The Phillies are not going well, having lost eight of nine games. They’ll try to end that skid and avoid a sweep in Pittsburgh on Sunday behind Cristopher Sanchez. The left hander won in his last outing, giving up just one run in six innings.

Phillies Swept by Pirates, Have Won 1 Game Over Past 10

The lone run came on Kyle Schwarber’s solo homer in the first inning Saturday. In seven games without Bryce Harper, the Phillies are now 1-6.

Despite more excellent starting pitching, the Phillies found a way to lose all three games, as the Pirates swept the series by winning each game by one run, with each go-ahead run coming in the seventh inning or later. Two of three Pirates wins in the series came in Pittsburgh's last at-bat, including a walk-off win Friday night.

The Philadelphia Phillies have hit a bit of a rough patch recently, following up arguably their hottest stretch of the season with some underwhelming play.

Phillies on the ropes. Two batters later, Romano gave up a fly ball to left field. Max Kepler drifted back to catch it, but there wasn’t much point. Adam Frazier trotted home to score the winning run Friday night in the Pirates’ 5-4 walk-off victory that sent the Phillies to their seventh loss in eight games.

Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Andrew Heaney left his start in the seventh inning against the Philadelphia Phillies with left calf cramping

Since the Phillies are dealing with significant pitching troubles that have recently ballooned in unison with Jesús Luzardo’s ERA, the chances of a Mick Abel trade are continually dropping. Casella admits as much: “Not too long ago,