	32-29	3, 3.0	Buchanan	June swoon continues in brutal loss
62	Sat. 6/9	Brewers	L, 12-3	32-30	3, 4.0	D. Jackson	June swoon continues in brutal loss, Part 2
63	Sun. 6/10	Brewers	W, 4-3	33-30	3, 3.0	Eflin	Eflin, Hoskins help avoid sweep
64	Tue. 6/12	Rockies	W, 5-4	34-30	3, 3.0	Kingery	Kingery's blast backs Nola
65	Wed. 6/13★	Rockies	L, 7-2	34-31	3, 4.0	Valentin	Pivetta struggles for 4th straight start
66	Thu. 6/14	Rockies	W, 9-3	35-31	3, 4.0	Hoskins	Hoskins, Vinny star in series win
67	Fri. 6/15	at Brewers	L, 13-2	35-32	3, 4.0	Foxx	Sloppy defense leads to pounding
68	Sat. 6/16	at Brewers	W, 4-1	36-32	3, 4.0	Knapp	Phils take advantage of walks in win
69	Sun. 6/17	at Brewers	W, 10-9	37-32	3, 4.0	Franco	Franco's big day secures series win
70	Mon. 6/18	Cardinals	W, 6-5 (10)	38-32	T2, 3.5	Altherr	Pivetta Ks 13, Altherr delivers walk-off W
71	Tue. 6/19	Cardinals	L, 7-6	38-33	3, 4.5	Crawford	Seranthony proves to be human
72	Wed. 6/20	Cardinals	W, 4-3	39-33	T2, 3.5	Herrera	Odubel's 12th HR leads to win
73	Fri. 6/22	at Nationals	W, 12-2	40-33	2, 2.5	Herrera	Odubel stays hot with 4 hits, 13th HR
74	Sat. 6/23	at Nationals	W, 5-3	41-33	2, 1.5	Franco	Franco - 4 hits, 2 big runs in win
75	Sun. 6/24	at Nationals	L, 8-6	41-34	2, 2.5	D. Young	Bullpen blows it on national TV
76	Mon. 6/25	Yankees	L, 4-2	41-35	2, 3.5	Lyle	Loaisiga, Judge sink Phillies
77	Tue. 6/26	Yankees	L, 6-0	41-36	2, 3.5	Lyle	Arrieta, Cesar aid Yankees win
78	Wed. 6/27	Yankees	W, 3-0	42-36	2, 2.5	Eflin	Eflin dazzles on the mound
79	Thu. 6/28	Nationals	W, 4-3	43-36	2, 2.0	Nola	Hoskins homers, Nola deals
80	Fri. 6/29	Nationals	L, 17-7	43-37	2, 3.0	Neris	Nats destroy Pivetta, bullpen
81	Sat. 6/30	Nationals	W, 3-2	44-37	2, 3.0	Petco Park	Vinny injured but bullpen holds steady
82	Sun. 7/1	Nationals	W, 4-3 (13)	45-37	2, 3.0	Knapp	Knapp delivers walk-off HR in 13th
83	Tue. 7/3	Orioles	W, 3-2	46-37	2, 2.5	Chase Field	Eflin wins 6th straight, Hoskins delivers
84	Wed. 7/4	Orioles	W, 4-1	47-37	2, 1.5	Nola	Nola dominates O's, K's 9
85	Fri. 7/6	at Pirates	W, 17-5	48-37	T1, 5.0	Herrera	Offense destroys Pirates pitching
86	Sat. 7/7	at Pirates	W, 3-2	49-37	T1, 5.0	Arrieta	Arrieta wins pitching duel in Pittsburgh
87	Sun. 7/8	at Pirates	L, 4-1	49-38	T1, 5.0	D. Anderson	Anderson, Phils fall short against Bucs
88	Mon. 7/9	at Mets	L, 4-3 (10)	49-39	--	Kelly	Flores downs Phils with walk-off HR
89	Mon. 7/9	at Mets	W, 3-1	50-39	T1, 5.5	Nola	Nola K's 10, drives in all 3 runs
90	Tue. 7/10	at Mets	W, 7-3	51-39	1, 1.0	Coors Field	Enyel has impressive debut in win
91	Wed. 7/11	at Mets	L, 3-0 (10)	51-40	T1, 5.5	Velasquez	Nimmo finds bleachers in walk-off
92	Thu. 7/12	at Orioles	W, 5-4	52-40	1, 0.5	Alfaro	Pivetta, Alfaro lead the way
93	Fri. 7/13	at Marlins	W, 2-0	53-40	1, 1.5	BlueClaws	Arrieta slams door on Fish
94	Sat. 7/14	at Marlins	L, 2-0	53-41	1, 1.5	Astudillo	Offense takes early All-Star break
95	Sun. 7/15	at Marlins	L, 10-5	53-42	1, 0.5	Medina	Phils get sloppy to end 1st half
96	Fri. 7/20★	Padres	W, 11-5	54-42	1, 0.5	Santana	Santana, offense overcome Arrieta's start
97	Sun. 7/22	Padres	L, 10-2	54-43	--	Galvis	Freddy joins clobbering of former team
98	Sun. 7/22	Padres	W, 5-0	55-43	1, 1.0	Velasquez	Vinny is masterful again in win
99	Mon. 7/23	Dodgers	L, 7-6	55-44	T1, 6.0	Utley	Utley returns, Sloppy Phils hand W to L.A.
100	Tue. 7/24	Dodgers	W, 7-4 (16)	56-44	1, 1.0	Plouffe	Plouffe walks it off with 16th inning HR
101	Wed. 7/25	Dodgers	W, 7-3	57-44	1, 1.5	Santana	Hoskins/Santana slug Phils to victory
102	Thu. 7/26	at Reds	W, 9-4	58-44	1, 2.5	HR hitters	Offense hits 7 homers to back Suarez
103	Fri. 7/27	at Reds	L, 6-4	58-45	1, 2.5	Kilome	Pivetta Ks 12, but allows 5 runs
104	Sat. 7/28	at Reds	L, 6-2	58-46	1, 2.5	Walding	Asdrubal added, but offense sputters
105	Sun. 7/29	at Reds	L, 4-0	58-47	1, 1.5	Thome	Phils limp out of Cincinnati
106	Mon. 7/30	at Red Sox	L, 2-1 (13)	58-48	1, 0.5	Nola	Odubel wastes Nola's gem
107	Tue. 7/31	at Red Sox	W, 3-1	59-48	1, 0.5	Arrieta	Phils earn split with Sox in key win
108	Thu. 8/2	Marlins	W, 5-2	60-48	1, 0.5	Franco	Maikel caps comeback with walk-off HR
109	Fri. 8/3	Marlins	W, 5-1	61-48	1, 0.5	Victorino	Vinny cruises, leads Phils to another win
110	Sat. 8/4★	Marlins	W, 8-3	62-48	1, 1.5	2008 Alumni	Eflin dazzles as Phils honor Doc, Gillick
111	Sun. 8/5	Marlins	W, 5-3	63-48	1, 1.5	Cabrera	Asdrubal's bomb leads to series sweep
112	Mon. 8/6	at D-Backs	L, 3-2 (14)	63-49	1, 1.0	Arrieta	Quiet bats, Seranthony waste Arrieta's gem
113	Tue. 8/7	at D-Backs	W, 5-2	64-49	1, 1.5	Neshek	Cesar's little league "HR" highlight in W
114	Wed. 8/8	at D-Backs	L, 6-0	64-50	1, 0.5	Diekman	Corbin quiets an already sleepy offense
115	Fri. 8/10	at Padres	L, 2-0	64-51	T1, 5.5	Bour	Nix stymies Phils in debut
116	Sat. 8/11	at Padres	W, 5-1	65-51	1, 1.0	Hernandez	Offense awakens to support Nola
117	Sun. 8/12	at Padres	L, 9-3	65-52	T1, 5.0	Galvis	Galvis sinks his former team with slam
118	Tue. 8/14★	Red Sox	L, 2-1	65-53	2, 2.0	Pivetta	Lack of offense wastes Pivetta's outing
119	Wed. 8/15	Red Sox	W, 7-4	66-53	2, 2.0	Ramos	Buffalo provides spark in debut
120	Thu. 8/16	Mets	L, 24-4	66-54	2, 2.5	Quinn	Phils embarrassed in lopsided thrashing
121	Thu. 8/16	Mets	W, 9-6	67-54	2, 1.5	Hoskins	Phils recover for Game 2 win
122	Fri. 8/17	Mets	W, 4-2	68-54	2, 0.5	Nola	Nola out-duels Thor, Phils win again
123	Sat. 8/18	Mets	L, 3-1	68-55	2, 0.5	Herrera	deGrom, Odubel's mistakes sink Phils
124	Sun. 8/19	Mets	L, 8-2	68-56	2, 0.5	Crosscutters	Phils fail in Little League Classic
125	Tue. 8/21	at Nationals	L, 10-4	68-57	2, 2.0	Quinn	Slide continues as offense slumbers
126	Wed. 8/22	at Nationals	L, 8-7	68-58	2, 3.0	Dominguez	Pain continues in walk-off loss
127	Thu. 8/23	at Nationals	W, 2-0	69-58	2, 3.0	Nola	Nola dominates against Nats, Scherzer
128	Fri. 8/24	at Blue Jays	L, 4-2	69-59	2, 3.0	Borucki	Clutch hitting missing in latest loss
129	Sat. 8/25	at Blue Jays	L, 8-6	69-60	2, 3.0	Morandini	"Worst loss of the season," part 12
130	Sun. 8/26	at Blue Jays	W, 8-3	70-60	2, 3.0	W. Ramos	Buffalo leads the way with homer, 3 RBIs
131	Mon. 8/27	Nationals	L, 5-3	70-61	2, 3.5	Ready	Sloppy offense, shaky Eflin doom Phils
132	Tue. 8/28	Nationals	L, 5-4	70-62	2, 4.5	Bautista	Another "worst loss of the season"
133	Wed. 8/29	Nationals	W, 8-6	71-62	2, 3.5	Santana	Santana's slam, Bautista's hit lead late rally
134	Fri. 8/31★	Cubs	W, 2-1 (10)	72-62	2, 2.0	Cabrera	Asdrubal walks it off in the 10th
135	Sat. 9/1	Cubs	L, 7-1	72-63	2, 3.0	A. Davis	Offense scuffles as Eflin struggles
136	Sun. 9/2★	Cubs	L, 8-1	72-64	2, 4.0	Franzke	Offense = dead; Nola allows 3 solo HRs
137	Mon. 9/3	at Marlins	L, 3-1	72-65	2, 4.0	Bour	Offense = still dead
138	Tue. 9/4	at Marlins	W, 9-4	73-65	2, 3.0	Hernandez	Offense returns to support Arrieta
139	Wed. 9/5	at Marlins	L, 2-1	73-66	2, 3.0	Lively	Offense dead again
140	Fri. 9/7	at Mets	W, 4-3	74-66	2, 2.5	Hoskins	Hoskins' big homer supports Nola's win
141	Sat. 9/8	at Mets	L, 10-5	74-67	2, 3.5	Meneses	Eflin struggles as offense sputters
142	Sun. 9/9	at Mets	L, 6-4	74-68	2, 4.5	McGraw	Rain, losses make Phillies blue
143	Tue. 9/11★	Nationals	L, 3-1	74-69	2, 5.5	The Yard	Empty ballpark hosts quiet loss
144	Tue. 9/11★	Nationals	L, 7-6 (10)	74-70	2, 6.5	Bautista	Phils seemingly hit rock bottom
145	Wed. 9/12	Nationals	L, 5-1	74-71	2, 7.5	Nola	Phils lose again, playoff hopes vanish
146	Fri. 9/14★	Marlins	W, 14-2	75-71	2, 7.5	Autographs	Altherr leads HR parade in win
147	Sat. 9/15	Marlins	W, 5-4	76-71	2, 6.5	A. Davis	2 key hits, 7 relievers provide win
148	Sun. 9/16	Marlins	L, 6-4	76-72	2, 6.5	K. Miller	Phils can't hold off Fish in loss
149	Mon. 9/17	Mets	L, 9-4	76-73	2, 6.5	Etten	Conforto downs Phils with 6-RBI night
150	Tue. 9/18	Mets	W, 5-2	77-73	2, 5.5	Alfaro	Key hits from Ramos, Bour and Alfaro pace win
151	Wed. 9/19	Mets	W, 4-0	78-73	2, 5.5	Hoskins	Eflin, bullpen shut down Mets
152	Thu. 9/20	at Braves	L, 8-3	78-74	2, 6.5	Biddle	Hunter, Garcia, offense fail again
153	Fri. 9/21	at Braves	L, 6-5	78-75	2, 7.5	Ramos	Phils lose late, Neshek's turn to implode
154	Sat. 9/22	at Braves	L, 5-3	78-76	2, 8.5	1st Place	Braves clinch division pennant
155	Sun. 9/23	at Braves	L, 2-1	78-77	2. 9.5	Nola	Nola reaches 200 innings in loss
156	Mon. 9/24	at Rockies	L, 10-1	78-78	3, 10.0	Altherr	Loss drops Phils to .500
157	Tue. 9/25	at Rockies	L, 10-3	78-79	3, 11.0	Herrera	It continues to get worse
158	Wed. 9/26	at Rockies	L, 14-0	78-80	3, 11.0	Kapler	Team seems to have quit
159	Thu. 9/27	at Rockies	L, 5-3	78-81	3, 11.0	Arrieta	Phils limp home after 0-8 road trip
160	Fri. 9/28★	Braves	L, 10-2	78-82	3, 12.0	Eickhoff	Free fall continues with latest loss
161	Sat. 9/29	Braves	W, 3-0	79-82	3, 11.0	Nola	Nola snaps skid, wins 17th
162	Sun. 9/30★	Braves	W, 3-1	80-82	3, 10.0	Phanatic	Phils close out season with win

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