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Philadelphia Phillies (21-23) at Miami Marlins (12-32), 7:10 p.m. (ET)

"The Phillies are set to have two of their sluggers undergo MRIs with Ryan Howard nursing a knee ailment and Carlos Ruiz hampered by a hamstring problem.

Phillies look for road to .500 in Miami

A few lockers away, Carlos Ruiz struggled to pull green shorts over his wrapped right leg.

Phils shock Reds with homers by Kratz and Galvis in 9th

Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz left the game with a right hamstring strain.

Reds lose 5-3 to Phillies

Young crossed the plate with the go-ahead run and Howard scored on a headfirst dive on Carlos Ruiz's sacrifice fly for a 5-3 lead.

David Murphy: The danger in making Phillies assumptions

Carlos Ruiz might yet find the zone he inhabited last season as the team's undisputed MVP.

Recap: Philadelphia vs. Miami

Ben Revere added an RBI single and Carlos Ruiz scored a run for the Phillies, winners in five of their last seven games.

Commentary: Pat Gillick still believes in Phillies' core group

Among the seven are the core quintet of Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Carlos Ruiz and Cole Hamels.

Commentary: Emotional Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz answers questions on drug...

The human side of the Carlos Ruiz story bubbled to the surface Wednesday, and it was a painful experience for all involved.

David Murphy: Phillies' bench jobs up for grabs

Keeping the 31-year-old righthanded hitter would allow Galvis to get regular at-bats in the minor leagues.- Erik Kratz will spend most of the season as the backup catcher, but he is likely to...

Commentary: Once again, Phillies approach season's start missing a star

All-star catcher Carlos Ruiz, the best position player on the team in 2012, will not be around for the start of the 2013 season after testing positive late last season for the banned amphetamine...

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Philadelphia Phillies (11-14) at New York Mets (10-12), 1:10 p.m. (ET)

Ruiz enjoyed a career year last season, hitting .325 with 16 home runs and 68 RBI.

CINCINNATI: Phillies, Reds scoreless in 9th, game suspended

Ruiz is suspended for the first 25 games for testing positive for an amphetamine.

CLEARWATER, Fla.: David Murphy: Phillies' Ruiz has accepted ban with humility

On Thursday, Ruiz traveled to Fort Myers for what will be only his third start since March 4.