2015 Philadelphia Phillies season

2015 Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies primary logo
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkCitizens Bank Park
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Record63–99 (.389)
Divisional place5th
OwnersBill Giles
David Montgomery
General managersRubén Amaro, Jr. (dismissed September 10)
Scott Proefrock (interim)
ManagersPete Mackanin (interim, beginning June 26)[1][2]
Ryne Sandberg (resigned June 26)[1]
TelevisionComcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Comcast Network Philadelphia
NBC Philadelphia
(Tom McCarthy, Ben Davis, Matt Stairs, Mike Schmidt, Gregg Murphy)
RadioPhillies Radio Network
WPHT 1210 AM & WIP 94.1 FM (English)
(Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, Jim Jackson)
WTTM (Spanish)
(Danny Martinez, Bill Kulik, Rickie Ricardo)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2015 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 133rd season in the history of the franchise, and its twelfth season at Citizens Bank Park. The team finished the season with a record of 63–99 (.389), the worst record in the majors, and missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.

Offseason

Players becoming free agents:

Trades and signings:

Broadcasting changes

After only one season, Jamie Moyer departed the Phillies' broadcast booth. Comcast SportsNet hired Ben Davis, previously a pre-game and post-game analyst, to replace Moyer as a game analyst, working with Matt Stairs (another analyst), Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Gregg Murphy (field reporter), and Mike Schmidt (analyst for weekend home games).[5][6]

Season standings

National League East

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 90 72 .556 — 49‍–‍32 41‍–‍40
Washington Nationals 83 79 .512 7 46‍–‍35 37‍–‍44
Miami Marlins 71 91 .438 19 41‍–‍40 30‍–‍51
Atlanta Braves 67 95 .414 23 42‍–‍39 25‍–‍56
Philadelphia Phillies 63 99 .389 27 37‍–‍44 26‍–‍55


National League Wild Card

Division Leaders
Team W L Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals 100 62 .617
Los Angeles Dodgers 92 70 .568
New York Mets 90 72 .556
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 98 64 .605 +1
Chicago Cubs 97 65 .599 —
San Francisco Giants 84 78 .519 13
Washington Nationals 83 79 .512 14
Arizona Diamondbacks 79 83 .488 18
San Diego Padres 74 88 .457 23
Miami Marlins 71 91 .438 26
Milwaukee Brewers 68 94 .420 29
Colorado Rockies 68 94 .420 29
Atlanta Braves 67 95 .414 30
Cincinnati Reds 64 98 .395 33
Philadelphia Phillies 63 99 .389 34


Record vs. opponents

2015 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2015
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 3–3 2–4 6–1 13–6 6–13 5–2 5–2 2–5 2–4 1–5 9–10 11–8 0–7 3–4 11–9
Atlanta 3–3 — 1–6 3–4 1–6 3–3 10–9 5–2 8–11 11–8 2–4 2–5 3–4 4–2 5–14 6–14
Chicago 4–2 6–1 — 13–6 4–2 3–4 3–3 14–5 7–0 2–5 11–8 3–3 5–2 8–11 4–3 10–10
Cincinnati 1–6 4–3 6–13 — 2–4 1–6 3–4 9–10 0–7 4–2 11–8 2–4 2–5 7–12 5–1 7–13
Colorado 6–13 6–1 2–4 4–2 — 8–11 2–5 5–1 0–7 5–2 1–6 7–12 11–8 3–4 3–3 5–15
Los Angeles 13–6 3–3 4–3 6–1 11–8 — 4–2 4–3 3–4 5–2 1–5 14–5 8–11 2–5 4–2 10–10
Miami 2–5 9–10 3–3 4–3 5–2 2–4 — 4–2 8–11 9–10 1–6 2–5 5–2 1–5 9–10 7–13
Milwaukee 2–5 2–5 5–14 10–9 1–5 3–4 2–4 — 3–3 7–0 10–9 5–2 1–5 6–13 3–4 8–12
New York 5–2 11–8 0–7 7–0 7–0 4–3 11–8 3–3 — 14–5 0–6 2–4 3–3 3–4 11–8 9–11
Philadelphia 4–2 8–11 5–2 2–4 2–5 2–5 10–9 0–7 5–14 — 2–5 5–1 1–5 2–5 7–12 8–12
Pittsburgh 5–1 4–2 8–11 8–11 6–1 5–1 6–1 9–10 6–0 5–2 — 5–2 6–1 9–10 3–4 13–7
San Diego 10–9 5–2 3–3 4–2 12–7 5–14 5–2 2–5 4–2 1–5 2–5 — 8–11 4–3 2–5 7–13
San Francisco 8–11 4–3 2–5 5–2 8–11 11–8 2–5 5–1 3–3 5–1 1–6 11–8 — 2–4 4–3 13–7
St. Louis 7–0 2–4 11–8 12–7 4–3 5–2 5–1 13–6 4–3 5–2 10–9 3–4 4–2 — 4–2 11–9
Washington 4–3 14–5 3–4 1–5 3–3 2–4 10–9 4–3 8–11 12–7 4–3 5–2 3–4 2–4 — 8–12


Game log

Legend
  Phillies win
  Phillies loss
  Postponement
Bold Phillies team member
2015 Game Log[7]
Overall Record: 63–99
April (8–15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 6 Red Sox 0–8 Clay Buchholz (1–0) Cole Hamels (0–1) — 45,549 0–1
2 April 8 Red Sox 4–2 Aaron Harang (1–0) Rick Porcello (0–1) Jonathan Papelbon (1) 26,465 1–1
3 April 9 Red Sox 2–6 Justin Masterson (1–0) David Buchanan (0–1) — 23,418 1–2
4 April 10 Nationals 4–1 Luis García (1–0) Gio González (0–1) Jonathan Papelbon (2) 19,047 2–2
5 April 11 Nationals 3–2 (10) Dustin McGowan (1–0) Tanner Roark (0–1) — 23,740 3–2
6 April 12 Nationals 3–4 (10) Aaron Barrett (1–0) Jake Diekman (0–1) Drew Storen (2) 30,094 3–3
7 April 13 @ Mets 0–2 Jacob deGrom (1–1) Aaron Harang (1–1) Jeurys Familia (2) 43,947 3–4
8 April 14 @ Mets 5–6 Matt Harvey (2–0) David Buchanan (0–2) Jeurys Familia (3) 38,849 3–5
9 April 15 @ Mets 1–6 Jon Niese (1–0) Jerome Williams (0–1) — 21,052 3–6
10 April 16 @ Nationals 2–5 Doug Fister (1–0) Cole Hamels (0–2) Drew Storen (3) 24,768 3–7
11 April 17 @ Nationals 2–7 Max Scherzer (1–1) Sean O'Sullivan (0–1) — 31,608 3–8
12 April 18 @ Nationals 5–3 Aaron Harang (2–1) Jordan Zimmermann (1–2) Jonathan Papelbon (3) 35,330 4–8
13 April 19 @ Nationals 1–4 Stephen Strasburg (1–1) David Buchanan (0–3) Drew Storen (4) 36,631 4–9
14 April 21 Marlins 7–3 Jerome Williams (1–1) Dan Haren (1–1) — 21,993 5–9
15 April 22 Marlins 1–6 Jarred Cosart (1–1) Luis García (1–1) — 23,417 5–10
16 April 23 Marlins 1–9 David Phelps (1–0) Dustin McGowan (1–1) — 17,097 5–11
17 April 24 Braves 1–0 Ken Giles (1–0) Jim Johnson (1–2) — 21,164 6–11
18 April 25 Braves 2–5 Shelby Miller (3–0) David Buchanan (0–4) Jason Grilli (7) 24,748 6–12
19 April 26 Braves 5–4 Jerome Williams (2–1) Trevor Cahill (0–3) Jonathan Papelbon (4) 28,702 7–12
20 April 27 @ Cardinals 4–1 Cole Hamels (1–2) John Lackey (1–1) Jonathan Papelbon (5) 40,052 8–12
21 April 28 @ Cardinals 5–11 Michael Wacha (4–0) Severino González (0–1) — 40,143 8–13
22 April 29 @ Cardinals 2–5 Carlos Martínez (3–0) Aaron Harang (2–2) Trevor Rosenthal (8) 40,399 8–14
23 April 30 @ Cardinals 3–9 Carlos Villanueva (2–1) David Buchanan (0–5) — 40,715 8–15
May (11–18)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
24 May 1 @ Marlins 3–4 Steve Cishek (1–1) Ken Giles (1–1) — 18,511 8–16
25 May 2 @ Marlins 0–7 Dan Haren (3–1) Cole Hamels (1–3) — 33,348 8–17
26 May 3 @ Marlins 6–2 Severino González (1–1) Jarred Cosart (1–2) — 20,461 9–17
27 May 4 @ Braves 5–2 Aaron Harang (3–2) Alex Wood (1–2) — 17,293 10–17
28 May 5 @ Braves 0–9 Shelby Miller (4–1) Chad Billingsley (0–1) — 14,451 10–18
29 May 6 @ Braves 5–7 Mike Foltynewicz (2–0) Jerome Williams (2–2) Jason Grilli (9) 17,772 10–19
30 May 8 Mets 3–1 Cole Hamels (2–3) Matt Harvey (5–1) Jonathan Papelbon (6) 32,734 11–19
31 May 9 Mets 2–3 Jon Niese (3–2) Aaron Harang (3–3) Jeurys Familia (12) 29,373 11–20
32 May 10 Mets 4–7 Bartolo Colón (6–1) Chad Billingsley (0–2) Jeurys Familia (13) 27,935 11–21
33 May 11 Pirates 3–4 Gerrit Cole (5–1) Jerome Williams (2–3) Mark Melancon (8) 21,358 11–22
34 May 12 Pirates 2–7 A. J. Burnett (2–1) Sean O'Sullivan (0–2) — 20,393 11–23
35 May 13 Pirates 3–2 Cole Hamels (3–3) Francisco Liriano (1–3) Jonathan Papelbon (7) 29,576 12–23
36 May 14 Pirates 4–2 Aaron Harang (4–3) Vance Worley (2–3) Jonathan Papelbon (8) 29,205 13–23
37 May 15 Diamondbacks 4–3 Elvis Araújo (1–0) Óliver Pérez (1–1) Luis García (1) 21,383 14–23
38 May 16 Diamondbacks 7–5 Jerome Williams (3–3) Archie Bradley (2–1) Jonathan Papelbon (9) 33,649 15–23
39 May 17 Diamondbacks 6–0 Sean O'Sullivan (1–2) Josh Collmenter (3–5) — 22,123 16–23
40 May 18 @ Rockies 4–3 Cole Hamels (4–3) Jordan Lyles (2–4) Jonathan Papelbon (10) 24,061 17–23
41 May 19 @ Rockies 5–6 Scott Oberg (2–1) Justin De Fratus (0–1) John Axford (5) 21,249 17–24
42 May 20 @ Rockies 4–2 Severino González (2–1) Eddie Butler (2–5) Jonathan Papelbon (11) 21,714 18–24
43 May 21 @ Rockies 3–7 Christian Bergman (2–0) Jerome Williams (3–4) — 25,418 18–25
44 May 22 @ Nationals 1–2 Max Scherzer (5–3) Sean O'Sullivan (1–3) Drew Storen (13) 35,893 18–26
45 May 23 @ Nationals 8–1 Cole Hamels (5–3) Stephen Strasburg (3–6) — 41,722 19–26
46 May 24 @ Nationals 1–4 Gio González (4–2) Aaron Harang (4–4) Drew Storen (14) 41,044 19–27
47 May 25 @ Mets 3–6 Bartolo Colón (7–3) Elvis Araújo (1–1) Jeurys Familia (14) 30,946 19–28
48 May 26 @ Mets 4–5 (10) Jeurys Familia (1–0) Jeanmar Gómez (0–1) — 21,064 19–29
49 May 27 @ Mets 0–7 Noah Syndergaard (2–2) Sean O'Sullivan (1–4) — 24,406 19–30
50 May 29 Rockies 1–4 Chad Bettis (2–0) Cole Hamels (5–4) — 22,227 19–31
51 May 30 Rockies 2–5 Eddie Butler (3–5) Aaron Harang (4–5) John Axford (9) 23,510 19–32
52 May 31 Rockies 1–4 Chris Rusin (1–0) Jerome Williams (3–5) Scott Oberg (1) 22,166 19–33
June (8–19)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
53 June 2 Reds 5–4 Jonathan Papelbon (1–0) Tony Cingrani (0–2) — 20,209 20–33
54 June 3 Reds 5–4 (11) Luis García (2–1) Ryan Mattheus (0–1) — 21,253 21–33
55 June 4 Reds 4–6 Anthony DeSclafani (4–4) Aaron Harang (4–6) Aroldis Chapman (10) 21,057 21–34
56 June 5 Giants 4–5 Tim Lincecum (6–3) Luis García (2–2) Santiago Casilla (16) 20,638 21–35
57 June 6 Giants 5–7 Madison Bumgarner (7–2) Severino González (2–2) Santiago Casilla (15) 29,102 21–36
58 June 7 Giants 6–4 Ken Giles (2–1) Ryan Vogelsong (4–4) Jonathan Papelbon (12) 24,799 22–36
59 June 8 @ Reds 4–6 Mike Leake (3–4) Cole Hamels (5–5) Aroldis Chapman (11) 30,900 22–37
60 June 9 @ Reds 2–11 Anthony DeSclafani (5–4) Aaron Harang (4–7) — 27,993 22–38
61 June 10 @ Reds 2–5 Jon Moscot (1–1) Jerome Williams (3–6) Aroldis Chapman (12) 32,994 22–39
62 June 12 @ Pirates 0–1 (13) Antonio Bastardo (1–1) Dustin McGowan (1–2) — 33,749 22–40
63 June 13 @ Pirates 3–4 Gerrit Cole (10–2) Sean O'Sullivan (1–5) Mark Melancon (20) 37,516 22–41
64 June 14 @ Pirates 0–1 (11) Antonio Bastardo (2–1) Jonathan Papelbon (1–1) — 34,518 22–42
65 June 15 @ Orioles 0–4 Wei-Yin Chen (3–4) Aaron Harang (4–8) — 23,730 22–43
66 June 16 @ Orioles 3–19 Chris Tillman (5–7) Jerome Williams (3–7) — 26,964 22–44
67 June 17 Orioles 4–6 Ubaldo Jiménez (5–3) Kevin Correia (0–1) Zach Britton (18) 26,162 22–45
68 June 18 Orioles 2–1 Jake Diekman (1–1) Bud Norris (2–5) Jonathan Papelbon (13) 26,220 23–45
69 June 19 Cardinals 4–12 Tyler Lyons (2–0) Phillippe Aumont (0–1) — 21,169 23–46
70 June 20 Cardinals 1–10 John Lackey (6–4) Aaron Harang (4–9) — 24,256 23–47
71 June 21 Cardinals 9–2 Adam Morgan (1–0) Michael Wacha (9–3) — 30,423 24–47
72 June 22 @ Yankees 11–8 Jake Diekman (2–1) Michael Pineda (8–4) — 36,883 25–47
73 June 23 @ Yankees 11–6 Ken Giles (3–1) Dellin Betances (4–1) — 36,198 26–47
74 June 24 @ Yankees 2–10 Iván Nova (1–0) Cole Hamels (5–6) — 45,877 26–48
75 June 26 Nationals 2–5 Max Scherzer (9–5) Aaron Harang (4–10) Drew Storen (22) 22,292 26–49
– June 27 Nationals Postponed (rain)[note 1] Rescheduled for June 28 as part of a doubleheader[8]
76 June 28 (1) Nationals 2–3 Stephen Strasburg (5–5) Kevin Correia (0–2) Drew Storen (23) see 2nd game 26–50
77 June 28 (2) Nationals 8–5 Severino González (3–2) Tanner Roark (3–3) Jonathan Papelbon (14) 27,126 27–50
78 June 29 Brewers 4–7 Jimmy Nelson (5–8) Sean O'Sullivan (1–6) Francisco Rodríguez (16) 18,423 27–51
79 June 30 Brewers 3–4 Neal Cotts (1–0) Ken Giles (3–2) Francisco Rodríguez (17) 20,564 27–52
July (13–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
80 July 1 Brewers 5–9 Kyle Lohse (5–9) Aaron Harang (4–11) — 27,069 27–53
81 July 2 Brewers 7–8 (11) Michael Blazek (5–2) Luis García (2–3) Francisco Rodríguez (18) 30,485 27–54
82 July 3 @ Braves 1–2 Julio Teherán (6–4) Adam Morgan (1–1) Jim Johnson (5) 33,090 27–55
83 July 4 @ Braves 5–9 Alex Wood (6–5) Kevin Correia (0–3) — 34,401 27–56
84 July 5 @ Braves 4–0 (10) Luis García (3–3) Nick Masset (2–2) — 18,763 28–56
85 July 6 @ Dodgers 7–10 J. P. Howell (4–1) Jeanmar Gómez (0–2) Kenley Jansen (14) 45,180 28–57
86 July 7 @ Dodgers 7–2 Chad Billingsley (1–2) Brett Anderson (5–5) — 46,614 29–57
87 July 8 @ Dodgers 0–5 Clayton Kershaw (6–6) Adam Morgan (1–2) — 45,135 29–58
88 July 9 @ Dodgers 0–6 Zack Greinke (8–2) Severino González (3–3) — 41,290 29–59
89 July 10 @ Giants 2–15 Madison Bumgarner (9–5) Cole Hamels (5–7) — 41,895 29–60
90 July 11 @ Giants 5–8 Josh Osich (1–0) Luis García (3–4) Santiago Casilla (22) 41,980 29–61
91 July 12 @ Giants 2–4 Chris Heston (9–5) Chad Billingsley (1–3) Santiago Casilla (23) 42,387 29–62
– July 14 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati
92 July 17 Marlins 6–3 Ken Giles (4–2) Bryan Morris (3–2) — 23,074 30–62
93 July 18 Marlins 3–1 Chad Billingsley (2–3) Tom Koehler (7–6) Jonathan Papelbon (15) 23,655 31–62
94 July 19 Marlins 8–7 Héctor Neris (1–0) A. J. Ramos (0–2) — 21,739 32–62
95 July 20 Rays 5–3 David Buchanan (1–5) Matt Moore (1–1) Jonathan Papelbon (16) 20,148 33–62
96 July 21 Rays 0–1 Nathan Karns (5–5) Aaron Nola (0–1) Brad Boxberger (24) 28,703 33–63
97 July 22 Rays 5–4 (10) Jonathan Papelbon (2–1) Brad Boxberger (4–6) — 22,252 34–63
98 July 24 @ Cubs 5–3 (10) Ken Giles (5–2) James Russell (0–2) Jonathan Papelbon (17) 41,230 35–63
99 July 25 @ Cubs 5–0 Cole Hamels (6–7) Jake Arrieta (11–6) — 41,683 36–63
100 July 26 @ Cubs 11–5 Aaron Nola (1–1) Jason Hammel (5–5) — 41,123 37–63
101 July 28 @ Blue Jays 3–2 Adam Morgan (2–2) Félix Doubront (1–1) Ken Giles (1) 30,516 38–63
102 July 29 @ Blue Jays 2–8 R. A. Dickey (5–10) Jerome Williams (3–8) — 27,060 38–64
103 July 30 Braves 4–1 Aaron Harang (5–11) Shelby Miller (5–8) Ken Giles (2) 21,706 39–64
104 July 31 Braves 9–3 David Buchanan (2–5) Williams Pérez (4–1) — 29,290 40–64
August (12–16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
105 August 1 Braves 12–2 Aaron Nola (2–1) Matt Wisler (5–2) — 25,523 41–64
106 August 2 Braves 2–6 Julio Teherán (7–6) Adam Morgan (2–3) — 24,361 41–65
107 August 4 Dodgers 6–2 Jeanmar Gómez (1–2) Alex Wood (7–7) Ken Giles (3) 28,733 42–65
108 August 5 Dodgers 3–4 Brett Anderson (6–6) Aaron Harang (5–12) Kenley Jansen (20) 26,197 42–66
109 August 6 Dodgers 8–10 Zack Greinke (11–2) David Buchanan (2–6) Kenley Jansen (21) 27,839 42–67
110 August 7 @ Padres 4–3 (12) Héctor Neris (2–0) Kevin Quackenbush (1–2) Ken Giles (4) 31,334 43–67
111 August 8 @ Padres 4–2 Adam Morgan (3–3) Tyson Ross (8–9) Ken Giles (5) 44,567 44–67
112 August 9 @ Padres 5–3 Jerome Williams (4–8) Andrew Cashner (4–12) Ken Giles (6) 24,156 45–67
113 August 10 @ Diamondbacks 3–13 Rubby De La Rosa (10–5) Aaron Harang (5–13) — 16,495 45–68
114 August 11 @ Diamondbacks 1–13 Jeremy Hellickson (8–8) David Buchanan (2–7) — 19,836 45–69
115 August 12 @ Diamondbacks 7–6 Aaron Nola (3–1) Chase Anderson (5–5) Ken Giles (7) 18,047 46–69
116 August 14 @ Brewers 1–3 Wily Peralta (3–7) Adam Morgan (3–4) Francisco Rodríguez (27) 34,735 46–70
117 August 15 @ Brewers 2–4 Will Smith (6–2) Justin De Fratus (0–2) Francisco Rodríguez (28) 39,204 46–71
118 August 16 @ Brewers 1–6 Taylor Jungmann (7–4) Aaron Harang (5–14) Francisco Rodríguez (29) 33,920 46–72
119 August 18 Blue Jays 5–8 Liam Hendriks (4–0) Jeanmar Gómez (1–3) Roberto Osuna (14) 26,547 46–73
120 August 19 Blue Jays 7–4 Adam Morgan (4–4) Mark Buehrle (13–6) Ken Giles (8) 26,246 47–73
121 August 20 @ Marlins 7–9 Brad Hand (3–3) Jerome Williams (4–9) A. J. Ramos (21) 19,689 47–74
122 August 21 @ Marlins 7–1 Jerad Eickhoff (1–0) Kendry Flores (1–2) — 19,391 48–74
123 August 22 @ Marlins 4–2 Elvis Araújo (2–1) A. J. Ramos (1–4) Ken Giles (9) 22,113 49–74
124 August 23 @ Marlins 2–0 Aaron Nola (4–1) Adam Conley (1–1) Ken Giles (10) 22,693 50–74
125 August 24 Mets 7–16 Sean Gilmartin (3–1) Héctor Neris (2–1) — 23,744 50–75
126 August 25 Mets 5–6 Noah Syndergaard (8–6) Jerome Williams (4–10) Jeurys Familia (34) 23,544 50–76
127 August 26 Mets 4–9 Bartolo Colón (11–11) Jerad Eickhoff (1–1) Tyler Clippard (19) 22,184 50–77
128 August 27 Mets 5–9 Carlos Torres (5–5) Héctor Neris (2–2) — 22,526 50–78
129 August 28 Padres 7–1 Aaron Nola (5–1) Ian Kennedy (8–12) Jerome Williams (1) 25,145 51–78
130 August 29 Padres 4–3 Adam Morgan (5–4) Colin Rea (2–2) Ken Giles (11) 22,090 52–78
131 August 30 Padres 4–9 James Shields (10–6) Alec Asher (0–1) — 22,624 52–79
132 August 31 @ Mets 1–3 Bartolo Colón (12–11) Jerad Eickhoff (1–2) Jeurys Familia (36) 34,233 52–80
September (9–17)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
133 September 1 @ Mets 14–8 Jeanmar Gómez (2–3) Jon Niese (8–10) — 30,104 53–80
134 September 2 @ Mets 4–9 Matt Harvey (12–7) Aaron Nola (5–2) — 32,464 53–81
135 September 4 @ Red Sox 5–7 Joe Kelly (9–6) Adam Morgan (5–5) Robbie Ross, Jr. (1) 33,674 53–82
136 September 5 @ Red Sox 2–9 Wade Miley (11–10) Alec Asher (0–2) — 36,534 53–83
137 September 6 @ Red Sox 2–6 Eduardo Rodríguez (9–5) Jerad Eickhoff (1–3) — 34,708 53–84
138 September 7 Braves 2–7 Williams Pérez (5–6) Aaron Harang (5–15) — 15,125 53–85
139 September 8 Braves 5–0 Aaron Nola (6–2) Ryan Weber (0–1) Ken Giles (12) 15,610 54–85
140 September 9 Braves 1–8 Julio Teherán (10–7) David Buchanan (2–8) — 15,241 54–86
– September 10 Cubs Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 11 as part of a doubleheader[9]
141 September 11 (1) Cubs 1–5 Jake Arrieta (19–6) Adam Morgan (5–6) — see 2nd game 54–87
142 September 11 (2) Cubs 3–7 Kyle Hendricks (7–6) Alec Asher (0–3) Héctor Rondón (28) 22,538 54–88
143 September 12 Cubs 7–5 Ken Giles (6–2) Héctor Rondón (5–4) — 20,813 55–88
144 September 13 Cubs 7–4 Dalier Hinojosa (1–0) Clayton Richard (3–2) Ken Giles (13) 23,450 56–88
145 September 14 Nationals 7–8 (11) Jonathan Papelbon (4–2) Luis García (3–5) Doug Fister (1) 15,402 56–89
146 September 15 Nationals 0–4 Stephen Strasburg (9–7) David Buchanan (2–9) — 15,325 56–90
147 September 16 Nationals 2–12 Gio González (11–7) Alec Asher (0–4) — 15,753 56–91
148 September 18 @ Braves 1–2 Williams Pérez (6–6) Adam Morgan (5–7) Arodys Vizcaíno (5) 22,525 56–92
149 September 19 @ Braves 1–2 Edwin Jackson (3–3) Jerome Williams (4–11) Arodys Vizcaíno (6) 24,855 56–93
150 September 20 @ Braves 1–2 Peter Moylan (1–0) Luis García (3–6) — 23,723 56–94
151 September 22 @ Marlins 6–2 Aaron Harang (6–15) Tom Koehler (10–14) — 16,742 57–94
152 September 23 @ Marlins 3–4 (11) Brian Ellington (2–1) Jerome Williams (4–12) — 15,662 57–95
153 September 24 @ Marlins 0–1 Bryan Morris (5–3) Alec Asher (0–5) A. J. Ramos (29) 17,083 57–96
154 September 25 @ Nationals 8–2 Jerad Eickhoff (2–3) Jordan Zimmermann (13–9) — 31,019 58–96
155 September 26 @ Nationals 1–2 (12) Matt Thornton (2–1) Colton Murray (0–1) — 32,086 58–97
156 September 27 @ Nationals 12–5 Dalier Hinojosa (2–0) Jonathan Papelbon (4–3) — 28,661 59–97
157 September 29 Mets 4–3 Adam Loewen (1–0) Bartolo Colón (14–13) Ken Giles (14) 15,227 60–97
158 September 30 Mets 7–5 Ken Roberts (1–1) Bobby Parnell (2–4) Ken Giles (15) 15,201 61–97
October (2–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
159 October 1 Mets 3–0 Jerad Eickhoff (3–3) Sean Gilmartin (3–2) Luis García (2) 13,238 62–97
– October 2 Marlins Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for October 3 as part of a doubleheader[10]
160 October 3 (1) Marlins 6–7 Chris Narveson (3–1) Ken Giles (6–3) A. J. Ramos (31) see 2nd game 62–98
161 October 3 (2) Marlins 2–5 Justin Nicolino (5–4) Alec Asher (0–6) A. J. Ramos (32) 16,240 62–99
162 October 4 Marlins 7–2 Luis García (4–6) André Rienzo (0–1) — 21,734 63–99

Roster

All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2015 are included.[11]

2015 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
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Outfielders Manager

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Season notes

Spring training

The Phillies entered spring training with rather low expectations for the upcoming season; in fact, Baseball Prospectus projected the Phillies would go 69–93, which would be the worst record in baseball.[12] Even Phillies' front office personnel conceded that the Phillies were unlikely to be particularly competitive, although eventually, acting team president Pat Gillick suggested the team could hover around .500, depending on whether the team stays healthy, and whether it trades some of its better players such as Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, or Jonathan Papelbon.[13] Nevertheless, manager Ryne Sandberg expressed optimism at the team's chances, noting they might "surprise some people" in what he called a "transition" season rather than a "rebuilding" one.[14] Among those transitions was at shortstop, where Freddy Galvis was expected to replace all-time Phillies' hits leader Jimmy Rollins.[15] Also, the Phillies sought to piece together an outfield. Domonic Brown moved from left field to right field in the offseason, and Ben Revere was the presumptive starter in center field, which left several players vying for playing time as reserves and situational players.[16] However, at one point Revere spent time in left field while Odubel Herrera played center field; Sandberg commented that Revere's arm may be a better fit in left, and that he was using spring training to experiment.[17]

"Darin Ruf could be a surprise guy for me. Cody Asche and Sizemore might be guys who can chip in. Who knows how many home runs they can hit? If we're just thinking about solid contact and more contact and cutting down strikeouts from the type of team we had last year, I think that will go a long way with us. Driving balls into the gaps and some of those doubles turning into home runs."

Phillies' manager Ryne Sandberg discussing Phillies lack of power hitters[18]

During spring training, the Phillies did not hit many home runs, which prompted Sandberg to note that throughout the season, the Phillies would play small ball to manufacture runs, especially via bunting and hit and run.[18] As part of that strategy, Sandberg announced that both Revere and Herrera would make the opening day roster, with Revere playing left field and Herrera playing center.[19]

Another key storyline for the Phillies was completing their starting rotation. Hamels, Lee, Aaron Harang, and Jerome Williams comprised the presumed first four in the rotation, but there was significant competition for the fifth starter spot.[20] Among the leading candidates was David Buchanan, who looked to improve after a rookie campaign during which he posted a 6–8 record with a 3.75 earned run average (ERA), and struggled with surrendering home runs.[21] Other candidates included Cuban import Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, who had failed to live up to expectations after the Phillies signed him as an international free agent due to injuries, among other factors, and Chad Billingsley, who was still recovering from two right elbow surgeries.[20] Late in spring training, after it became clear that Lee was going to miss significant time, the Phillies announced that Hamels, Harang, Williams, and Buchanan were their first four starters, and that there were both internal and external candidates to be the fifth starter. Hamels would start on opening day.[22] On the last day of spring training, the Phillies signed relief pitcher Dustin McGowan who, despite a track record as a reliever, could potentially start if the Phillies needed him to while they awaited the return of Billingsley from the disabled list.[23][24]

Ultimately, 12 pitchers, two catchers, seven infielders, and four outfielders comprised the Phillies opening day roster.[24]

  • Starting pitchers: David Buchanan, Aaron Harang, Cole Hamels, Jerome Williams
  • Relief pitchers: Justin De Fratus, Luis Garcia, Ken Giles, Jeanmar Gómez, Dustin McGowan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jake Diekman, Cesar Jimenez
  • Catchers: Carlos Ruiz, Cameron Rupp
  • Infielders: Cody Asche, Andrés Blanco, Freddy Galvis, Cesar Hernandez, Ryan Howard, Darin Ruf, Chase Utley
  • Outfielders: Jeff Francoeur, Odubel Herrera, Ben Revere, Grady Sizemore

April

After a "drubbing" on opening day in which the Phillies surrendered five home runs to lose 8–0 – their worst opening day shutout in team history – they rebounded to beat the Boston Red Sox in the series' second game behind a strong start from Aaron Harang that "closely emulated [the opening day starts] of the pitcher who made five consecutive opening-day starts for the Reds" before a loss in the rubber match during which David Buchanan pitched only three innings, allowing six runs, and snapping a streak of 16 starts in which Buchanan allowed three or fewer earned runs.[25][26][27] Against the NL East favorite Washington Nationals, the Phillies won two of three, including a 10-inning bout in which Darin Ruf hit a home run, and Cody Asche had three hits.[28][29]

The Phillies' third series of the year was against the New York Mets; both squads entered the series with a 3–3 record.[30] Despite one game in which Chase Utley homered twice and another in which Odubel Herrera notched three extra-base hits, the Mets swept the Phillies.[31][32][33] The team continued a road trip in Washington, and opened a four-game set with the Nationals by losing two, extending their losing streak to six games before beating the Nationals 5–3 thanks to strong offensive efforts from Herrera and Freddy Galvis, and a quality start from Harang.[34] Unable to build momentum, the Phillies lost the series finale to drop their record to 4–9 on the season.[35]

The Phillies entered their next series with the Marlins averaging only 2.46 runs per game, among the worst in the major leagues. However, they did win the first game of the series 7–3 thanks to home runs from Galvis and Ryan Howard, and a two-RBI triple from Ben Revere.[35] The woeful offense manifested itself during the remainder of the series, as the squad mustered only two total runs, losing both games.[36][37] The homestand continued with a series against the Atlanta Braves. After winning the first game 1–0 thanks to a strong start from Harang and a late-inning error by Freddie Freeman and losing the second game 5–2 with Buchanan's fourth loss of the season, the Phillies took the rubber match when Howard hit his second home run of the series (third of the season).[38][39]

The team's final series of the month was a four-game set in St. Louis to face the Cardinals. Notwithstanding heating trade rumors including a potential deal to the Cardinals, Hamels picked up his first win of the season, leading the Phillies to a 4–1 victory.[40] The next evening, Panamanian rookie Severino González made his major league debut, but was unsuccessful, relinquishing seven runs in 22⁄3 innings as the Phillies lost 11–5.[41] The Phillies also lost the final two games, and finished the month of April with an 8–15 record, their worst April record since 2002.[42]

The team's .223 batting average was also the worst in the National League; they also ranked last or tied for last in the NL in runs, runs per game, and home runs. The bullpen was markedly better than the starting rotation; the former ranked fourth in the NL in ERA, while the latter ranked 13th.[43] As of the end of the month, Chase Utley had a .114 batting average, the worst in the major leagues.[44] Meanwhile, Harang posted a rotation-leading 2.51 ERA in 321⁄3 innings pitched during the month, and was even mentioned as a potential candidate to be traded to a contending team.[45][46]

May

The Phillies began the month by reshuffling their pitching staff, optioning David Buchanan (0–5, 8.76 ERA in April) to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, recalling Elvis Araújo (who conspicuously had similar struggles in the minor leagues), and preparing to add Chad Billingsley to the starting rotation.[47]

Statistics

Through October 4, 2015

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB
Aaron Altherr, OF 39 137 25 33 11 4 5 22 16 41 .241 6
Elvis Araújo, P 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0
Cody Asche, LF 129 425 41 104 22 3 12 39 26 111 .245 1
Alec Asher, P 7 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0
Phillippe Aumont, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0
Chad Billingsley, P 7 13 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 .077 0
Andrés Blanco, 3B 106 233 32 68 22 3 7 25 21 44 .292 1
Brian Bogusevic, RF 22 58 9 15 3 0 2 5 3 21 .259 2
Domonic Brown, RF 63 189 19 43 6 1 5 25 14 36 .228 3
David Buchanan, P 15 20 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 8 .200 0
Kevin Correia, P 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0
Jordan Danks, LF 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0
Chase d'Arnaud, IF 11 17 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 .176 0
Justin De Fratus, P 61 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0
Jerad Eickhoff, P 8 14 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 .143 0
Maikel Franco, 3B 80 304 45 85 22 1 14 50 26 52 .280 1
Jeff Francoeur, RF 119 326 34 84 16 1 13 45 13 77 .258 0
Freddy Galvis, SS 151 559 63 147 14 5 7 50 30 103 .263 10
Severino González, P 7 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 .100 0
Cole Hamels, P 20 39 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 15 .154 0
Aaron Harang, P 29 48 4 8 1 0 0 0 1 18 .167 0
César Hernández, 2B 127 405 57 110 20 4 1 35 40 86 .272 19
Odubel Herrera, CF 147 495 64 147 30 3 8 41 28 129 .297 16
Ryan Howard, 1B 129 467 53 107 29 1 23 77 27 138 .229 0
Erik Kratz, UT 12 22 3 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 .227 0
Adam Loewen, P 20 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0
Dustin McGowan, P 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0
Adam Morgan, P 15 26 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 12 .077 0
Héctor Neris, P 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0
Aaron Nola, P 13 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 16 .087 0
Sean O'Sullivan, P 13 20 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 10 .100 0
Ben Revere, OF 96 366 49 109 13 6 1 26 19 36 .298 24
Darin Ruf, 1B 106 268 30 63 12 0 12 39 21 69 .235 1
Carlos Ruiz, C 86 284 23 60 13 1 2 22 28 43 .211 1
Cameron Rupp, C 81 270 24 63 9 1 9 28 24 71 .233 0
Grady Sizemore, RF 39 98 4 24 5 0 0 6 6 23 .245 0
Darnell Sweeney, CF 37 85 9 15 4 1 3 11 13 27 .176 0
Chase Utley, 2B 73 249 23 54 12 1 5 30 22 35 .217 3
Jerome Williams, P 33 31 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 14 .065 0
Team Totals 162 5529 626 1374 272 37 130 586 387 1274 .249 88

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K
Elvis Araújo 2 1 3.38 40 0 0 34.2 29 16 13 1 19 34
Alec Asher 0 6 9.31 7 7 0 29.0 42 30 30 8 10 16
Phillippe Aumont 0 1 13.50 1 1 0 4.0 5 6 6 2 7 3
Chad Billingsley 2 3 5.84 7 7 0 37.0 53 26 24 5 8 15
David Buchanan 2 9 6.99 15 15 0 74.2 109 58 58 12 29 44
Kevin Correia 0 3 6.56 5 5 0 23.1 37 23 17 4 8 14
Justin De Fratus 0 2 5.51 61 0 0 80.0 92 52 49 9 32 68
Jake Diekman 2 1 5.15 41 0 0 36.2 40 23 21 3 24 49
Jerad Eickhoff 3 3 2.65 8 8 0 51.0 40 15 15 5 13 49
Jeff Francoeur 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 2 2 1 3 1
Luis García 4 6 3.51 72 0 2 66.2 72 27 26 4 37 63
Ken Giles 6 3 1.80 69 0 15 70.0 59 21 14 2 25 87
Jeanmar Gómez 2 3 3.01 65 0 0 74.2 82 27 25 4 17 50
Severino González 3 3 7.92 7 7 0 30.2 44 27 27 5 7 28
Cole Hamels 6 7 3.64 20 20 0 128.2 113 53 52 12 39 137
Aaron Harang 6 15 4.86 29 29 0 172.1 189 99 93 26 51 108
Dalier Hinojosa 2 0 0.78 18 0 0 23.0 15 2 2 1 8 21
César Jiménez 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 3.1 1 0 0 0 0 4
Adam Loewen 1 0 6.98 20 0 0 19.1 20 15 15 3 17 22
Dustin McGowan 1 2 6.94 14 1 0 23.1 29 21 18 7 20 21
Adam Morgan 5 7 4.48 15 15 0 84.1 88 43 42 14 17 49
Colton Murray 0 1 5.87 8 0 0 7.2 11 5 5 2 2 9
Héctor Neris 2 2 3.79 32 0 0 40.1 38 17 17 8 10 41
Aaron Nola 6 2 3.59 13 13 0 77.2 74 31 31 11 19 68
Nefi Ogando 0 0 9.00 4 0 0 4.0 7 5 4 0 2 2
Sean O'Sullivan 1 6 6.08 13 13 0 71.0 94 49 48 16 20 35
Jonathan Papelbon 2 1 1.59 37 0 17 39.2 31 9 7 3 8 40
Ken Roberts 1 0 10.38 6 0 0 4.1 9 5 5 0 1 1
Seth Rosin 0 0 22.50 1 0 0 2.0 7 5 5 1 1 0
Jerome Williams 4 12 5.80 33 21 1 121.0 161 83 78 22 34 74
Team Totals 63 99 4.69 162 162 35 1436.1 1592 809 749 191 488 1153

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs International League Dave Brundage
AA Reading Fightin Phils Eastern League Dusty Wathan
A-Advanced Clearwater Threshers Florida State League Greg Legg
A Lakewood BlueClaws South Atlantic League Shawn Williams
A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Pat Borders
Rookie GCL Phillies Gulf Coast League Roly de Armas
Rookie VSL Phillies Venezuelan Summer League
Rookie DSL Phillies Dominican Summer League Manny Amador

Notes

  1. ^ The game on June 27, 2015, began but was called after 11⁄2 innings with the score tied 0–0.

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