PHILADELPHIA — Francisco Alvarez, Brandon Nimmo and Harrison Bader hit three-run homers, Jose Quintana allowed three hits in seven shutout innings and the New York Mets routed the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 11-3 Friday night for their 12th win in 14 games. “We’re playing well,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. The Mets’ first three home runs were all three-run drives …
PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola tossed four-hit ball over seven shutout innings and Nick Castellanos hit a three-run homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their fourth straight win, 5-0 over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. “I think we’re playing better baseball,” manager Rob Thomson said, “and I’ll leave it at that.” Nola earned a needed win after going winless …
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper said all the right things about how he could have done more to lead the Phillies back to the World Series. This year’s Phillies insist more postseason appearances are ahead, that the Game 7 loss won’t serve as some sort of generational defeat like the others that will send them back into the baseball abyss. Should …
We’ve reached the end of Extension Week, where I’ve projected possible contract extensions for close to 50 major-league players. Josh Hader Ian Happ, Cubs: 6 years, $100 million It’s rarely a bad idea to sign a long-term extension after your best season, especially when you’ve experienced the undulations Happ has. Adolis García, Rangers: 5 years, $45 million This only buys …
