A good series win over a potential wild card contender.

Donning their beautiful throwback baby blue uniforms, the Phillies took their three-game series over the Giants with a 10-2 blowout win. All 10 of the team’s runs came between the second and fifth innings.

Cesar Hernandez and J.T. Realmuto each recorded 3 RBI, with Realmuto delivering a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth that caused Kevin Pillar to lose his glove trying to rob the hit.

Jake Arrieta was effective, but he didn’t go that long. He went four innings and allowed two runs off four hits with five strikeouts on 71 pitches. He got pulled after allowing the Giants’ first run off a Brandon Belt single. Jose Alvarez finished the inning and also got credited with the win.

The weekend has arrived and so has Phillies Alumni Weekend. The team will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2009 NL Championship squad and will also induct Bobby Abreu into their Wall of Fame. The White Sox will be their opponent this weekend, beginning tonight at 7:05 PM on NBC 10. Jason Vargas will make his Phillies debut against Ivan Nova. Aaron Nola and Drew Smyly will also take the mound this weekend.


The Roundup:


There’s no Eagles practice today, but the Birds were in pads for the longest session of training camp yesterday. Head coach Doug Pederson gave some injury updates and revealed who the “unheralded” players have been through one week.

Earlier this morning, the team reportedly signed safety Jonathan Cyprien, a former Titan and Jaguar, to a one-year deal.

Despite not having a ton of open practices, the team is getting fans involved throughout the season.

Meanwhile around the rest of the division, it sounds like Trent Williams wants the Redskins’ medical staff out, while Skip Bayless is pissed about Dak Prescott not being one of the NFL’s top 100 players.

In former Eagle news, Andy Reid thinks Donovan McNabb is a hall of famer.


The Sixers unveiled their sharp Classic Edition uniforms yesterday. I’m a fan, and every team should have a retro jersey in their collection each year. Take the Grizzlies for example:

Someone bet more than $100k on the Sixers making the playoffs.


For the soccer fans out here reading this, a brand new edition of It’s Always Soccer in Philadelphia is out.


In other sports news, Pelicans GM David Griffin didn’t like building a team around LeBron James while he was in Cleveland.

The USA Today Coaches Poll is out, with Penn State coming in at 14.

The IBF stripped Canelo Alvarez of his middleweight title.

Kacie McDonnell is leaving NESN.


In the news, a public health emergency was declared in Philly due to a Hepatitis A outbreak.

The U.S. economy added 164,000 jobs in July.