2017_Philadelphia_Phillies_season

2017 Philadelphia Phillies season

2017 Philadelphia Phillies season

Major League Baseball team season


The 2017 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 135th season in the history of the franchise, and its 14th season at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies opened the season against the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park on April 3[1] and finished the season on October 1 against the New York Mets in Philadelphia. They were coached by Pete Mackanin in his third year as manager of the Phillies. On September 17, 2017, the Phillies were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.[2] They finished the season 66–96 to finish in last place in the National League East for the third time in four seasons, failing to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

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Manager Pete Mackanin was reassigned to a front office position following the season.[3]

Offseason

The Phillies made several moves over the offseason to bolster the bullpen and add a veteran presence to the lineup. On November 4, the Phillies acquired relief pitcher Pat Neshek from the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. A few days later, Darin Ruf and Darnell Sweeney were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for left fielder Howie Kendrick.[4] Andrés Blanco signed a one-year, $3 million contract to return to the Phillies on December 14.[5] On January 19, the Phillies signed free agent outfielder Michael Saunders to a one-year deal.[6]

Matt Stairs was hired as the team's hitting coach in the offseason.[7] He replaced Steve Henderson, who had served in the role since 2013.

Regular season

The Phillies take on the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on September 29. The Phillies won, 6–2.

April

For the second consecutive season, the Phillies faced the Cincinnati Reds on the road to start the season. The Phillies won the game 4–3,[8] behind a leadoff home run by César Hernández; the first Opening Day leadoff home run for the Phillies since 1938.[9]

The Phillies faced the Washington Nationals in their home opener on April 7. The Nationals would win the game 7–6.[10] The next night, the Phillies scored 12 runs in the first inning off of Jeremy Guthrie and Enny Romero en route to a 17–3 victory over Washington.[11] During the same homestand, Clay Buchholz left a game with a torn flexor tendon in his pitching arm. He was placed on the disabled list, and the Phillies called up Zach Eflin to take his place in the rotation.[12]

August

The Phillies turned a triple play on August 27 in the 5th inning against the reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs.[13] The Phillies would go on to win the game 6–3.

Season standings

National League East

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National League Wild Card

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Record vs. opponents

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Game log

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Roster

All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2017 are included.[19]

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Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

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Farm system


References

  1. "Hellickson, Phillies beat Reds 4-3 on Opening Day". FOX Sports. April 3, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. "Phillies eliminated from postseason play". SBNation.com. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. "Pete Mackanin out as Phillies manager". SI.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. "Transactions". Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. "Andres Blanco Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  6. "Transactions". Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  7. "Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. sports-reference.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  8. "Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score, April 7, 2017". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. "Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score, April 8, 2017". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  10. Gelb, Matt (April 16, 2017). "Phillies call up Zach Eflin; he'll start Tuesday in N.Y." philly.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  11. Harris, Ben; Pianovich, Stephen (August 27, 2017). "Triple play propels Phils to series win vs. Cubs". phillies.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  12. Harris, Ben (April 25, 2017). "Phillies-Marlins opener postponed". phillies.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  13. Frisaro, Joe (April 27, 2017). "Aug. 22 DH set to make up MIA-PHI rainout". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  14. Shiferaw, Daniel (May 12, 2017). "Friday's Phils-Nats opener postponed: Teams to play split doubleheader Sunday, with first game at 1:35 p.m. ET". phillies.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  15. Zolecki, Todd (August 29, 2017). "Braves-Phillies washed out; DH Wednesday". phillies.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  16. "2017 Philadelphia Phillies Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.

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