Andrew Painter· Sports · 8 sources · Aug 29, 2026StorySosa's pinch-hit grand slam lifts Phillies over AngelsEdmundo Sosa delivered a pinch-hit go-ahead grand slam in the ninth to lift the Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Angels, in a dramatic rally that followed Meckler's near-homer robbery and capped Philadelphia’s second ninth-inning comeback in a week. The feat made Sosa one of the Phillies’ few players to hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead grand slam in the ninth, as the team narrowed the wild-card race and extended their NL East lead in the standings.Sports· Aug 29, 2026+50CommentShareWrite a comment…
Andrew Painter· Sports · 9 sources · Aug 10, 2026StoryPhillies Cardinals Series Tests Wild-Card PushThe Phillies and Cardinals meet in a pivotal three-game series at Busch Stadium with NL Wild Card implications, as Philadelphia seeks to extend momentum and shore up its bullpen while St. Louis hopes its rising offense can carry them. The series pits Andrew Painter against Hunter Dobbins, with park and weather factors likely boosting scoring as stars on both sides—Harper and Schwarber for the Phillies, and Walker and Burleson for the Cardinals—fuel the contest.Sports· Aug 10, 2026+60CommentShareWrite a comment…
