2020 Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies primary logo
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkCitizens Bank Park
CityPhiladelphia
Record28–32 (.467)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersJohn S. Middleton
General managersMatt Klentak
ManagersJoe Girardi
TelevisionNBC Sports Philadelphia
NBC Sports Philadelphia +
NBC Philadelphia
(Tom McCarthy, John Kruk, Ben Davis, Rubén Amaro Jr., Jimmy Rollins, Gregg Murphy)
RadioPhillies Radio Network
WIP SportsRadio 94.1 FM (English)
(Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, Jim Jackson, Kevin Frandsen)
WTTM (Spanish)
(Danny Martinez, Bill Kulik, Rickie Ricardo)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

The 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 138th season in the history of the franchise, its 17th season at Citizens Bank Park, and the first season under new manager Joe Girardi. The Phillies failed to improve from their 81–81 record in the previous year and missed the playoffs for the ninth straight season.

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[2] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camp on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for Opening Day on July 24.[3]

Season standings

National League East

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 3525 0.583 — 19–11 16–14
Miami Marlins 3129 0.517 4 11–15 20–14
Philadelphia Phillies 2832 0.467 7 19–13 9–19
Washington Nationals 2634 0.433 9 15–18 11–16
New York Mets 2634 0.433 9 12–17 14–17

National League Wild Card

Division Leaders W L Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4317 0.717
Atlanta Braves 3525 0.583
Chicago Cubs 3426 0.567


Division 2nd Place W L Pct.
San Diego Padres 3723 0.617
St. Louis Cardinals 3028 0.517
Miami Marlins 3129 0.517


Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Cincinnati Reds 3129 0.517 +2
Milwaukee Brewers 2931 0.483 —
San Francisco Giants 2931 0.483 —
Philadelphia Phillies 2832 0.467 1
Washington Nationals 2634 0.433 3
New York Mets 2634 0.433 3
Colorado Rockies 2634 0.433 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 2535 0.417 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 1941 0.317 10

Record vs. opponents

2020 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020

Team ATL MIA NYM PHI WSH AL
Atlanta —6–47–35–56–411–9
Miami 4–6—4–67–36–410–10
New York 3–76–4—4–64–69–11
Philadelphia 5–53–76–4—7–37–13
Washington 4–64–66–43–7—9–11

Game log

2020 Game Log[4] Overall Record: 28–32
July (1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecord
1July 24Marlins2–5Sandy Alcántara (1–0)Aaron Nola (0–1)Brandon Kintzler (1)0–1
2July 25Marlins7–1Zack Wheeler (1–0)Alex Vesia (0–1)—1–1
3July 26Marlins6–11Stephen Tarpley (1–0)Cole Irvin (0–1)—1–2
—July 27YankeesPostponed (COVID-19);[5] Makeup: August 5[6]
—July 28YankeesPostponed (COVID-19);[7] Makeup: August 6[6]
—July 29@ YankeesPostponed (COVID-19);[7] Makeup: August 3[6]
—July 30@ YankeesPostponed (COVID-19);[7] Makeup: August 4[6]
—July 31@ Blue Jays[lower-alpha 1]Postponed (COVID-19); Makeup: August 1 as a traditional doubleheader[10][11]
August (14–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecord
—August 1 (1)@ Blue Jays[lower-alpha 1]Postponed (COVID-19);[12] Makeup: August 20 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader[13]
—August 1 (2)@ Blue Jays[lower-alpha 1]Postponed (COVID-19);[12] Makeup: August 20 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader[13]
—August 2@ Blue Jays[lower-alpha 1]Postponed (COVID-19);[12] Makeup: September 18 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader[13]
4August 3@ Yankees[6]3–6Gerrit Cole (3–0)Jake Arrieta (0–1)Zack Britton (4)1–3
—August 4@ MarlinsPostponed (COVID-19);[6] Makeup: September 11 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader[13]
—August 4@ Yankees[6]Postponed (inclement weather);[14] Makeup: August 5 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader[14]
—August 5@ MarlinsPostponed (COVID-19);[6] Makeup: Makeup: September 13 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader[13]
5August 5 (1)@ Yankees[lower-alpha 2][6]11–7Zack Wheeler (2–0)J. A. Happ (0–1)Héctor Neris (1)2–3
6August 5 (2)Yankees[6]1–3Adam Ottavino (2–0)Tommy Hunter (0–1)Zack Britton (5)2–4
—August 6@ MarlinsPostponed (COVID-19);[6] Makeup: September 14 as a single game[13]
7August 6Yankees[6]5–4Deolis Guerra (1–0)Jordan Montgomery (1–1)Héctor Neris (2)3–4
—August 7BravesPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 9 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader[15]
8August 8Braves5–0Jake Arrieta (1–1)Kyle Wright (0–2)—4–4
9August 9 (1)Braves2–5Tyler Matzek (2–0)Deolis Guerra (1–1)Mark Melancon (3)4–5
10August 9 (2)Braves0–8Max Fried (3–0)Spencer Howard (0–1)—4–6
11August 10Braves13–8Aaron Nola (1–1)Sean Newcomb (0–2)—5–6
12August 11Orioles9–10 (10)Cole Sulser (1–1)Deolis Guerra (1–2)Travis Lakins, Sr. (1)5–7
13August 12Orioles4–5Shawn Armstrong (2–0)Zach Eflin (0–1)Cole Sulser (4)5–8
14August 13Orioles4–11Tom Eshelman (1–0)Jake Arrieta (1–2)—5–9
15August 14Mets6–5Héctor Neris (1–0)Seth Lugo (1–2)—6–9
16August 15Mets6–2Aaron Nola (2–1)Steven Matz (0–4)—7–9
17August 16Mets6–2Zack Wheeler (3–0)Rick Porcello (1–3)—8–9
18August 18@ Red Sox13–6Blake Parker (1–0)Josh Taylor (0–1)—9–9
19August 19@ Red Sox3–6Austin Brice (1–0)Jake Arrieta (1–3)Brandon Workman (4)9–10
20August 20 (1)@ Blue Jays2–3Jordan Romano (2–1)Deolis Guerra (1–3)—9–11
21August 20 (2)@ Blue Jays8–9Anthony Kay (2–0)Héctor Neris (1–1)A. J. Cole (1)9–12
22August 21@ Braves2–11Max Fried (4–0)Aaron Nola (2–2)—9–13
23August 22@ Braves5–6Mark Melancon (2–0)Brandon Workman (0–1)—9–14
24August 23@ Braves5–4Zach Eflin (1–1)Josh Tomlin (1–1)Brandon Workman (5)10–14
25August 25@ Nationals8–3Jake Arrieta (2–3)Erick Fedde (1–2)—11–14
26August 26@ Nationals3–2Aaron Nola (3–2)Will Harris (0–1)Brandon Workman (6)12–14
—August 27@ NationalsPostponed (strikes due to shooting of Jacob Blake);[16] Makeup: September 22 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader[16]
27August 28Braves7–4 (11)Blake Parker (2–0)Mark Melancon (2–1)—13–14
28August 29Braves4–1Zach Eflin (2–1)Josh Tomlin (1–2)Brandon Workman (7)14–14
29August 30Braves10–12A. J. Minter (1–0)Jake Arrieta (2–4)Mark Melancon (6)14–15
30August 31Nationals8–6Spencer Howard (1–1)Erick Fedde (1–3)—15–15
September (13–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecord
31September 1Nationals6–0Aaron Nola (4–2)Patrick Corbin (2–3)—16–15
32September 2Nationals3–0Zack Wheeler (4–0)Max Scherzer (3–2)Brandon Workman (8)17–15
33September 3Nationals6–5 (10)Blake Parker (3–0)Sean Doolittle (0–2)—18–15
34September 4@ Mets5–3Jake Arrieta (3–4)Jared Hughes (1–2)Brandon Workman (9)19–15
35September 5@ Mets1–5Seth Lugo (2–2)Spencer Howard (1–2)—19–16
36September 6@ Mets1–14Jacob deGrom (3–1)Aaron Nola (4–3)—19–17
37September 7@ Mets9–8 (10)Brandon Workman (1–1)Miguel Castro (1–1)Héctor Neris (3)20–17
38September 8 (1)Red Sox6–5Héctor Neris (2–1)Matt Barnes (1–3)—21–17
39September 8 (2)[13]Red Sox2–5Chris Mazza (1–1)David Phelps (2–4)Marcus Walden (1)21–18
40September 10@ Marlins5–6Yimi García (1–0)Brandon Workman (1–2)—21–19
41September 11 (1)@ Marlins11–0Aaron Nola (5–3)Trevor Rogers (1–1)—22–19
42September 11 (2)@ Marlins3–5James Hoyt (2–0)Ranger Suárez (0–1)Yimi García (1)22–20
43September 12@ Marlins12–6Heath Hembree (3–0)José Ureña (0–1)—23–20
44September 13 (1)@ Marlins1–2Sixto Sánchez (3–1)Ramón Rosso (0–1)—23–21
45September 13 (2)@ Marlins1–8Braxton Garrett (1–0)Zach Eflin (2–2)—23–22
46September 14@ Marlins2–6Pablo López (4–4)Vince Velasquez (0–1)—23–23
47September 15Mets4–1Jake Arrieta (4–4)Rick Porcello (1–5)Héctor Neris (4)24–23
48September 16Mets4–5Miguel Castro (2–1)Héctor Neris (2–2)Edwin Díaz (4)24–24
49September 17Mets6–10Justin Wilson (2–1)Brandon Workman (1–3)—24–25
50September 18 (1)@ Blue Jays[lower-alpha 3]7–0Zach Eflin (3–2)Robbie Ray (2–5)—25–25
51September 18 (2)Blue Jays8–7Connor Brogdon (1–0)Rafael Dolis (2–2)Héctor Neris (5)26–25
52September 19Blue Jays3–1Vince Velasquez (1–1)Hyun-jin Ryu (4–2)Tommy Hunter (1)27–25
53September 20Blue Jays3–6Taijuan Walker (4–3)Adonis Medina (0–1)Anthony Bass (6)27–26
54September 21@ Nationals1–5Aníbal Sánchez (3–5)Zack Wheeler (4–1)—27–27
55September 22 (1)@ Nationals1–5Austin Voth (1–5)Aaron Nola (5–4)—27–28
56September 22 (2)@ Nationals7–8 (8)Daniel Hudson (3–2)Brandon Workman (1–4)—27–29
57September 23@ Nationals12–3Zach Eflin (4–2)Erick Fedde (2–4)—28–29
58September 25@ Rays4–6Nick Anderson (2–1)Adam Morgan (0–1)John Curtiss (2)28–30
59September 26@ Rays3–4Peter Fairbanks (6–3)Zack Wheeler (4–2)Aaron Slegers (1)28–31
60September 27@ Rays0–5Josh Fleming (5–0)Aaron Nola (5–5)—28–32
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Phillies team member
  1. 1 2 3 4 at Citizens Bank Park due to ongoing preparations at the Blue Jays 2020 "home" field (Sahlen Field)[8][9]
  2. ↑ at Citizens Bank Park with the Yankees as the home team[14]
  3. ↑ at Citizens Bank Park with the Blue Jays as the home team[13]

Roster

All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2020 are included.

2020 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Andrew McCutchen572173255901034422.253.433
Didi Gregorius6021534611021040315.284.488
Jean Segura54192285152725223.266.422
Bryce Harper581904151921333849.268.542
J. T. Realmuto471733346601132416.266.491
Alec Bohm441602454110423116.338.481
Rhys Hoskins411513537901026129.245.503
Scott Kingery361131218503609.159.283
Roman Quinn4110814233127125.213.315
Jay Bruce329611194261407.198.469
Phil Gosselin3992142350312010.250.402
Adam Haseley40797225001307.278.342
Andrew Knapp337292041215015.278.444
Neil Walker183959300301.231.308
Kyle Garlick122203100300.136.182
Mickey Moniak81433000004.214.214
Rafael Marchan3834001301.500.875
Ronald Torreyes4711100000.143.286
Team Totals60194530650090108228935229.257.439

Source:

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; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Aaron Nola553.281212071.15431262396
Zach Wheeler422.921111071.06726231653
Zach Eflin423.971110059.06028261570
Jake Arrieta445.0899044.15125251632
Vince Velasquez115.5697034.03621211746
Tommy Hunter014.01240124.2221111625
Spencer Howard125.9266024.13017161023
Héctor Neris224.57240521.22415111327
Blake Parker302.81141016.01275925
Adam Morgan015.54170013.01488616
Brandon Workman146.92140513.0231110915
Connor Brogdon103.9790011.1555517
David Hale004.0962011.0165517
JoJo Romero007.59120010.213109210
Ramón Rosso016.527109.2977811
Heath Hembree1012.5411009.1171313510
David Phelps0112.9110007.2121111311
Deolis Guerra138.599007.1109728
José Álvarez001.428006.171136
Nick Pivetta0015.883005.210101014
Reggie McClain005.065005.196332
Adonis Medina014.501104.032234
Ranger Suárez0120.253004.0109941
Cole Irvin0117.183003.2117714
Trevor Kelley0010.804003.184415
Austin Davis0021.004003.0107712
Mauricio Llovera0036.001001.054411
Garrett Cleavinger0013.501000.221101
Neil Walker000.001000.200010
Team Totals28325.14606011497.0550311284185532

Source:

Season summary

July

The Phillies dropped their home opener, 2–5, against Marlins but was highlighted by shortstop Didi Gregorius' home run. The team rebounded with a 7–1 victory the next day powered by Gregorius' second home run and designated hitter Phil Gosselin's 2-home run performance to give pitcher Zack Wheeler the victory in his Phillies' debut. The Marlins won the rubber match, 11–6, as the Phillies left the bases loaded 3 times in the latter half of the game.

COVID-19 outbreak

The Marlins' opening day catcher Jorge Alfaro was placed on the injured list after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day. First baseman Garrett Cooper and outfielder Harold Ramírez also tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter. Two days later prior to the final game of the opening series, Marlins' pitcher José Ureña tested positive for COVID-19 and was scratched from his start.[17] Following the game the Marlins delayed their flight back to Miami due to concerns of an outbreak.[18][19]

On July 27, the Marlins' home opener against the Baltimore Orioles was postponed amid reports that eight new players had tested positive for COVID-19.[20] Reports stated that 11 Marlins players and two coaches had tested positive. MLB also postponed the Phillies' next game against the Yankees as the Yankees would be using the same clubhouse as the Marlins.[5] The Marlins remained in Philadelphia pending further testing.[20]

On July 28, sources reported that at least four more members of the Marlins had tested positive for COVID-19. In five days, the Marlins had a total of 17 people test positive for the virus.[21] On the same day, the MLB announced that the Marlins and Phillies seasons would be put on hold and their opponents' schedules adjusted.[10][22]

The Phillies' home-and-home series with the New York Yankees was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[5] The July 31 game with the Toronto Blue Jays was also postponed and rescheduled as an August 1 traditional doubleheader.[10][11] However, on July 30 after an unnamed coach and Phillies' clubhouse worker tested positive (which were later determined to be false positives[23]), the Blue Jays series was postponed.[12][24]

August

As Major League Baseball juggled the schedules, the Phillies opened August with a home-and-home series with the Yankees, making up games postponed from the previous week.[6] Hours before the first pitch on August 3, the next day's game was postponed due to the impending inclement weather with the approach of Hurricane Isaias, setting up a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park where each team would take turns at being the home team.[14] Earning a split of the 4-game Yankees' series, the Phillies went on to split the 4-game Atlanta Braves' series. After being swept in a 3-games series by the Baltimore Orioles, the Phillies completed their homestand by sweeping the New York Mets.

In their first real roadtrip of the season (they had played a single game in New York earlier in the month but traveled back to Philadelphia after the game), the Phillies split a 2-game series with the Boston Red Sox. After leading early in both games of a doubleheader against in the Blue Jays, the Phillies were swept in the brief 1-day stay in Buffalo, New York, the Jays' home stadium (Sahlen Field) in 2020 due to the pandemic. In Atlanta, the Phillies led early in the opening 2 games of the series only to have the bullpen lose the games in the final innings. In the Atlanta finale, broadcast on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, the Phillies held on for a 5–4 victory with the game-tying run thrown out at home plate to end the game.

Playoffs again not reached

On September 27, 2020, the Phillies lost the season finale to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5–0, and they were therefore not eligible for the playoffs. If the Phillies had won that game and the San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Brewers had lost, they would have clinched the eighth playoff spot. The Giants and Brewers both lost their games.

Farm system

Due to safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced on June 30, 2020, that the 2020 Minor League Baseball season would not be played.[25]

Level Team League Manager
AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs International League Gary Jones
AA Reading Fightin Phils Eastern League Greg Legg
A-Advanced Clearwater Threshers Florida State League Shawn Williams
A Lakewood BlueClaws South Atlantic League Marty Malloy
A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Pat Borders
Rookie GCL Phillies Gulf Coast League Roly de Armas
Rookie DSL Phillies Dominican Summer League Waner Santana


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