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
BB-reference
Seasons

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 W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 9072 0.556 — 49–32 41–40
Washington Nationals 8379 0.512 7 46–35 37–44
Miami Marlins 7191 0.438 19 41–40 30–51
Atlanta Braves 6795 0.414 23 42–39 25–56
Philadelphia Phillies 6399 0.389 27 37–44 26–55

National League Wild Card

Division Leaders W L Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals 10062 0.617
Los Angeles Dodgers 9270 0.568
New York Mets 9072 0.556


Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 9864 0.605 +1
Chicago Cubs 9765 0.599 —
San Francisco Giants 8478 0.519 13
Washington Nationals 8379 0.512 14
Arizona Diamondbacks 7983 0.488 18
San Diego Padres 7488 0.457 23
Miami Marlins 7191 0.438 26
Milwaukee Brewers 6894 0.420 29
Colorado Rockies 6894 0.420 29
Atlanta Braves 6795 0.414 30
Cincinnati Reds 6498 0.395 33
Philadelphia Phillies 6399 0.389 34

Record vs. opponents

2015 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2015
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona —3–32–46–113–66–135–25–22–52–41–59–1011–80–73–411–9
Atlanta 3–3—1–63–41–63–310–95–28–1111–82–42–53–44–25–146–14
Chicago 4–26–1—13–64–23–43–314–57–02–511–83–35–28–114–310–10
Cincinnati 1–64–36–13—2–41–63–49–100–74–211–82–42–57–125–17–13
Colorado 6–136–12–44–2—8–112–55–10–75–21–67–1211–83–43–35–15
Los Angeles 13–63–34–36–111–8—4–24–33–45–21–514–58–112–54–210–10
Miami 2–59–103–34–35–22–4—4–28–119–101–62–55–21–59–107–13
Milwaukee 2–52–55–1410–91–53–42–4—3–37–010–95–21–56–133–48–12
New York 5–211–80–77–07–04–311–83–3—14–50–62–43–33–411–89–11
Philadelphia 4–28–115–22–42–52–510–90–75–14—2–55–11–52–57–128–12
Pittsburgh 5–14–28–118–116–15–16–19–106–05–2—5–26–19–103–413–7
San Diego 10–95–23–34–212–75–145–22–54–21–52–5—8–114–32–57–13
San Francisco 8–114–32–55–28–1111–82–55–13–35–11–611–8—2–44–313–7
St. Louis 7–02–411–812–74–35–25–113–64–35–210–93–44–2—4–211–9
Washington 4–314–53–41–53–32–410–94–38–1112–74–35–23–42–4—8–12

Game log

Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member
2015 Game Log[7]
Overall Record: 63–99
April (8–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 6Red Sox0–8Clay Buchholz (1–0)Cole Hamels (0–1)—45,5490–1
2April 8Red Sox4–2Aaron Harang (1–0)Rick Porcello (0–1)Jonathan Papelbon (1)26,4651–1
3April 9Red Sox2–6Justin Masterson (1–0)David Buchanan (0–1)—23,4181–2
4April 10Nationals4–1Luis García (1–0)Gio González (0–1)Jonathan Papelbon (2)19,0472–2
5April 11Nationals3–2 (10)Dustin McGowan (1–0)Tanner Roark (0–1)—23,7403–2
6April 12Nationals3–4 (10)Aaron Barrett (1–0)Jake Diekman (0–1)Drew Storen (2)30,0943–3
7April 13@ Mets0–2Jacob deGrom (1–1)Aaron Harang (1–1)Jeurys Familia (2)43,9473–4
8April 14@ Mets5–6Matt Harvey (2–0)David Buchanan (0–2)Jeurys Familia (3)38,8493–5
9April 15@ Mets1–6Jon Niese (1–0)Jerome Williams (0–1)—21,0523–6
10April 16@ Nationals2–5Doug Fister (1–0)Cole Hamels (0–2)Drew Storen (3)24,7683–7
11April 17@ Nationals2–7Max Scherzer (1–1)Sean O'Sullivan (0–1)—31,6083–8
12April 18@ Nationals5–3Aaron Harang (2–1)Jordan Zimmermann (1–2)Jonathan Papelbon (3)35,3304–8
13April 19@ Nationals1–4Stephen Strasburg (1–1)David Buchanan (0–3)Drew Storen (4)36,6314–9
14April 21Marlins7–3Jerome Williams (1–1)Dan Haren (1–1)—21,9935–9
15April 22Marlins1–6Jarred Cosart (1–1)Luis García (1–1)—23,4175–10
16April 23Marlins1–9David Phelps (1–0)Dustin McGowan (1–1)—17,0975–11
17April 24Braves1–0Ken Giles (1–0)Jim Johnson (1–2)—21,1646–11
18April 25Braves2–5Shelby Miller (3–0)David Buchanan (0–4)Jason Grilli (7)24,7486–12
19April 26Braves5–4Jerome Williams (2–1)Trevor Cahill (0–3)Jonathan Papelbon (4)28,7027–12
20April 27@ Cardinals4–1Cole Hamels (1–2)John Lackey (1–1)Jonathan Papelbon (5)40,0528–12
21April 28@ Cardinals5–11Michael Wacha (4–0)Severino González (0–1)—40,1438–13
22April 29@ Cardinals2–5Carlos Martínez (3–0)Aaron Harang (2–2)Trevor Rosenthal (8)40,3998–14
23April 30@ Cardinals3–9Carlos Villanueva (2–1)David Buchanan (0–5)—40,7158–15
May (11–18)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
24May 1@ Marlins3–4Steve Cishek (1–1)Ken Giles (1–1)—18,5118–16
25May 2@ Marlins0–7Dan Haren (3–1)Cole Hamels (1–3)—33,3488–17
26May 3@ Marlins6–2Severino González (1–1)Jarred Cosart (1–2)—20,4619–17
27May 4@ Braves5–2Aaron Harang (3–2)Alex Wood (1–2)—17,29310–17
28May 5@ Braves0–9Shelby Miller (4–1)Chad Billingsley (0–1)—14,45110–18
29May 6@ Braves5–7Mike Foltynewicz (2–0)Jerome Williams (2–2)Jason Grilli (9)17,77210–19
30May 8Mets3–1Cole Hamels (2–3)Matt Harvey (5–1)Jonathan Papelbon (6)32,73411–19
31May 9Mets2–3Jon Niese (3–2)Aaron Harang (3–3)Jeurys Familia (12)29,37311–20
32May 10Mets4–7Bartolo Colón (6–1)Chad Billingsley (0–2)Jeurys Familia (13)27,93511–21
33May 11Pirates3–4Gerrit Cole (5–1)Jerome Williams (2–3)Mark Melancon (8)21,35811–22
34May 12Pirates2–7A. J. Burnett (2–1)Sean O'Sullivan (0–2)—20,39311–23
35May 13Pirates3–2Cole Hamels (3–3)Francisco Liriano (1–3)Jonathan Papelbon (7)29,57612–23
36May 14Pirates4–2Aaron Harang (4–3)Vance Worley (2–3)Jonathan Papelbon (8)29,20513–23
37May 15Diamondbacks4–3Elvis Araújo (1–0)Óliver Pérez (1–1)Luis García (1)21,38314–23
38May 16Diamondbacks7–5Jerome Williams (3–3)Archie Bradley (2–1)Jonathan Papelbon (9)33,64915–23
39May 17Diamondbacks6–0Sean O'Sullivan (1–2)Josh Collmenter (3–5)—22,12316–23
40May 18@ Rockies4–3Cole Hamels (4–3)Jordan Lyles (2–4)Jonathan Papelbon (10)24,06117–23
41May 19@ Rockies5–6Scott Oberg (2–1)Justin De Fratus (0–1)John Axford (5)21,24917–24
42May 20@ Rockies4–2Severino González (2–1)Eddie Butler (2–5)Jonathan Papelbon (11)21,71418–24
43May 21@ Rockies3–7Christian Bergman (2–0)Jerome Williams (3–4)—25,41818–25
44May 22@ Nationals1–2Max Scherzer (5–3)Sean O'Sullivan (1–3)Drew Storen (13)35,89318–26
45May 23@ Nationals8–1Cole Hamels (5–3)Stephen Strasburg (3–6)—41,72219–26
46May 24@ Nationals1–4Gio González (4–2)Aaron Harang (4–4)Drew Storen (14)41,04419–27
47May 25@ Mets3–6Bartolo Colón (7–3)Elvis Araújo (1–1)Jeurys Familia (14)30,94619–28
48May 26@ Mets4–5 (10)Jeurys Familia (1–0)Jeanmar Gómez (0–1)—21,06419–29
49May 27@ Mets0–7Noah Syndergaard (2–2)Sean O'Sullivan (1–4)—24,40619–30
50May 29Rockies1–4Chad Bettis (2–0)Cole Hamels (5–4)—22,22719–31
51May 30Rockies2–5Eddie Butler (3–5)Aaron Harang (4–5)John Axford (9)23,51019–32
52May 31Rockies1–4Chris Rusin (1–0)Jerome Williams (3–5)Scott Oberg (1)22,16619–33
June (8–19)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
53June 2Reds5–4Jonathan Papelbon (1–0)Tony Cingrani (0–2)—20,20920–33
54June 3Reds5–4 (11)Luis García (2–1)Ryan Mattheus (0–1)—21,25321–33
55June 4Reds4–6Anthony DeSclafani (4–4)Aaron Harang (4–6)Aroldis Chapman (10)21,05721–34
56June 5Giants4–5Tim Lincecum (6–3)Luis García (2–2)Santiago Casilla (16)20,63821–35
57June 6Giants5–7Madison Bumgarner (7–2)Severino González (2–2)Santiago Casilla (15)29,10221–36
58June 7Giants6–4Ken Giles (2–1)Ryan Vogelsong (4–4)Jonathan Papelbon (12)24,79922–36
59June 8@ Reds4–6Mike Leake (3–4)Cole Hamels (5–5)Aroldis Chapman (11)30,90022–37
60June 9@ Reds2–11Anthony DeSclafani (5–4)Aaron Harang (4–7)—27,99322–38
61June 10@ Reds2–5Jon Moscot (1–1)Jerome Williams (3–6)Aroldis Chapman (12)32,99422–39
62June 12@ Pirates0–1 (13)Antonio Bastardo (1–1)Dustin McGowan (1–2)—33,74922–40
63June 13@ Pirates3–4Gerrit Cole (10–2)Sean O'Sullivan (1–5)Mark Melancon (20)37,51622–41
64June 14@ Pirates0–1 (11)Antonio Bastardo (2–1)Jonathan Papelbon (1–1)—34,51822–42
65June 15@ Orioles0–4Wei-Yin Chen (3–4)Aaron Harang (4–8)—23,73022–43
66June 16@ Orioles3–19Chris Tillman (5–7)Jerome Williams (3–7)—26,96422–44
67June 17Orioles4–6Ubaldo Jiménez (5–3)Kevin Correia (0–1)Zach Britton (18)26,16222–45
68June 18Orioles2–1Jake Diekman (1–1)Bud Norris (2–5)Jonathan Papelbon (13)26,22023–45
69June 19Cardinals4–12Tyler Lyons (2–0)Phillippe Aumont (0–1)—21,16923–46
70June 20Cardinals1–10John Lackey (6–4)Aaron Harang (4–9)—24,25623–47
71June 21Cardinals9–2Adam Morgan (1–0)Michael Wacha (9–3)—30,42324–47
72June 22@ Yankees11–8Jake Diekman (2–1)Michael Pineda (8–4)—36,88325–47
73June 23@ Yankees11–6Ken Giles (3–1)Dellin Betances (4–1)—36,19826–47
74June 24@ Yankees2–10Iván Nova (1–0)Cole Hamels (5–6)—45,87726–48
75June 26Nationals2–5Max Scherzer (9–5)Aaron Harang (4–10)Drew Storen (22)22,29226–49
–June 27NationalsPostponed (rain)[note 1] Rescheduled for June 28 as part of a doubleheader[8]
76June 28 (1)Nationals2–3Stephen Strasburg (5–5)Kevin Correia (0–2)Drew Storen (23)see 2nd game26–50
77June 28 (2)Nationals8–5Severino González (3–2)Tanner Roark (3–3)Jonathan Papelbon (14)27,12627–50
78June 29Brewers4–7Jimmy Nelson (5–8)Sean O'Sullivan (1–6)Francisco Rodríguez (16)18,42327–51
79June 30Brewers3–4Neal Cotts (1–0)Ken Giles (3–2)Francisco Rodríguez (17)20,56427–52
July (13–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
80July 1Brewers5–9Kyle Lohse (5–9)Aaron Harang (4–11)—27,06927–53
81July 2Brewers7–8 (11)Michael Blazek (5–2)Luis García (2–3)Francisco Rodríguez (18)30,48527–54
82July 3@ Braves1–2Julio Teherán (6–4)Adam Morgan (1–1)Jim Johnson (5)33,09027–55
83July 4@ Braves5–9Alex Wood (6–5)Kevin Correia (0–3)—34,40127–56
84July 5@ Braves4–0 (10)Luis García (3–3)Nick Masset (2–2)—18,76328–56
85July 6@ Dodgers7–10J. P. Howell (4–1)Jeanmar Gómez (0–2)Kenley Jansen (14)45,18028–57
86July 7@ Dodgers7–2Chad Billingsley (1–2)Brett Anderson (5–5)—46,61429–57
87July 8@ Dodgers0–5Clayton Kershaw (6–6)Adam Morgan (1–2)—45,13529–58
88July 9@ Dodgers0–6Zack Greinke (8–2)Severino González (3–3)—41,29029–59
89July 10@ Giants2–15Madison Bumgarner (9–5)Cole Hamels (5–7)—41,89529–60
90July 11@ Giants5–8Josh Osich (1–0)Luis García (3–4)Santiago Casilla (22)41,98029–61
91July 12@ Giants2–4Chris Heston (9–5)Chad Billingsley (1–3)Santiago Casilla (23)42,38729–62
–July 142015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati
92July 17Marlins6–3Ken Giles (4–2)Bryan Morris (3–2)—23,07430–62
93July 18Marlins3–1Chad Billingsley (2–3)Tom Koehler (7–6)Jonathan Papelbon (15)23,65531–62
94July 19Marlins8–7Héctor Neris (1–0)A. J. Ramos (0–2)—21,73932–62
95July 20Rays5–3David Buchanan (1–5)Matt Moore (1–1)Jonathan Papelbon (16)20,14833–62
96July 21Rays0–1Nathan Karns (5–5)Aaron Nola (0–1)Brad Boxberger (24)28,70333–63
97July 22Rays5–4 (10)Jonathan Papelbon (2–1)Brad Boxberger (4–6)—22,25234–63
98July 24@ Cubs5–3 (10)Ken Giles (5–2)James Russell (0–2)Jonathan Papelbon (17)41,23035–63
99July 25@ Cubs5–0Cole Hamels (6–7)Jake Arrieta (11–6)—41,68336–63
100July 26@ Cubs11–5Aaron Nola (1–1)Jason Hammel (5–5)—41,12337–63
101July 28@ Blue Jays3–2Adam Morgan (2–2)Félix Doubront (1–1)Ken Giles (1)30,51638–63
102July 29@ Blue Jays2–8R. A. Dickey (5–10)Jerome Williams (3–8)—27,06038–64
103July 30Braves4–1Aaron Harang (5–11)Shelby Miller (5–8)Ken Giles (2)21,70639–64
104July 31Braves9–3David Buchanan (2–5)Williams Pérez (4–1)—29,29040–64
August (12–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
105August 1Braves12–2Aaron Nola (2–1)Matt Wisler (5–2)—25,52341–64
106August 2Braves2–6Julio Teherán (7–6)Adam Morgan (2–3)—24,36141–65
107August 4Dodgers6–2Jeanmar Gómez (1–2)Alex Wood (7–7)Ken Giles (3)28,73342–65
108August 5Dodgers3–4Brett Anderson (6–6)Aaron Harang (5–12)Kenley Jansen (20)26,19742–66
109August 6Dodgers8–10Zack Greinke (11–2)David Buchanan (2–6)Kenley Jansen (21)27,83942–67
110August 7@ Padres4–3 (12)Héctor Neris (2–0)Kevin Quackenbush (1–2)Ken Giles (4)31,33443–67
111August 8@ Padres4–2Adam Morgan (3–3)Tyson Ross (8–9)Ken Giles (5)44,56744–67
112August 9@ Padres5–3Jerome Williams (4–8)Andrew Cashner (4–12)Ken Giles (6)24,15645–67
113August 10@ Diamondbacks3–13Rubby De La Rosa (10–5)Aaron Harang (5–13)—16,49545–68
114August 11@ Diamondbacks1–13Jeremy Hellickson (8–8)David Buchanan (2–7)—19,83645–69
115August 12@ Diamondbacks7–6Aaron Nola (3–1)Chase Anderson (5–5)Ken Giles (7)18,04746–69
116August 14@ Brewers1–3Wily Peralta (3–7)Adam Morgan (3–4)Francisco Rodríguez (27)34,73546–70
117August 15@ Brewers2–4Will Smith (6–2)Justin De Fratus (0–2)Francisco Rodríguez (28)39,20446–71
118August 16@ Brewers1–6Taylor Jungmann (7–4)Aaron Harang (5–14)Francisco Rodríguez (29)33,92046–72
119August 18Blue Jays5–8Liam Hendriks (4–0)Jeanmar Gómez (1–3)Roberto Osuna (14)26,54746–73
120August 19Blue Jays7–4Adam Morgan (4–4)Mark Buehrle (13–6)Ken Giles (8)26,24647–73
121August 20@ Marlins7–9Brad Hand (3–3)Jerome Williams (4–9)A. J. Ramos (21)19,68947–74
122August 21@ Marlins7–1Jerad Eickhoff (1–0)Kendry Flores (1–2)—19,39148–74
123August 22@ Marlins4–2Elvis Araújo (2–1)A. J. Ramos (1–4)Ken Giles (9)22,11349–74
124August 23@ Marlins2–0Aaron Nola (4–1)Adam Conley (1–1)Ken Giles (10)22,69350–74
125August 24Mets7–16Sean Gilmartin (3–1)Héctor Neris (2–1)—23,74450–75
126August 25Mets5–6Noah Syndergaard (8–6)Jerome Williams (4–10)Jeurys Familia (34)23,54450–76
127August 26Mets4–9Bartolo Colón (11–11)Jerad Eickhoff (1–1)Tyler Clippard (19)22,18450–77
128August 27Mets5–9Carlos Torres (5–5)Héctor Neris (2–2)—22,52650–78
129August 28Padres7–1Aaron Nola (5–1)Ian Kennedy (8–12)Jerome Williams (1)25,14551–78
130August 29Padres4–3Adam Morgan (5–4)Colin Rea (2–2)Ken Giles (11)22,09052–78
131August 30Padres4–9James Shields (10–6)Alec Asher (0–1)—22,62452–79
132August 31@ Mets1–3Bartolo Colón (12–11)Jerad Eickhoff (1–2)Jeurys Familia (36)34,23352–80
September (9–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
133September 1@ Mets14–8Jeanmar Gómez (2–3)Jon Niese (8–10)—30,10453–80
134September 2@ Mets4–9Matt Harvey (12–7)Aaron Nola (5–2)—32,46453–81
135September 4@ Red Sox5–7Joe Kelly (9–6)Adam Morgan (5–5)Robbie Ross, Jr. (1)33,67453–82
136September 5@ Red Sox2–9Wade Miley (11–10)Alec Asher (0–2)—36,53453–83
137September 6@ Red Sox2–6Eduardo Rodríguez (9–5)Jerad Eickhoff (1–3)—34,70853–84
138September 7Braves2–7Williams Pérez (5–6)Aaron Harang (5–15)—15,12553–85
139September 8Braves5–0Aaron Nola (6–2)Ryan Weber (0–1)Ken Giles (12)15,61054–85
140September 9Braves1–8Julio Teherán (10–7)David Buchanan (2–8)—15,24154–86
–September 10CubsPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 11 as part of a doubleheader[9]
141September 11 (1)Cubs1–5Jake Arrieta (19–6)Adam Morgan (5–6)—see 2nd game54–87
142September 11 (2)Cubs3–7Kyle Hendricks (7–6)Alec Asher (0–3)Héctor Rondón (28)22,53854–88
143September 12Cubs7–5Ken Giles (6–2)Héctor Rondón (5–4)—20,81355–88
144September 13Cubs7–4Dalier Hinojosa (1–0)Clayton Richard (3–2)Ken Giles (13)23,45056–88
145September 14Nationals7–8 (11)Jonathan Papelbon (4–2)Luis García (3–5)Doug Fister (1)15,40256–89
146September 15Nationals0–4Stephen Strasburg (9–7)David Buchanan (2–9)—15,32556–90
147September 16Nationals2–12Gio González (11–7)Alec Asher (0–4)—15,75356–91
148September 18@ Braves1–2Williams Pérez (6–6)Adam Morgan (5–7)Arodys Vizcaíno (5)22,52556–92
149September 19@ Braves1–2Edwin Jackson (3–3)Jerome Williams (4–11)Arodys Vizcaíno (6)24,85556–93
150September 20@ Braves1–2Peter Moylan (1–0)Luis García (3–6)—23,72356–94
151September 22@ Marlins6–2Aaron Harang (6–15)Tom Koehler (10–14)—16,74257–94
152September 23@ Marlins3–4 (11)Brian Ellington (2–1)Jerome Williams (4–12)—15,66257–95
153September 24@ Marlins0–1Bryan Morris (5–3)Alec Asher (0–5)A. J. Ramos (29)17,08357–96
154September 25@ Nationals8–2Jerad Eickhoff (2–3)Jordan Zimmermann (13–9)—31,01958–96
155September 26@ Nationals1–2 (12)Matt Thornton (2–1)Colton Murray (0–1)—32,08658–97
156September 27@ Nationals12–5Dalier Hinojosa (2–0)Jonathan Papelbon (4–3)—28,66159–97
157September 29Mets4–3Adam Loewen (1–0)Bartolo Colón (14–13)Ken Giles (14)15,22760–97
158September 30Mets7–5Ken Roberts (1–1)Bobby Parnell (2–4)Ken Giles (15)15,20161–97
October (2–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
159October 1Mets3–0Jerad Eickhoff (3–3)Sean Gilmartin (3–2)Luis García (2)13,23862–97
–October 2MarlinsPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for October 3 as part of a doubleheader[10]
160October 3 (1)Marlins6–7Chris Narveson (3–1)Ken Giles (6–3)A. J. Ramos (31)see 2nd game62–98
161October 3 (2)Marlins2–5Justin Nicolino (5–4)Alec Asher (0–6)A. J. Ramos (32)16,24062–99
162October 4Marlins7–2Luis García (4–6)André Rienzo (0–1)—21,73463–99

Roster

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

2015 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
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Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 Totals16255296261374272371305863871274.24988

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 Totals63994.69162162351436.115928097491914881153

Farm system

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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