jeremy hellickson. trust the process. a ten-game improvement from a year ago.hey say they're ready to play ball. >> the league opening day. something special. something i have looked forward to since i was a little kid. to get the opportunity to enjoy it with everybody in the clubhouse is something i'm looking forward to enjoying. >> me, as a player, i am expecting to win. everyone is expecting to win who want to win. and whatever that number is at the end of the year, whether it's, you know, ten games over 500, it is what it is. but we want to win and come out and play like it. >> now, the bigger concern going into the season, you hit on it there, has to be the pitching staff. combined era over 6. and nola, over 8 this spring on the era. and pete mccannon says he's worried that he's going to say the elbow is hurting. he was shut down last year because of the elbow >> i don't think he's healthy. doesn't have the same snap. he hasn't commanded the strike zone all spring. but he's the first starter. so worry about the top of the rotation. i'm more worried about t

jeremy hellickson went seven innings giving up two runs and four hits and struck out two. to the eighth, game tied. one on for that cesar hernandez and he took former phils joe blanton deep over the right field wall for a two run homer. fightans back in the lead. the new closer joaquin benoit got ryan zimmerman to pop out o phillies win four-two and here's joaquin on how to deal with being the closer. >> well, i believe it's a little bit more tension but for me i treat it the same way as the eighth inning. not trying to do too much t-you know, try to minimize the damage. >> calm under pressure. well, for the second time in the last four years the sixers could have the nba rookie of the year. joel embiid and dario saric are the favorites to take home the award. the sixers waited two years for dario to come over from turkey and he was worth the wait. after sixers tradedders sign ilyasova to the hawks dario averaging 17 points and seven boards in the final 25 games of the sixers season. >>> but gm brian colangelo says they want another power forward who can shoot the three. >

jeremy hellickson went seven innings giving up two runs.ghth game tied one ton orrises cesar hernandez and he took former phil joe blanton deep over the right field wall for a two run home or. fightans now taking the lead. the new closer joaquin benoit got ryan zimmerman to pop out to end the game. phillies win four to two and here's joaquin on how to deal with being the closer. >> well, i believe it's a little bit more tension but for me i treat it the same way as the eighth inning, not trying to do too much, you know, try to minimize the damage. >> for the second time in the last four years, the sixers could have the nba rookie of the year. joel embiid and dario saric are the favorites to take home the award. the sixers waited two years for dario to come over from turkey and he was worth the wait. after the sixers traded ill san ilyasova to the hawks dario averaged 17 points and seven boards in the final 25 games of the season. sixers gm brian colangelo says they want another power forward who can shoot the three. >> we're going to keep l

phillies open the season tomorrow at 4:10 in cincinnati with jeremy hellickson making his second-straight opening day start. hoping it goes better than last year, they were swept in cincinnati to start 2016. but, hey, it's a new year with new expectations after finishing with 91 losses. the manager is shooting for the playoffs. how about .500 with his young team. >> we should be capable playing .500. rest depends on how much the player improve. they have learned from last year, from spring training. there was a lot of competition. there's a lot of kids that are knocking on the door. >> we expect to win. come out of the ballpark every day. step out on the field, expecting to win, you know? whatever that is at the end of the year, we'll see. but we believe in ourselves. we believe we have a winning ball club. come out and play like it. >> much more on action news sports sunday at 11:45. and mike joins me live in studio in just about 12 minutes. it's not villanova's year. the guard, josh hart did not win player of the year. goes to frank mason of kansas. jay wright losing out on coach of the

on the mound for the phils is opening day starter jeremy hellickson went 17 innings of work this seasonuns. let's city hellickson continued to deal. oh, just cause that tease you heard me. he dealed all right. hellickson went seven innings, struck out five. he even retired his first nine batters. how about that? all right. bottom third phils up one to nothing runner on first. al tear with the rbi double to the gap. caesar hernandez scores from first. nice night for him. three hits. after short rain delay fast forward top ninth phils up fou four-three. hector ramirez strikes out flowers. phillies win again four-three. >>> we are now officially under a week away from the nfl draft for the fans the draft is easy enjoy the bright lights and festivities the weekend has to offer. however, for the actual general managers in the league the draft is a little more difficult. if you ask eagles legend ron jaworski, being successful in the draft is now more important than ever for teams. >> this is where championship teams are built. you know, the draft is now critical. the salary cap era you have t

jeremy hellickson on the mound. >> nfl draft day one tomorrow night.ck to you. >> thank you, ducis. finally tonight, philadelphia magazine kicked off its celebration of th the draft. >> they held a meeting and greeting. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." news at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪

. >> jeremy hellickson may have started the opener but eickhoff has the stuff to be the ace.s that against the reds. he through six innings. strikes out sinks batters in all. eickhoff is by brandon finnegan retires 19 in, in a row, strikes out nine. eickhoff finds trouble isevesev. 1-0 cincinnati. 2-0 in the ninth. tommy joseph strikes out fifth time in two games. filly also lose 2-0. >> delaware valley, are you ready? eagles are you ready? the draft is three weeks away. ron jawarski feels the eagles can really help themselves. >> if you look at the talent in the draft, there is a lot of talent in the quarterback position. if you are short on talent, this is a good year because there are a lot of players that can cover wide receivers. >> three weeks from today, the "action news" team will bring you a draft preview party. we broadcast from the parkway april 26th at 7:30 p.m. >> it's the eve of the opening round of the masters, number one ranked in the world may have to pull out. dustin johnson fell down a flight of stairs. the golfer has been advised to remain immobile. he hop

jeremy hellickson loves it. in the seventh, nobody gets this. two runs, seven innings.p at two. two run homer, hernandez best hitter in baseball, phils up two. galvis, how does he get to this? phillies in the win column, winning 4-2 on jackie robinson day. jalil okafor says he loves being here and wants to be part of a future though it means coming off the bench as joel embid's back up. he doesn't take a shot at the sixers for the way they handled him saying it was a weird year but not a disaster. sixers are still willing to trade him. >> i was frustrated with the situation i was dealing with. it was nobody's fault. >> he finds himself in a situation where there is a big roadblock ahead. we have discussed scenarios with his agent that we could find something mutually beneficial. we are happy to have him part of this organization. he's a great kid. >> today in game one against indiana, the calves hang on thanks to lebron. we are right back with more sports. >> the clock is ticking. before you know it, the eagles will be on the clock picking 14th before the draft on the p

jeremy hellickson on the mound. >> nfl draft day one tomorrow night.o you. >> thank you, ducis. finally tonight, philadelphia magazine kicked off its celebration of the the draft. >> they held a meeting and greeting. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." news at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ guardian ♪ guardian ♪ guardian of the galaxy volum♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, the cast of "guardians of the galaxy volume 2," chris pratt, zoe saldana, dave bautista, michael rooker and kurt russell. plus music from bleachers. and now, just relax -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

they got a good start out of jeremy hellickson last night.seven innings, struck out five batteries in a 4-3 victory. doesn't walk a single batter. has been sharp all season, his era 1.88. manager mackanin explains whys he's been so effective >> he's in command of his stuff. he got that change-up that keeps him balanced and locates it extremely well. he locates secondary as well as his fast ball >> it's been huge so far this year, just, you know, getting ahead, staying down, and you know, letting, letting our defense play, which made amazing plays so far this year. >> to college football, penn state had a tremendous season last year. they're looking to build upon that. it's the annual blue white game. thousands of fans packed happy valley. barkley sits out. no sense. james franklin has his eye on mcsorely. he'll be a junior. how about glassboro juanjohnson? coach explains what his team needs to do to continue. >> i think it's to understand what you're competing against and then also to understand what your challenges are and strengths. we got

on the mound for the phils is jeremy hellickson who manager pete mackanin penciled in as his openingarter has been a bright spot for the phillies ever since. >> it gives us a chance to win every time he takes the mound. every fifth day he's out there he goes deep into the ballgame and keeps their offense to a minimum. gives us a chance to win and that's all you can ask for from your starting pitcher. >> i expect him for one to have a good outing every time he goes out and he'll have his moments here and there it's good to see especially after within two out of three from the mets to come back home and start the home stand. >> starting to feel that buzz about the draft in town. >> eagles have the 14th pick? >> thirteenth. >> thirteenth. >> and week from -- >> excuse me it is the 14th i apologize you were right. >> i should know that. >> any picks, you? >> i want weapon for carson wentz. >> yeah. >> wide receiver a running back somebody on offense for him. >> wants that, too. >> definitely. >> exactly. >> all right. it's not a complete washout. but it's not a terrific weekend. >> below

. >> phillies host braves tonight jeremy hellickson is pitching begins ageless bartol a cologne, at 43more mlb experience then entire phillies experience combined, 19 years to just 14. last night phillies finally took a series from the mets, this happened in queens. miguel franco a big reason why third base man busted out of a zero for 22 slump, he had two hits and drove in two. >> it has been a frustrating year so far. you know, we have to stay close and patient and through the whole season and every single day just get out there and do whatever you can do. and do what you have to do. and more important then just winning the game. >>> coming on the list of your favorite eagles, carson, fletcher, brandon. bird traded up to pick all three of those guys will they make a move thursday in the nfl draft? they say it is just too early to tell. >> next week is when we kick tonight to high gear to talk to have team in the league and we will talk to every team in the league. we will talk about where they are at, where we're at and try to, have those discussions because it is hard on the clock.

jeremy hellickson will make his second day start at 4:10. it is almost time to say, let's play ball. >> i think we should be very capable playing 500 and rest depend on how much the players improve during the course of the season. they have all learned from last year from spring training there was a lot of competition they know there is a lot of kid, that are knocking on the door. >> we expect to win. we come out, to the ballpark, and, when we step on the field we expect to win. whatever that is at the end of the year, we will see but we believe in ourselves. we believe we have a winning ballclub. we come out and play like it. >> much more with the phillies tonight on "action news" sports sunday at 11:45. we will talk about the concern over aaron nola and much more. mike missanelli will join me live in the studio. >>> the sixers are just underway in toronto tonight looking to end their two game losing streak. sixers forward dario saric will be restricted to 24 minutes because of left heel soreness. villanova's josh hart does not win player o

jeremy hellickson talks about his goal for the season and phillies kevin cony projects where the phillies will fall in the east. the cardinal tar heels are on the virtue of rehe did he mean shun. coach explains why this thing started 363 days ago. all of that and more coming on next on sports sunday.

phillies racked up ten hits for winning pitcher jeremy hellickson.n't stop thinking about the leadoff homer. >> caesar hernandez set the tone. i tell you, we don't need power from the corners. we get our power from the middle infielders. >> going to be -- the whole season's going to be like that. we're going to stick together. we're going to play hard and give 100%. >> jessica likes that music. how about this nice moment late in the game. brock stassi's family taking video of theirst f at-bat. got the first on a walk. good for him. and nbc10 will help welcome the phillies home to citizens bank park this friday. you can watch the home opener against the wash nats at 3:-- washington nats at 3:05. watch the pregame show leading up to the game at 2:00 p.m. >>> dictionary.com is adding hundreds of more words and terms to its data base. >> these are fun. see if you know some of the new additions -- how about hangry. irritable because you're hungry. that's never happened to anyone on this desk. man bun. when a guy gathers his hair in a bun at the back or to

jeremy hellickson pitching and had to come out.rm should be fine, nothing like anything serious. top to the 9th. fills up 3-0, gomez blows it. zimmerman mash as three-run bomb to tie the game up lucky for jeanmar, bottom of the mine, hernandez with a walk-off to win the game, the phils get 4-3, when you win, you get to joke about it. >> i like it. it's great for the fans, especially when you win, i was -- really happy about the drama. actually. it's not -- you know, it's, you don't like to see that. you just hope that, you don't have to go through that. >> and that wasn't the only walk-off in the division, check this out. the braves up 5-4 bottom of the 9th and sterling with the walk be off, almost to dead center, the pirates, 6-5 win in extra innings. the flyers you know what? they're done, it will be a long, long off season for the players with the exception of wayne simmons, no one is safe. everyone can go. tonight the last game of the year, they will be taking on the hurricanes in just a couple of minutes now. this has to be mo

really credit to our players getting after it and busting their buts and working hard >> jeremy hellickson will be on the mound. sports i'm jeff skversky have a great day. ♪ >>> sticking with the phillies theme, the phillies home opener is friday. we got to look at what's new at the ballpark. they showed off a jersey shore inspired hot dog with a pork roll and cheese sauce, they served up a grain bowl with veggies, they have a pastrami sandwich, a pastrami sausage. in any will offer hot and cold premo hoagies. >> we'll be right back. >>> breaking news on the roosevelt boulevard in the feltonville section of philadelphia. police shutdown the outer lanes of the boulevard northbound near adams avenue to investigate a deadly shooting. you can see police on the scene right there. this is expected to be the situation for much of the morning. police tell action news they got a report around 6:00 this morning that a man was going eastbound on the 4800 block of summer dale avenue when another man in a white cadillac pulled alongside his car and opened fire hitting the man in the head. the injured d

led to victory by another performance by jeremy hellickson, hellickson went seven innings, struck out even retired the first nine batters he faced also note, second baseman, scissor hernandez, he stayed hot with three hits on the night as well, game two at 7:05 tonight. >> this is true. we love our football in this country. yes, and if you were on the couch today, and i am assure with the rainy weather mostly you were, were you able to see there was college football spring games, happening from coast-to-coast. of course, locally we checked in on penn state's blue and white game first. nittany lions looking to continue their winning ways after winning the big ten outright last season, most penn state fans believe the key this year will be all about how well starting quarterback trace mc sorely plays. looked good here today, overthrows a receiver, get pick offer. but the blue team, they went in route 26 to nothing. from happy valley to broad street we go. where we checked in on temple cherry and white spring game. should be interesting year for temple. still solid squad from last season

phillies lose their home opener seven-six and they need a performance like jeremy hellickson game onew. >> i'm really happy the way the guys battled back. to be down seven to zero with scherzer pitcher for the guys to come back the way they did including their closer was huge and i think it's a good -- good omen for things to come. >> good game. all right. let's talk golf. round two of the battle for the green jack picked back up today in augusta, georgia. if you asked any golfer playing in the masters this weekend most would say that they would swim oceans just to win golfs most prestigious prize. yesterday it was all about the win. today it was rocking chair on your porch type weather. 65 and sunny. brandon grace on the third shot on 15 watch this like roses in your garden a beautiful shot right there finds the bottom of the cup. eagle for grace. story of the day is this guy. sergio garcia with deep shot on 17. he would go on to later birdie the hole. sergio and ricky fowler both at four under par along with two others. here's your leader board right now. are you ready to release th

today phillies will open up at cincinnati and their opening day pitcher jeremy hellickson, talks about his goals for this season. >> i have set a 200 inning goal, you know, since i was a rookie. it is one of the things they taught me over there if you make every start and get to 200 innings, you know, you can probably look back and like how your year went. >> that is sports in a minute, i'm sean bell. >>> tyra banks, for decade she has been changing rules with fashion. how she's now proving that beauty can be found at any age >>> we have no problems at all this morning. so far, so good a live look at 309, right here near fort washington looking gup and over the bend any to downtown, all of the lights lit up there ready for a morning rush hour what a mess they yesterday, the atlantic city expressway. when we showed up to the scene of the overturned tanker on thee bound side of the ac expressway right before the farly service plaza it took crews all day, throughout the night, cleaning up, a hazmat situation with all that spilled fuel, but here's the game plan, they have the lanes opened,

jeremy hellickson went seven innings again last night. good job against the braves. the phillies are 5-0 when hellickson starts. just 3-9 when he doesn't pitch. trying to be nice, but finds out there's a net there. in the third, tommy joseph, four hits his last few games. in the eighth, pinch hitter jace peterson deep to center. herrera giving chase -- he always makes it interesting, doesn't he. circus catch there. take a look one more time, crashing into the wall. he could be going to hollywood some day. man of theatrics. the rain comes in the ninth. 4-2 phillies, hector neris take deep by garcia, one-run game, and a rain delay. 25 minutes later, neris, back-to-back saves. guess he's a closer now. phillies beat the braves, 4-3. >>> nfl draft is five days away now. the eagles usually have 150 players on their draft board. i'm told they have 180 this year. it's a really deep draft. the birds have a need at cornerback and it's a very deep draft at that position. that's good news. here is eagles' safety rodney mcleod. he thinkses they're going to get cornerbacks. he joi

morning, i'm sean bell, phillies kick off the season today in cincinnati, and opening day starter jeremy hellicksonke about the goals for this upcoming season >> outside a 200 inning goal i have set since i was a rookie, you know, that is one of the things those guys taught me over there if you make every start and get to 200 innings you can probably look back and you'll like how your year went >> the flyers and rangers they needed this win to keep their playoff hopes alive, third period, down by one with 202nd left claude giroux takes the shot but it is saved and the flyers, hopes of making the playoffs are over. they lose four-three officially eliminated from the playoff race. >>> sixers are just as depressing, taking on the raptors, nick stauskus trying to bring the ball up, gets the rim and that would lead to this, fred van cleve hits a corner three. sixers lose 113-105. that is sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >> all right. >>> we are talking about a revolution, our revolution we are just a couple weeks away from a major unveiling. >>> a sneak peak inside the museum of the american revolutio

. >> the phillies finish up series with the nationals this afternoon, jeremy hellickson on the mound fighting's, last night all eyes on starter aaron nola to see what he had in store for his first start of the season. that quickly became an after-thought as the phillies bat exploded early, and often. let's make some history, shall we? first inning, michael saunders single to right off jeremy guthrie. would score how i kendrick, two-nothing phils, just getting warmed up. tommy joseph ropes one up the middle. herrera scores. three-nothing, we're getting warmer clears them all. fly ball hit the wall. kendrick would have himself a triple. the fighting's would have themselves a eight-nothing lead at this point. still in the first inning. an ugly slide by kendrick by the way, but it didn't matter two. batters later, maikel franco live drain into the gap. herrera scores from first, the phillies scored a franchise record 12 runs in the first inning. they only had one game with 12 or more runs all of last season. aaron nola would go of. woe strikeout seven. phillies win by two touchdowns, 17

morning i'm sean bell phillies kick off the season, today in senate in the opening day, starter jeremy hellicksontalking about the goals for this upcoming season. >> i have set a 200 inning goal, you know, since i was a rookie, and that is one of the things they taught me over there, if you make every start and get to 200 innings you probably can look back and probably like the way your year went. >> flyers and rangers they needed this win to keep playoff hopes alive, third period down by one with 202nd left claude giroux takes the shot but the rangers save it and flyers hopes of making playoffs are over. they lose four-three officially eliminated from the playoff race. >>> sixers are just as depressing, taking on the raptors, nick stauskus trying to bring the ball up, gets ripped. and that would lead to this. fred van cleve hits the three in the corner, sixers lose 113 -105. sports in the minute. >>> lets go back to hockey for a second because we have up to date you on michael. he is back at home after passing out during the game with the devils, saturday night. medical trainers rushed in and es

just like last year, jeremy hellickson will get the opening day start.s his goal is to win half the season, 81 games if you're counting. he's based that off the editions of hendryk and saunders to the every day lineup. >> there's a lot that goes into it, it seems to work that way right now. i'm looking forward to seeing that lineup from the start. >> i'm happy with the additions we have in the clubhouse. not only with their ability to the field but what they bring to the clubhouse. >> csn is hosting a phillies watch party at xfinity live at 2:30. the first 500 fans will get a free cheesesteak and drink. you can watch at 3:05 on nbc10. catch our pregame show on friday starting at 2:00 p.m. >>> next, the top headlines that we're covering for you today. >> and that includes bill cosby's fight to get some evidence thrown out during his upcoming trial. why his lawyers say his use of certain drugs shouldn't come into play. >>> here's the stories we're following today -- >> philadelphia police looking for three teenaged boys who grabbed a 13-year-old girl off t

jeremy hellickson he pitched but he wanted to take matter noose his own hands. look at that.guess what, that's the first rbi triple for a phillies pitcher for actually any pitcher on opening day since 1963. hellickson gets the win and the phils go out on top four-three. >>> pitcher perfect start for the phillies but it's going to be if you have year in the nl east. nationals and mets are both teams that were c go to the world series both teams that are really really great. both in action today. mets taking on -- basis loaded in the seventh lucas clears it hits a shot over the center fielder's head and the mets will go on to win easily six-zero. nationals at home against the marlins. bryce harper that guy is not human much this is what he does. a deep shot 403 feet. the nationals will go on to win four-two. opening day had a couldn't of ton the great great defensive plays. manny machado in the hot corner diving for the stop and then the arm to just throw it over and get that out. that was the oriole blue jays game and the twins royals game byron bucks in sent field lays out fo

jeremy hellickson will face bartolo colon.tching the braves at the right time. they come in having lost three straight games. meanwhile the phillies are coming off a series win in new york. maikel franco and tommy joseph broke out of their respective slumps the phils will try to keep the good times rolling. >> we did a really good job last night. try to be positive, try to be consistent. we feel really good so today i just try to everybody go out there show a lot of energy and play the game the right way. >> we're facing a guy tonight that we've seen numerous, numerous times over the last few years. and so we know what to expect and we're going to be aggressive and go around yard a little bit. >> the union haven't won a match since last august. let that sink in for a moment. this season they're off to an zero,-, four and two start. >> we were at our best when we were responding quickly to adversity. again the guys have to have a belief and a confidence that mistakes are going to be made over the course of 90 minutes but how yo

jeremy hellickson went seven innings again last night. good job against the braves. the phillies are 4-0 when hellickson starts. they're just 3-9 when he doesn't pitch. take a look at braves pitcher, trying to be nice, throwing a ball to a fan, but finds out there's a net there now above the dugout. good try. in the third, tommy joseph, four hits his last few games. 3-0 phillies. in the eighth, pinch hitter jace peterson deep to center. herrera giving chase -- he always makes it interesting, doesn't he. circus catch there. take a look one more time, crashing into the wall. he could be going to hollywood some day. man of theatrics. the rain comes in the ninth. 4-2 phillies, hector neris take deep by garcia, one-run game, and a rain delay. 25 minutes later, neris, back-to-back saves. guess he's a closer now. phillies beat the braves, 4-3. >>> nfl draft is five days away now. the eagles usually have 150 players on their draft board. i'm told they have 180 this year. it's a really deep draft. the birds have a need at cornerback and it's a very deep draft at that position

. >> jeremy hellickson is today's opening starter. he led the team to victory last season with 12. brian and sharrie back to you. >> seeking to get off to the right foot today. ducis thank you. >> speaking of getting off on the right foot we hope you're doing that on the roads. a first check of the "action news" traffic report. >> let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt. >> hi, guys. we hope everyone is cooperating. seems a few people may not have been earlier this afternoon along the blue route 476. this is the northbound side approaching route this evening the broomall upper darby interchange where there was a crash awhile ago now but it's still out here on the shoulder attracting a little bit of attention as you head northbound away from lima springfield up through broomall. the slower speeds that's usually the case on the southbound side speeds like just 18 miles per hour as you travel south on the blue route through delaware county. we also have a crash earlier this afternoon on the schuylkill expressway. it was westbound right around the vin

jeremy hellickson went seven innings, giving up two runs and four hits and struck out two.e tied, one on foresees air hernandez and he took joe blanton philly on deep over right field wall for a two run home run. fightins take the lead. new closer joachim benoit got ryan zimmerman to pop up to end the game. phillies win four-two. here's joachim with how to deal were being the closure. >> it is a lit about mother tension, but, for me, i treat it the same way as the eighth inning. i'm trying to minimize damage. >>> for second time in the last four years sixers could have nba rookie of the year. joel embiid and dario saric are the favorites, to take home the award. the sixers waited two years for dario to come over from turkey, and he was well worth the wait. after the sixers, traded ilyasova to the hawks, dario averaged 17 points and seven board, and in the final 25 games of the season. but sixers gm brian colangelo says that they want another power forward, to can shoot the three. >> we're going to keep looking for shooters and guys that hopefully can do other things, defend

. >>> jeremy hellickson gets the ball this afternoon when phillies take on the nationals the strugglesor jeanmar gomez continues in game one of the series. to the seventh inning, ramos on the hill for phillies facing anthony rendone, fly ball off the scoreboard in right field. he would score from second, the game is tied. jeanmar gomez pitched a scoreless ninth inning but in the tenth again are daniel murphy, play goes opposite way , ball in the left field corner, bryce harper score and the phillies lose their fourth straight, three-two the final. >>> nba playoffs will start this afternoon, hopefully next season sixers may see some post season action for first time in five years. last year topic ben simmons, as you know, missed the season with the broken foot. he is recovered. he may play in the summer league many team plans to move him to the point guard. ben will be a problem to guard defensively and gm brian colangelo compared his skills to one of the best point guard in the league history. >> we've got someone with his unique skill set, his size, his strength, his power, he is , a

jeremy hellickson went seven innings giving up two runs on four hits and struck out two.ighth, game tied, one on for zest air hernandez and then he took former philly joe blanton deep over the right field wall, for a two run home run, fightins take the lead. the new closer joaquin benoit got ryan zimmerman to pop out to end the game. film is win four-two. here's joachim on how to deal were being the closer. >> well, i believe it is a little bit more tension, but for me, i treat it the same way as eighth inning. i'm not trying to do too much. trying to minimize the damage. >> for second time in the last four years sixers could have nba rookie of the year, joel embiid and dario saric are favorites to take home at ward sixers waited two years for dario to come over for turkey and he was worth the wait. after sixers traded ilyasova to the hawks, dario averaged 17 points, seven board in the final 25 games of the season. but sixers gm brian colangelo says they want another power forward who can shoot the three. >> we're going to keep looking for shooters and guys that hopefully

then another player jeremy hellickson hit a triple and that was first time that a triple was hit by a pitcher since 1963. >> that is good owe men for this team. >> last year we who, this year we won. >> we played red, and bull pen , fell apart a year ago and they hung on this time. >> 162 games what will record be. >> it is around 84, a couple games above 500 is fair. pete mackanin says i just want to play around 500 until august and see what happens. when a manager says that he is basically telling you don't get your hopes up. they are with the mets, national, 500. >> but still excitement. >> well, thank you, what is harden's first name. >> thanks, james harden. >> i'm working on it, i'm trying to get to that level. >> is that beard goals. >> fill in here, and a little bit on the top. >> but you see, i was hoping you would come back looking like freeway, okay. philly freeway, that is what i was hoping. we have to work on that. >> i want you to be able to go like this. >> i thought you were going to say tom hanks in cast away but freeway works. >> just call me off ramp. >> i want you

. >> starting pitcher is jeremy hellickson. >> same exact guy we saw opening day last year.hed well, he lost. but this year he is elder speights men, veteran we go to above aaron nola, jared eickoff and it business stability today. it is about the guy who in this position may not be best arm at the end of the season but this is the role that they see him fit right now is the ace, starter. >> hoist another guy, jared eickoff. >> yes, younger pitcher as well. last year he didn't struggle but he had a decent year. just under 500. run production this year will help him significantly. >> doesn't he have a great curve ball. >> he can locate that. >> nice. >> breaking ball, breaking ball is an asset for him. control is a huge help for eickoff. on the flip side control for aaron nola, other youngstery thought his last name was new orleans. >> i'm sorry. >> his last name is in the new orleans. >> it is not short for new orleans, it is actually nola. >> i know that. i'm just kidding. >> i know aaron nola. >> control is issue for him. he has speed up, velocity up but we are waiting for

starter jeremy went five inning, allows six hits on the mound, he also got in on the fun with the stick. hellicksonmacking a triple right here to knock in a run. phils win four-three, and they'll get day off. and jared eye cough gets the game two start tomorrow night. tonight busy night in local sport. we've got the sixers and brooklyn net in south philly with a 7:00 start. and the sixers only five games remaining this year. the flyers, they're on the road in north jersey, against the devils. they were eliminated from playoff contention with a lost on sunday. so guys, phillies, starting offer the season well, sixers with a kim every games left. >> it was my suit. >> it was your suit. >> katie, i just heard katie laugh. >> i did not. >> did you snucker? >> snucker. >> a lot of people liked that suit. >> they did. flocking to retailers where ever they can buy that. >> so patty know it was just one game, but is that an indication of things to comfort fillies. >> long, long season. >> i'm not wearing that suit every day. thank you, pat trish. well, delivery driver making a drop off leaves with a little