This date in baseball
8 hours, 33 minutes ago
The Phillies batted around three times and had season-highs in hits (19) and runs.2011 - The hot-hitting Boston Red Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 14-1 in an eight-inning, rain-shortened game.
Phillies can't get even, fall 5-2 to Nationals
8 hours, 56 minutes ago
And the Nationals, whose bats had become so cold that manager Davey Johnson vowed to stop shaving until they came to life, managed to put up some runs for a change in the Phillies' 5-2 loss.
Recap: Washington vs. Philadelphia
9 hours, 50 minutes ago
Domonic Brown went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored, while Erik Kratz plated the other run for the Phillies, who had won three of four coming into the contest.
Zimmermann wins 8th; Nationals top Phillies 5-2
11 hours, 2 minutes ago
Domonic Brown's RBI single in the second and Erik Kratz' sacrifice fly in the fifth gave the Phillies a 2-1 lead, but the Nationals put together five hits in the bottom of the inning to go ahead 5-2.
Sanabia : I didn't know spitter was against rules
13 hours, 5 minutes ago
Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia says he didn't know it was illegal to spit on the ball, the way he did Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies (23-24) at Washington Nationals (24-23), 7:05 p.m. (ET)
21 hours, 52 minutes ago
The homestand starts Friday night with the opener of a three-game series versus the NL East-rival Philadelphia Phillies, followed by a quick two-game set with the nearby Baltimore Orioles.
Miami Marlins (13-34) at Chicago White Sox (21-24), 8:10 p.m. (ET)
22 hours, 29 minutes ago
On Wednesday in Miami, 85 of Cliff Lee's 115 pitches went for strikes as the veteran left-hander tossed his 12th career shutout to guide the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory over the Marlins...
Oblique strain sends Phillies' Utley to DL
1 day ago
The Philadelphia Phillies have placed second baseman Chase Utley on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique.
Bob Ford: Phillies face questions on plan of action
1 day ago
With slightly more than two-thirds of the season remaining, it doesn't look like that large a gap and it is a reason Amaro can sell the notion that contending is still within the grasp of the Phils.
Phillies' Utley headed for MRI with sore rib area
2 days ago
"I've talked to a few guys on this team who have had it; some guys I played with in the past had it," the Phillies second baseman said while seated in the visiting dugout at Marlins Park on...