Tim Kelly

Bryce Harper switched from No. 34 to No. 3 when he came to the Phillies because he didn’t think Roy Halladay’s number should be worn by another Phillie. I asked him today what his thoughts were on the number being retired.

Trea Turner on Chase Burns "He's good, man. He's got two really good pitches. He seems like he's a competitor out there. It feels like if you miss a mistake, then the AB gets a lot tougher. I think I saw 101 maybe in the fourth or fifth. Great arm, seems to be a good competitor."

Bryce Harper has tough night at first base as Phillies fall to Chase Burns, Reds ✍️: @TimKellySports onpattison.com/phillies-2/phi…

37,527 is the attendance tonight for Reds-Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Chase Burns trotted off the field under his own power after a Bryce Harper ball was hit off of him to end the inning, but seemingly realized it was gonna start hurting very badly. He went down to the tunnel.

Guys, stop being mean to Spencer. He’s worked way too hard, for way too many years, with not nearly enough recognition along the way. I wanted this to die down on its own, and let Spence win people over on his own, because he will. He’s a phenomenal person.

It’s looking ominous out there

Elly De La Cruz just tripled. Justin Crawford ran impressively far to get it, but that wasn’t able to reel it in after he initially looked like he was going to snow cone it.

Trea Turner now has five home runs, with four of them coming at Citizens Bank Park. Last season, only two of his 15 home runs came at home. @OnPattison

Jesús Luzardo gets out of a two-on-no-one-out jam unscathed. That's big for him, because those have been the situations that have spiraled on him.

Elly De La Cruz seemingly just… gave up on this Jesús Luzardo quick pitch🤔 (via @PitchingNinja)

What was up with Elly De La Cruz there?

First-pitch temperature: 95 degrees. 🥵

@SomeAngelPHL @OnPattison Thanks for reading!

@OnPattison @TimKellySports Very interesting to read about Tito’s perspective on his years in Philly. Thanks for sharing.

Phillies Nuggets: Aidan Miller making progress; Terry Francona recalls time in Philly ✏️: @TimKellySports onpattison.com/phillies-2/phi…

Aidan Miller is beginning “light baseball activities,” per Don Mattingly. Not a ton of details, but Mattingly said “we’re moving in the right direction.” @OnPattison

Terry Francona on Don Mattingly: “I played against him, and as a player, he was kind of a player’s player. That’s a pretty big compliment.” @OnPattison

No Kyle Schwarber again today. Trea Turner is DHing. Rafael Marchán is catching.

Two of the longest-tenured players in baseball were traded to their current teams for Jean Segura. @BRWalkoff bleacherreport.com/articles/25428…

I wonder if the Phillies get a City Connect 2.0 in the coming years if it will take some inspiration from the Saturday Night Specials.

The Phillies have won 16 of their first 20 games in the Don Mattingly Era.