phillies lose nine-four. afterward voto says this is pay back for phils fans heckling him. >> i was just having some fun with them. they give you a hard time during the game and my way of giving them a hard time back. really it is just me playing around. >> but they are awesome here. really. is there such a treat to play. they give you feedback. i play in front of, a player made a point to not give a ball to an adult to not give a ball to an adult giving me a hard time, so be it. >> got news is we he won series. we had a lot of energy for the whole weekend. we played well except for today. bad news is we didn't put anything together today. >> no, they did not. phillies remain one game out of first place heading in to tomorrow's series opener with miami. phillies are fighting for the playoffs. in texas, the rangers and plea jays, well, they are literally fighting. help say goes chase utley on, odor late and high on the fly and he hits back. hits him, and then, pow with the right, benches clear, bad blood betwe

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phillies beat the marlins 4-2. phils won 8 of 11 and were tied for first place heading into tonight. >> it's crazy, but hey, why not? you know, we're playing well. we're pitching well. playing good defense. getting just enough runs to win. like i said if this is the way it's going it be the rest of the year, my hair's going to start turning gray but that's fine with me. >> it already is gray. >>> nationals facing the mets tonight. willie mays style catch. this is amazing. nats win 7-1. they are up on the phillies by a half game for first place. >>> the sixers are leaning toward taking ben simmons over brandon ingram with the number one overall pick in next month's nba draft. that is according to reports. the sixers have taken mostly big men with their lottery picks in the three drafts under sam hinkie. sixers coach brett brown says they're now concentrating on not just acquiring talent but positions they need. he joined us on comcast sportsnet's "philly sports talk." >> we're at a stage now where we are most defini

phillies take a three-two lead. to the eighth, the rookie, tyler goedell, get up and get gone. 418 feet. first career homerun. they give him the silent treatment. we don't even know you and then here they come. how about we celebrate. welcome to the biggs kid. the phillies win it four-two, all right. so first place tie with the nationals. and so we fast forward to tonight. nats/mets phillies actually rooting for the mets. ant thee rendon singles to left. bryce harper scores. the nationals win it seven-one the phils drop to second place. they're half game behind washington. >>> started from the bottom and now they're kind of here. like drake sam hinkie had a vision. the former sixers gm thought the team had to go all the way to the bottom basically bottom out and that way they could rise eventually to the top. after winning the number one pick, a lot of fans are starting to believe in the process. today the sixers celebrated their good fortune we a party at the art museum steps the team just went through the worst th

so the phillies were up five five-four now and peter bore joyce first homerun as phillie makes it six-four. phillies increased the lead a little bit. good defense by galvis at short stop in the eighth inning. galvis nice play with a man on. phillies go on to win it, eigh eight-five over the tigers. >>> eagles continue their organized team practices. nothing out of the ordinary. but yesterday the defensive coordinator schwartz made a comment that will feed the controversial between bradford and wentz. >> he alluded and had an opinion that it should be an open competition for the future. it was not what he meant that what he said but that makes no difference in this town and today on wip sports radio the offensive coordinator frank reich was asked if that's the right impression. >> that's probably not the right impression. it's not a contradiction to say that you got to have order. if you don't have order it's chaos. so you know if you're the head coach, you know, you got to come in and you got to stab order. there has to be organization. there has to be order. but the other thing as coaches

phillies with another one run victory. four-three the final. >> throw by good dell perfect throw to the plate. great execution. great way to win game. >> got nearing that throw and thank god cam made a great play holding ton that. >> i was just thinking hold on to that ball for deer lively don't let it go and whatever happens happens. just sacrificed -- that's my plate. i ain't letting him get to it. >> the eagles continue the the rookie many camp down at the novacare complex it ends tomorrow and the veterans come in for ota's starting on tuesd tuesday. eagles selected cornerback jaylen mills for second round. he was expected to be higher but charged with aim sell assault he wept free trial program. charges were dropped aft going through the legal process he says he's thankful he's getting a chance to play in the nfl. >> every time i come here, you know, i look at my locker and get goose bumps. i only been here for three days. i get chill bumps. starting playing football at 10, 12 years old. a dream come true and i'm here.

phillies lost six out of seven. i thought cover of the philly daily news was, pretty interesting, what only an amazing picture but look at two guys with washington there is jason werth, right over here, and then ben reveer, two former phillies. we take on nationals another two games but phillies need a bat in the line up. maybe we can trade for someone, pluck someone off your braves, anyone good we can pluck. >> our director in our ear was that michael, no, we don't want any braves. >>> speaking of sports, the honors continue for the winners the villanova wildcats. >> that is right, jay wright and national champs heading to the nation's capitol and they will visit with, president obama. they will go to the by the house and they will celebrate because they won they beat north carolina do you remember this game, college mens national title, coach wright will be joining us live on good day this morning to talk about today's big visit and we will air the event right here on fox 29 around 4:00 this afternoon. if you cann

mike, have you given up on the phillies? >> no, i haven't given up on them but we talked about it last week, you have to temper. and when they get behind early they can't find their way out of it. they can't knock the opposing team's pitcher out within five innings. their office -- offense is going to be that way and the pitching staff has to overcome it every time out and it is impossible. >> not just the team, but ryan howard more time on the bench than the box. 27 years ago today mike schmidt had an emotional press conference announcing his retirement. should ryan howard do the same and retire? >> i think it might be the right thing to do, but i don't think that ryan howard possesses the self-awareness that mike schmidtz possessed. he knew when the end was and i don't think that ryan howard thinks he is finished. you can tell on the third-strike calls, he doesn't ever believe he struck out looking. i don't think it will happen. i don't think he will retire and make it easy, he is getting $25 million not to retire. >> he i

i just had to sit down and start looking at it. >> well, phillies return the two bank for first time in two days, they will start a nine game home stan tonight against the red. jeremy hellickson will get the start. phillies did send doubt darren ruf and called up tommy joseph, leading international league in hitting. he will bat sixth tonight. here's what pete mackanin told joseph when he joined the big club today. >> you don't want to put pressure on the guy. i said play, compete, pitch by pitch and let the card fall where they may. don't worry about the results. just compete. >> coming up tonight at 11:00 don bellies under the weather, we will have a very special surprise for you, villanova star daniel ochefu who just graduate today will be coming into guest anchor sports, possibly, who knows, this could be the start of the new career. he does that have camera ready smile, that is happening tonight at 11:00. ukee will help him out. >> big day between graduation. >> yes. >> set up a hoop in the studio. >> yes good knock them down. >> get my shot swatted down. >> lauren joins us now

how about the phillies? >> alexis the good luck charm. if i would have told you the phillies would head into may as the hottest team in baseball, would you believe me? stop it, no you wouldn't have. i am not sure how i feel about these dancing blues people. anyway, phills looking to sweep the indians. bottom of the third, galvin continues the hot streak and the single puts the phillies on the board. and velasquez six shut-out innings and help from the defense. in the fourth, check out ruff laying out. and one more time. and it looked like he had his eyes closed. and velasquez all smiles after that e.r.a. 1.44. and the phillies with the first back-to-back sweep since 2012 winning 2-1. they won six in a row and nine of the last 10. >> we know we're kind of -- we need a little more offense. but, you know, pitching and defense wins game, it's the old adage. and as long as we are in the game we feel like we can win. >> our starters give us a chance to win and the bullpen shuts the door. we're not out slugging anybody by any means. a lot of 1-r

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plus phillies still one game out of first place, you are not buying it. they are a wild card team right now. >> if the season were to end today they are a wild card team i have to keep pete mackanin, he is a better manager then i thought he would be. he has the right chemistry and form lah for this young team. >> if you are still in july, are you still buying. >> i'm obviously in at the all-star break. i worry about lack of consistent hitting and lack of consistent run scoring that will just kill them when these good teams come with the pitching that they will face, better teams they will face, the second time, through the league, and all that will be the real test for them. >> as we saw cameron rupp last night, this is one of the play that is has defined this team. this team is fun to watch. cameron rupp is sore today. but this team is exciting to watch, mike. >> it feels like tyler goodell who hasn't played in the outfield for very long making a a play like that. they are getting clutch plays from their young players which is amazing. they win one run g

single tieing run for the phillies. franco grounds to the third, should be an easy end to the inning, chris scron -- johnson drops the ball. this is how you turn a double play. the phillies come from behind to win 4-3. their 10th 100 win of the season. >>> padres game, victory prone hit a -- cologne hit a 2-run home run. it was his first one of the career. he spent 19 years in the american league. he is mobbed in the dugout. good for him. >>> kentucky darby outfits they are snazzy, but just not practical. right during the national anthem, downpour at the churchill downs left all the fans hanging on to their hats. some debris went flying hit the horse, he was scratched. that was scary. nyquist 2-1, odds makers knew what they were talking about. exaggerator on the outside and nyquist. nyquist is still unbeaten. he has won the kentucky darby. nyquist 8-0. the 8th unbeaten to win the darby in the 142 year history. >>> the steelers started their camp and temple tyler navakevich who fell to the 7th round said that will fuel h

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phillies take a three-two lead. to the eighth, the rookie, tyler goedell, get up and get gone. 418 feet. first career homerun. they give him the silent treatment. we don't even know you and then here they come. how about we celebrate. welcome to the biggs kid. the phillies win it four-two, all right. so first place tie with the nationals. and so we fast forward to tonight. nats/mets phillies actually rooting for the mets. ant thee rendon singles to left. bryce harper scores. the nationals win it seven-one the phils drop to second place. they're half game behind washington. >>> started from the bottom and now they're kind of here. like drake sam hinkie had a vision. the former sixers gm thought the team had to go all the way to the bottom basically bottom out and that way they could rise eventually to the top. after winning the number one pick, a lot of fans are starting to believe in the process. today the sixers celebrated their good fortune we a party at the art museum steps the team just went through the worst th

phillies take 3-2 lead. in the eighth, tyler goodell, the commission, his first major league home run. 4-2, phillies. in the ninth, getting jeohn carlos swinging. that bat gets beaten up. phillies win the series. they've won 8 of 11. pete mcconditiccanackinin tied place. >> why not? we're playing well. we're pitching well. playing good defense. getting just enough runs to win. i'll take it every time. >> fun to watch. >>> sixers leaning towards taking ben simmons with the number one overall pick in the draft, according to reports. last night, from xfinity live, sixers get the top pick in the draft. coach joined us. he said this was validation for philly and all of the pain we've gone through. >> the fans of our city, and it's a basketball rich city, everybody understands history of philadelphia, to go through what we have all been through, the organization for sure, you know, some players for sure, coaching staff for sure, but really, i think it's remarkable what our city has let us do. i feel like we now ar

this is the final philly pops show for the season. ♪ >>> phillies trying to get, climb that mountain and get to the very top, they had a weak team they played tonight. >> right. >> things don't go according to plan, jim. phillies so close to first place. braves are the worst team in baseball. before you think it is a give me, think again. in the night, 350 dogs on hand. a lot of wawa bags. third inning aaron nola faces freddie freeman, two run home run. first of two for freeman tonight. he hits a two run home run. >> phillies down two-one, number eight hitter up because coach mackanin likes to bat the pitcher eighth. it doesn't get it done. he retired seven batters. 's loud just one run. same cannot be said for nola, nick in the seventh, nola gives up five runs, two are earn. phillies lose seven-one. >> they have got a good line up there. they are not a push over by any means. on any given day, they can beat anybody. we have to take them, you know, we cannot take them for granted. we have to go out there and battle to win. and that is what we have to do the next two games, the rest o

while weather is heating up, the phillies are cooling off, phillies are trying to avoid losing their third straight seer toys chicago today, something they have not done all season, at least yet. jared eickoff eyeing a win begins best team in baseball. well, there goes that confidence. first batter of the game dexter fouler the lead off solo home run. phillies have given up four home runs in the last six innings at wrigley. cubs get two in the innings. they had one in the second, jason hayward to left. david lowe can't get it. one run scores. here comes another freddie galvis relay throw gets him but phillies would fall behind four to nothing today. ninth inning still looking for a run, it looks like cubs are trying to hand it to them. freddie galvis, lazy fly into right. i got it, i got it. no, you don't. it drops in. he drops into second is. double for some reason. ryan howard another zero for four, as phillies are zero for chicago, he strikes out, ironically only way phillies score today, galvis scores but that is it, phillies lose four- 16789 they have lost six of their last eigh

she's honored as one of the phillies' ten all-stars. it's part of teacher appreciation night at tonight's game. >>> a live look at citizens bank park, phillies taking on the reds in 30 minutes, and sheena, conditions looking much better, right, compared to earlier? >> oh, yeah. we had rain earlier, steady in the area, some fairly heavy, but now look what's happening. here's a live look out at center city, clouds are slowly starting to break up. you see more sunshine actually coming, and we have very light showers trying to hang on to the shore, but mostly in cape may and atlantic counties, mostly along the shore there. we're not going to see too much more through the rest of the area, especially now clearing out a bit, but zooming into atlantic and cape may counties in the beaches there, avlon, atlantic city, light rain still around, and tonight, even more improvements. now, if we look back off to the west, though, because we're not going to see improvements for the entire weekend, we're going to see showers and storms thrown in there,

philly magazine with some sort of phillie's bat girl on the cover. then lauren says are you stealing thomas drayton's mill? thomas hasn't been here for couple, few years? no, just came to my desk, i wouldn't do that. if thomas came here, oh, this isn't my desk, thomas, this is yours. really? >> i don't think i said that, though. >> diana said it. >> oh, diana said t oh, diana, blaming it on lauren? >> all right. i'm at fault here. >> you did. >> wasn't that fascinating, dear viewer? >> either way, phillies won again. >> right? >> we really don't think it will make it here for the most part. see few showers, it is raining pretty steadily just west of harrisburg, but, the computer models are telling us not a lot of this rain will make it here this morning. but be prepared for it, anyway. visibility is not great in a couple every places, atlantic city it is reduced, millville, pottstown the fog yes, sir spot we can finds this morning. temperatures are about where they were yesterday. 45 degrees, mount pocono, 50 allentown, 51 trenton, 47 atlantic city.

the phillies could be in first place by the end of the night. if the phillies beat the atlanta braves tonight the worst team in the league and the nationals also lose, the phils will be tied for first. and this is not by accident. the phillies have won seven of the last eight series. it's their best run in five years. the big question is can they keep this up and contend by the end of the year? the players in the locker room, yes, they believe. >> do you believe that this team is a playoff team right now? you are in the wild card. >> knock on wood, knock on wood. but, you know, yeah, i think we're potential candidates and, you know, i like to think that way. >way. >> reporter: phillies number one prospect jp crawford promoted today lehigh valley after hitting .265 in reading. crawford one of the top prospects in all baseball could be up here by the end of the season but there's a sized manager pete mackanin that says he hopes he doesn't need him any time soon. >> i don't envision him being here for that reason. i just hope to -- i hope that fred

mike, don't look now -- but the phillies -- why are you laughing? the phillies won four of the last five. >> i am absolutely stunned by it. who would have predicted this. you know what the if you y -- funny thing they are talking about adding players, because they are a good team, adding players to contend. getting talk about that now. and amazing they don't hit, pitching carried them and they win in really weird ways. it might be one of the magical seasons. >> this year they are over .500, what is going on? >> it is the miracle of baseball. something you don't want to attach. starting pitching fantastic and relief pitching really good. it is a matter of whether the rest of the league adjusts to them. winning without hitting, scoring 4 or fewer runs every game and are over .500. >> except for today. watch this, nola, who has been so great, scoreless inning streak snapped. and the longest streak since cole hamels two years ago. that's pretty exciting. and top of the seventh tied at 3-3. and what highlight am i on here? wait a second. >> now here is -

phillies continue to struggle at the plate, leaving 16 runners on base. most in three years. ryan howard coming so close to home runs today but it drops right in front of the wall. so howard is hitting .174, only one player worse in baseball. film is lose nine-four.

gets single, phillies up two-one, adam morgan, nice start for the phillies. seven innings, one run, the strikeout right here, and a play you don't see often, but it is attempted. but the base runner has to be forced, little rope dope. center feel err kind of plays like i can't find the ball. then he catches it. ruiz got rope a dope, and he's out on double play at first place, but mikhail franco roped a bad break-in ball. three hits for mikhail franco last night, that is a homerun. phillies go onto win it three-two, the worse team one and 16 start at home. that's sport in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> adam morgan is atlanta native. >> going against him home team. >> that's right. >> he showed up and he showed out. >> the phillies last seven wins, have all -- one thing in common. you agree it is? >> what's that? >> one run, all one run. they are 12 and three, in one run games this year, that's the best record in baseball. and our closer is the best closer in baseball right now. >> okay, all right, philly. >> all right. mr. unanimous. that's what golden state w

a philly warm weather favorite is back. . >> we love it here. the lots of good food, things for kids to do. >> opening day at spruce street harbor bringing out plenty of kids. >> it's nice. it's fun. and it is exciting. >> reporter: and kids at heart. this year's park is loaded with more games. >> i like how there's games and the chess and the big thing. >> this toy is new. i think some of the food vendors are new. >> reporter: more food vendors. >> you can't go wrong, you can't find it anywhere else. it's about philly local. >> reporter: live entertainment from local bands a big hit with the younger set. >> i love like loud music and fancy stuff and nice art. seeing different things. >> reporter: the sun struggled to join the fun, the chill made it the perfect day to snuggle up in a has noic if lucky enough to snag one. >> nice to go here and spend some time with your family in the hammock on the boats. it's beautiful the lights are awesome. it's -- for once, it's not raining out. we are here. >> reporter: and the park is now open from thursday

you can tweet us at fox 29 philly or go to our fox 29 facebook page. lucy, we'll hear thoughts. >> watching the road tonight as people head home from the long holiday weekend much this is u.s. route 30 at i-295 in haddon heights. man, free and clear there in jersey depending on your route you can hit backups. the end rain -- rain ends. coverage of as specs of the memorial day holidays continues on fox29.com. look for a link on our home page. >>> coming up new at 6:00 hiker takes wrong step and goes plunging down waterfall after waterfall for five minutes. what he says he remembers during the fall. >> as our nation honors men's of the military, those who gave all, some local veterans are about get a gift they can hardly believe. how this all became possible. howard? >>> and what can the phillies manager do with ryan howard who appears to be at the end of his career. pete mackanin talks about why he's putting him in the phillies lineup and memorial day has a very historical moment years ago for the phils. all that coming up in sports. spent more than 30

it is a daytime phillies game today. a business person's special, as they sometimes call it, clouds, maybe a sprinkle or two, 63 degrees, at the first pitch sweater weather for sure. and just a little bit of sunshine possible lilt rain, it could go either way what we're saying, because look we're sandwiched in between two systems, watching the one out to the northwest bring little rain into berks county and lehigh valley. shouldn't linger for long. not seeing the future cast anything moving into the area this morning. >> maybe thinning out little bit to the south of us, at times, but, it looks like mostly cloudy day, one of those where you see the sun trying to burn through those clouds. that's the way it will be throughout the afternoon. looking much bitter for tomorrow. not so much for saturday as we have this coastal storm with counter clockwise flow around the low pressure system. casino every drawing in the moisture from the ocean. >> we have the rittenhouse road festival, so many events this is not good news, but w

the phillies trail 3-2. in the eighth, phillies down a run. the rookie gaps one. bu burress slides in safely. tied at 5. just about the same spot. this double scores goodell. the phillies have the lead in the ninth. john carlos stanton strikes him out. phillies win 6-5. they have won 11 of 14 one-run games. >> we keep grinding. today, yesterday, both games have been really grinding games for us. for us to be able to come back, it was huge. we can build on this momentum heading into atlanta. >> maybe the game happened here. fan in the stand with a child in one arm makes the catch with the other hand. not sure if the moms would approve of that. he will come home with a souvenir baseball and an unscathed little run. the eagles begin camp soon. sam bradford continues to be mia after asking for a trade following the team's drafting of wendt. over the past couple days, they say they expect bradford back. the word is that he will be back in the next couple weeks. johnson thinks the competition with carson will bring out the best in sam bradford. for the sixth consecutive

ceasar hernandez, gets the single, phillies up two-one, adam morgan, nice start for the phillies. seven innings, one run, strikeout right here. and a play you don't see often, but attempted. but the base runners got to be forced little rope a dope. centerfielder kind of plays like i can't find the ball, them he catched it, ruiz got rope dope. he is out on double play at first place, but mikhail franco roped a bad break-in ball. three hit for mikhail franco last night. that homerun. phillies go onto win it three-two. the braves the worse team with one and six starting at home. that's sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> phillie owners, management, don't ever trade mikhail franco, else the future. we need him. boy the phillies are exciting, aren't they? >> i'm glad the owners and managers are listening you. >> oh, they are watching. definitely watching. >> mr. unanimous, that's what golden state warriors superstar set curry now being called. >> well, they're calling him that because he won the mvp unanimously. how about that? this is the first time in nba history that the mvp aw

born he is first, phillies homerun, in the 7, the phillies go up 6-4, they win the game 8-5, mets have played just right with the nationals all season. all right, to washington, that's david wright write in the first inning. that's all the runs that steven mets needed. mets win it 2-nothing over washington, win two out of three in the series, that's sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> we are at another minute. major blow out, you new this was coming. >> maybe you're right, mike, you said the cavalier will win this, i'm starting to think you're right. >> i think they'll win in toronto. >> it was nothing to the game. didn't have a good game, our guy from philly. >> up by as many as 40, mike. >> 40. >> seriously. >> go onto win the game 116-78. game 6 is tomorrow night in toronto, game five between the warriors and the thunder, is tonight. >> but we want toronto to win because of kyle lou. >> i we do? all right, i'll start rooting. see the tv networks do not want oklahoma city toronto. >> oh, ya? >> and oklahoma city, could win it all tonight. >> see the thing is if the sixers aren't

philly has his coach, philly has carson wentz. what is so great about edmond ton. >>> the guys that sent the flyers home capitols fighting for their lives tonight. alexander ovechkin with a laser shot. power play goal. he had two points. caps beat penguins three-one to force a game six. they trail the series three- two. >>> i do not like either of those teams. >> all right. thanks, jamie. >>> up next on "action news" at 11:30, pregnant woman in connecticut affected with zika speaks out about her fear and plans. >>> it was a night to remember, two best friend remember the day that they thought that this would never happen, attending a prom, that and much more when "action news" comes right back. sick a. >> testing. >>> welcome back. here's is what happening on "action news" at 11:30. donald trump goes after the clinton but he had to say how he plans to get g.o.p. hold outs back on his side. >>> zika and u.s., hear from the pregnant woman in connecticut who was infect. >>> mother's wish come true, see their children best friend head

going to atlanta phillies play a lot of those. but the fan with the catch, phillies fan. got all of those seat out there. plenty of them in atlanta. with one-one game in the fifth inning, that ceasar hernandez gives the phillies two-one lead. adam morgan, good game. now the remember the braves one in 16 to start the season at home. that's the worst in baseball since 1930. but morgan, seven innings, one run. and it is the play, atlanta did something right. they rope dope carlos ruiz on first base. now the centerfielder casino of makes believe he can't find the ball. ruiz strays off first, little too much. that's a double play. but mikhail franco had three hit last night. this one, oh, boy, was that a bad pitch. was that a meatball. and he hits it deep. three hits, the phillies win it three-two, that's sports in a minute, and i'm howard eskin. >>> well, you are rubbing it in to my face about the braves? >> oh, yes. >> nice play. >> go ahead. >> so, my boy, don davies, chef on twitter says lauren it is okay. because you heard you. your harsh abrasive language. it is okay, la

phillies take a three-two lead. the to the eighth, tyler goodell the rookie, giving it a fly. it is gone. 418 feet. first career jack. gets in the doug out they give him a silent treatment. they act like they don't even know the kid. then, of course, congratulations, yes. >> the celebration begins, phillies win four-two they are in the first place tie with the nationals in the nl east. >>> the process finally yields some results, after tanking for three years, sixers have have won their topic in the nba draft. so look at it this way when they hit the court next season they will have the number one pick on the court, and the third pick from the 2014 draft if joel embiid is finally healthy. but today the teams party on the art museum steps to celebrate, the sixers had the second worst record in the history of the nba last season. they lost 72 out of 28 games. they are grateful for support from the fan base for sure. >> i think for the fans that have been with us, i just want to say thank you for your patients and your locality and your undying support for a team that really stru

phillies down two to nothing. velasquez, another miserable outing on the road, bottom of the third, ben with the three run home run. velasquez has worst start of his career, allows seven earned runs. phillies lose seven-two. they drop seven of nine. swept at wrigley for first time in 21 years. only thing the cubs lost this weekend was a hat in the stands. much more on the phillies, and time to hit panic button. we will discuss on "action news" sports sunday at 11:45. mike missanelli will join us in the studio. >>> first place nationals come to town tomorrow and jason werth, he will be in a good mood. werth hit a pinch hit grand slam against st. louis in the seventh. chase utley hit a grand slam last night against jimmy rollins. nationals win seven-to. they are three and a half games in front of the phillies in the standings. >>> the greatest spectacle in racing has caused a greatest pain for bethlehem native michael andretti ape his family. andretti may feel cursed as a driver but he is feeling good as an owner to

freeman kills the phillies every time. phillies lose to atlanta, 7-1. more young players are on the way. the phils' best prospect, jp crawford promoted to triple-a lehigh valley. 21, the second youngest player in the international league. making his iron pigs debut last night. his first at-bat. he flies out to center. he goes 0 for 3. odd finish against toledo. tie game, two out, bottom of the ninth. easy flyball to right. and it is dropped! unbelievable! this is in the ninth. so the iron pigs win. that's how they win 4-3. villanova's ryan arcidiacono is working out for the sixers. early this coming week. maybe on monday. working out for the lakers and jazz this weekend. the sixers worked out six players including isaiah miles. he is auditioning for many nba teams. a lot of miles around the country. sixers have the number one pick and they publicly say they still haven't decided who they are taking. >> this is a massive decision. it comes with a lot of responsibility. not only do you have the time, you have the just multiple people that you will intervi

how about the phillies? out in the mist and rain for sixth straight win. >> watching the end of the game and carlos santana hit a homer for the other team in ninth inning and oh, no there goes the streak and we held on. that was great. that was great. it's exciting to watch our team win. some excitement ultimate doppler radar may not be desirable for you because it means rain. there's action. not a lot of it. we see showers

aaron necessity lah gets the ball for the phillies. >>> still ahead philly jesus under arrest, why he was putting handcuffs at an apple store. >>> check out the radar right now, it is going to be a really wet morning for you, sue has your full forecast next. so, expect milder temperatures this morning then we had yesterday when all of the temperatures were in the 40's. we are in the upper 50's in a lot of places to start your day. heavy rain continues through the morning rush. i think this will be the worst of it that we will experience today is now, and over the next couple of hours. we could end up to an inch or 3 inches of rain when all is said and done. so, right now we have a few areas of heavier rain, it looks like right across the river in new jersey, almost all of delaware, south jersey, the shore may be getting a tiny break but you you will get more. this area of heavy rain just popped up in gloucester and parts of the camden county, just to the east of 295. then we will look up to north of trenton there is heavy rain in the poconos mountains as well. you can see it comes, go

taste of tori takes to you south philly restaurant that is truly entertaining. how this spot became part of movie history. >>> and a rare look inside the usmint in philadelphia. fine out how many coins are churned out in just one hour. we'll be back in a couple of minutes. >>> summer is right around the corner and when the temperatures heat up, the mosquitoes come out. >> um-hmm. insects are more than just a nuisance though they can also transmit dangerous diseases. >> so what's the best way to keep the bug away from your property? that's a good question and nicole brewer is here now with the answer. >> and ukee and jess there's been so much talk about the zika virus and it has a lot of people wanting to take the proper precautions including protecting your home and and family from these insects. so how do you protect your property from mosquitoes? it's a good question. as many of us spend more and more time outdoors. ♪ >> do you do entertaining outdoors. >> yes. >> what type of things do you do to prevent mosquitoes. >> warmer weather means more mosquitoes mu

phillies opening a series with the marlins tonight. phillies need to help out pit pitcher. freddy galvis hits a foul ball headed right first lady's face. her man comes to the rescue. he is winning points tonight. in the sixth, gives it up. takes him deep. look at that. marlins up 3-1. a first in the sixth. tommy joseph, his second start at first base. his first major league hit. and his family is loving it. got to save that baseball for him. phillies down 5-2 in the ninth. franco hits one deep. two on. just short. phillies lose. 5-3. they have lost two in a row. nobody has more losses in baseball. >>> the phils have the number one pick in the draft next month. and tonight at campbells field in camden, the two best high school pitchers in new jersey both expected to be drafted went head to head to help strike out cancer. it was a sellout. over 6,000 fans and some scouts. proceeds going to c.h.o.p. and others battling cancer. jason groom from barnegat, one unearned run over six innings. 14 strikeouts including the last eight he faced. gloucester catholic's tyler mondow pitche

the phillies doing damage in the tent. bases loaded for cameron rough. help clear them. that's three-run double, the phillies go onto win last night seven-four. >>> carson went signed on the dotted line yesterday. the eagles future franchise quarterback signed four year deal worth $27 million, with a signing bonus over 17 million. the eagles now have all of their draft picks under contract, just in time for the start of rookie camp today. >> that's all for sport, i'm lesley van arsdall, have a great day. >> thanks, leslie, looks like the los angeles angels ma have found a new mascotment check out that cat. string g across the field in the middle of the game. do you think he was trying to steel third base? >> perhapsment look at him grab. the loss animal taken to animal shelter so he can be adopted. awesome story, cool video for whatever family is take that cat home. >> that's awesome. >> coming up: you know that pennsylvania girl kicked out of her prom? welshing she is about to get the hollywood treatment. >> find out which local star just offered her a spot on his show.

details ahead. >>> today the phillies will try to rebound after their loss yesterday. a couple drops on the lens there, we know we have scattered showers. the first pitch is at 1:35. the bats went quiet yesterday. they got just two hits in the loss to the braves. it was ugly weather and an ugly game according to the fillies -- philly's manager. >>> and exaggerator upset nyquist yesterday at the preakness. it was his first loss as a thorough bred. >>> a south jerry market is hoping to make a very big come back after being nearly destroyed by fire. the columbus farmer's market had a grand reopening. you may remember a session of the historic market on route 206 was devastated by a fire about a year and a half ago. a member of 2014 the flames destroyed several businesses. now old and new businesses are in the restored space. >> it was a nightmare not knowing how to pay our bills, what would happen, fighting to survive every day. we were out for ten months. it was hard but our customers were supportive and we're very happy to be back. >> they have 65 indoor stores and a ou

there it is in philly. wednesday and maybe into early -- tuesday and maybe into early wednesday with that rain. then we clear up. temperatures start to get closer to normal by the end of the week. it's going to be a cool start to the week. next weekend we have chances of showers. but we're not talking about any low temperatures in the 50s. we don't see any of that in the ten-day period. >> ron burke with you. the rangers and blue jays could have turned in their batting gloves for boxing gloves. john clark will show you how two local pitching prospects are using their gives to help strike out cancer. that's next. >>> here we go with the final round of the players championship. jason day chipping from the rough on 9. looking like a lot of people i know including yours truly. a couple shots way short of the green for day who double bogeys the hole. he gets back in the groove on 10. his first birdie of the day at that point. moves to a three-stroke lead. his son dash is fighting the defending champ rickie fowle

we're going to take you to the inaugural women's fest and did the phillies offense show . >>> phillies hit the road with pep in their step, a nine-game, with a much needed win. second inning in game, cameron rupp hits second homer of the season, ending the 18 inning score less. eickhoff had his best outing. and michael franco had two hits. he drove in two as the phillies had 13 hits total and shut out atlanta 5-0. the eagles appreciate the female fans, they have an eagles academy where females can enhance their football knowledge. today they took it a step further, holding the first ever football festival for women at the linc. it is the first eagles football fumble for women. a full day dedicated to female fans. >> i've been an eagles fan ever vince i can remember. >> these days know their stuff. >> i'm glad other women are excited about football. >> this is long overdue. someone should have thought of this a long, long time ago. >> players past and present happy to teach the ladies a thing or two? i got a lot of respect for the women who showed up to brave the weather. it's raining o

taste of tori takes to you south philly restaurant that is truly entertaining. how this spot became part of movie history. >>> and a rare look inside the usmint in philadelphia. fine out how many coins are churned out in just one hour. we'll be back in a couple of minutes. >>> summer is right around the corner and when the temperatures heat up, the mosquitoes come out. >> um-hmm. insects are more than just a nuisance though they can also transmit dangerous diseases. >> so what's the best way to keep the bug away from your property? that's a good question and nicole brewer is here now with the answer. >> and ukee and jess there's been so much talk about the zika virus and it has a lot of people wanting to take the proper precautions including protecting your home and and family from these insects. so how do you protect your property from mosquitoes? it's a good question. as many of us spend more and more time outdoors. ♪ >> do you do entertaining outdoors. >> yes. >> what type of things do you do to prevent mosquitoes. >> warmer weather means more mosquitoes mu

phillies, a little chilly at the ballpark. >> how about those phillies. early season pleasant surprise, final game of the series with the reds with a three game winning streak one game out of first place in the division. adam morgan signing an autograph before the game. it was a tough day for adam however. second inning adam duval hits a line drive that maikel franco couldn't get to. jay bruce will score. reds take the lead. to two batters later tucker barn heart at the plate. he'll single to left that will score duval. ly cincinnati up two-nothing. phillies down four-nothing. suarez will take this pitch over the center field fence into the bushes for a three run homer. reds take a seven-nothing lead in the sixth. franco at bat. he'll hit a fly ball to center that tyler holt miss played. two runs are going to score but that is just not enough. reds take the final game of the series nine to four. >> well, good news is we won the series and had a a lot of energy for the whole weekend. played well except for today. we got enough hits. we stranded 16 runners

phillies head out for ten game road trip in st. louis. he gave her a nice mother day gift with that winning streak. >>> nothing like good dose of the silent treatment. all quiet on the sam bradford front, literally. eagles starting quarterback still not talking to the eagles since requesting a trade, bradford hasn't shown his face at work outs and has not answered doug pederson's phone calls. although howie roseman maintain bradford is this team's starter pied her son says his absence will not make the heart grow fonder. >> anybody that is not the any of the 32 off season programs is losing valuable time with that club. he is not going anywhere. he is our guy. we look forward to the day he comes back. it is unfortunate the situation but at the same time it is a voluntary process, as you know, and he cannot do much about that. but, you know, the minute he comes back and catch him up and we just keep going forward. >> bradford not only one skipping work out fletcher cox has yet to attend as well as he waits out negotiations between agent an

you can file this under only in philly. a crowd waiting in line for cheese steak on south street, well, they break out to boyz ii men. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> all right, women, you do the math. here is the weekend, 3:00 in the morning, on south street, some people have been drinking? the guy who posted this on line wrote quote this is why i love this city. it has been shared thousands of times, many sharing the same sentiment. they having fun or what? still ahead, string every recent violence has camden police on high alert. what they think three shootings may all have in common. and still ahead, we continue to follow the breaking news from overnight, egyptian airplane goes missing without a trace, and crashes. was this terrorism-related? we'll take a look straight ahead. >> breaking news, plane crash overnight, what went wrong in the sky and in search for survivors. one lucky's night, ruined by this man, what police say happened after the woman hit it big. plus ... what i said was incredibly stupid and insensitive. >> penn