Papelbon says he's a become a better pitcher by adjusting speeds
8 hours, 16 minutes ago
Papelbon believes he has been a better pitcher with the Phillies than he was during his six seasons as the Boston Red Sox closer, which is saying something because he was brilliant in Beantown.
Brown and Ruiz lead Phillies past Reds
2 days ago
Jonathan Papelbon then pitched a scoreless ninth for his eighth save.
Reds lose 5-3 to Phillies
3 days ago
Justin De Fratus (2-0) got two batters out in the eighth and Jonathan Papelbon finished for his eighth save in eight tries.
Recap: Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati
3 days ago
Jonathan Papelbon walked pinch-hitter Xavier Paul leading off the ninth, but retired the three ensuing batters to notch his eighth save of the year in relief of Justin De Fratus (2-0).
Lee, Rollins lead Phils over Reds
3 days ago
Justin De Fratus (2-0) got two batters out in the eighth and Jonathan Papelbon finished for his eighth save in eight tries.
Phillies have many problems to fix
4 days ago
It's easy to identify those problems: almost no offensive production from right field and center field, a bullpen with a 4.75 ERA when closer Jonathan Papelbon is removed from the equation, a...
David Murphy: The danger in making Phillies assumptions
5 days ago
But it also suggests some level of regression from Kendrick and Pettibone, plus a handful of blown saves from a thus far perfect Jonathan Papelbon.
Marcus Hayes: Phillies have wiggle room to catch up
5 days ago
Not with Jonathan Papelbon in the back of the bullpen, pitching as well as anyone in baseball.
Pettibone stays unbeaten, Phils top Indians
6 days ago
Three relievers got the next four outs and Jonathan Papelbon finished in a non-save situation after Philadelphia tacked on two runs in the eighth.
Cleveland Indians (21-16) at Philadelphia Phillies (18-21), 7:05 p.m. (ET)
6 days ago
The late heroics made a winner out of Phils reliever Justin De Fratus, who got the final out in the ninth inning, and closer Jonathan Papelbon worked around a hit in the ninth for his seventh save.
