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Hunter Pence homered for the second straight game, and Cliff Lee got his sixth straight win Wednesday night, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that took them to a new high point.
The Phillies have made a roster move, acquiring left-handed hitting outfielder John Bowker from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Chris discusses a state audit of the PA Liquor Control Boards wine kiosks, Mitt Romney's plan to take down Rick Perry and talks to Phillies Play-by-Play Annoucer Scott Franzke about dealing with Hurricane Irene and the series in Cincinatti against the Reds.
Roy Halladay allowed a pair of hits in seven innings and drove in three runs with the second double of his career on Tuesday night, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Shane Victorino hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning Monday night, and Cole Hamels was solid in his return from the disabled list, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
The move comes as no surprise, seeing as how Hamels had been scheduled to pitch tonight's series opener in Cincinnati for days.
The Florida Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies game Saturday has been postponed by rain.
The Phillies announced that their game previously scheduled for Sunday against the Florida Marlins is being moved up one day due to the threat of severe weather from Hurricane Irene.
I have to admit, when I agreed to do this blog, I never thought I'd be writing about weather as much as I have in the last week. Hurricane Irene is descending on the Delaware Valley and the Phillies are hosting the Florida Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.
Finally, last week, Michael Schwimer made his Major League debut in Washington, pitching three effective innings.
Mike Pelfrey threw six effective innings, Nick Evans and David Wright homered and the New York Mets snapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.
The topic about Cole Hamels is not about the disabled list. In this instance, the Philies are buying themselves a couple of days to figure out if he can really go, and get Pete Orr on the bench in the process.
Vance Worley threw seven impressive innings, John Mayberry Jr. and Shane Victorino hit homers and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 9-4 on Tuesday night.
The earthquake was felt at Citizens Bank Park, where team officials were holding a silent auction for attendees at a "Baseball 101" event.
I am one person who can't stand rain delays. What took place over the weekend was frustrating, but there were some mistakes made that could have been avoided even if the rain couldn't have been.
The Phillies have placed another key squad member on the shelf.
"We actually had a glitch in our system when we were signing up donors," says a Red Cross spokesman. "We overbooked the schedule."
The Philadelphia Phillies placed shortstop Jimmy Rollins on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with a right groin strain.
Ian Desmond hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning, then Jonny Gomes was hit by a pitch from Brad Lidge with the bases loaded in the 10th on Sunday, giving the Washington Nationals an unlikely 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins left Sunday's game against the Washington Nationals with a strained right groin.
Phillies have taken 2 of 3 from the 1st place team in the NL West, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Several community groups have been texting and tweeting, attempting to get the word out about the protest, Saturday at 8:30 PM, that begins with a rally at Broad and South Streets.
Cliff Lee threw seven impressive innings, Wilson Valdez hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Arizona 9-2 Wednesday night to snap the Diamondbacks' seven-game winning streak.
Walter White says his grandson, Ryan, was transferred to CHOP on Monday and appears to be making progress.
The Phillies have placed third baseman Placido Polanco on the disabled list. To take his place on the roster, righthanded reliever Michael Schwimer is expected to be recalled from AAA Lehigh Valley.
