Phillies' Scott Mathieson Savoring His Return To The Bigs
He spent the last several years overcoming a roster's worth of injury problems to get back to the big leagues with the Phillies.
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He spent the last several years overcoming a roster's worth of injury problems to get back to the big leagues with the Phillies.
Jason Giambi became the second-oldest player to hit three homers in a game and tied his career high with seven RBIs, leading the Colorado Rockies past the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 Thursday night.
Cole Hamels threw eight impressive innings, Jimmy Rollins drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Chris reviews yesterdays primaries and talks to KYW's Larry Kane about the end of the Rizzo era in Philadelphia. He talks to Seth Everett about the Phillies recent struggles and analyzes the early missteps of Newt Gingrich's Presidential campaign.
Lance Berkman lined a bases-loaded single over a drawn-in outfield with one out in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the run-starved Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
Check out some of the various guests who were on with Angelo Cataldi and the Morning Team on Monday morning.
Righthander Jordan Ellis was a standout pitcher at Radnor High School, and later on at Villanova University. He turned enough heads that the Phillies selected him in the 28th round of the June 2008 MLB Draft.
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking home run off Roy Halladay in the eighth inning and Atlanta's pitching held Philadelphia to just 4 hits as the Braves beat the Phillies 3-2 on Sunday.
Shane Victorino left Saturday's game with the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning with a sore right hamstring and will not play in Sunday's final game of the series, according to Phillies manager Charlie Manuel.
Raul Ibanez snapped a tie with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Friday night.
Some good news on the injury front for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Very quietly, righthander JC Ramirez, the third player acquired in the Cliff Lee deal, has pitched very effective baseball for the Double-A Reading Phillies.
Chris talks to Steve Cordasco about oil prices on Finance Friday, Daily News Columnist Will Bunch about the Skylar Kauffman case and global warming, CBS 3's Beasley Reece about Chase Utley and the Phillies series in Atlanta, and Congressman Bob Brady about his briefing and viewing of the Osama bin Laden death photos.
Jimmy Rollins delivered a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Florida Marlins 5-3 Wednesday night.
Chris reacts to President Obama's immigration speech and Senator Pat Toomey's budget proposal. He talks to Scott Franzke about the Phillies and CBS 3's Dray Clark about the abduction and murder of Skylar Kauffman.
In a matchup of aces, Roy Halladay's walk to Josh Johnson proved pivotal.
The Philadelphia Phillies turned four double plays behind Joe Blanton, who came off the disabled list to pitch five innings and earn his first victory of the season by helping to beat the Florida Marlins 6-4 on Monday night.
Chris continues the discussion on the ramifications of the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death on the Monday Morning Matchup with Jeff Roe and Michael Bronstein and with former Navy SEAL Howard Wasdin. He talks to Chris Chrisite about the potential nominees for President and conducts his weekly analysis with Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel.
Freddie Freeman, Alex Gonzalez and Eric Hinske each homered, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Sunday night.
The Philadelphia Phillies placed catcher Carlos Ruiz on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday because of inflammation in his back.
Chase Utley homered twice and beat out an infield single in an extended spring training game on Saturday.
Following Friday night's game against Atlanta, the Phillies placed right-hander Roy Oswalt on the 15-day disabled list with lower back inflammation.
Derek Lowe took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves won their sixth straight game, beating Philadelphia 5-0 on Friday night despite Cliff Lee's 16 strikeouts for the Phillies.
Chris breaks down Carl Lewis' latest court victory and the controversy now surrounding the President's decision not to release the photo of a dead Osama bin Laden. He talks to Steve Butler about commodities and jobs for Finance Friday and Beasley Reece about tonight's Flyers-Bruins game and the Phillies-Braves series this weekend.
Roy Halladay struck out 10 in seven sharp innings, Raul Ibanez and Shane Victorino homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep with a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night.
