Topic: Philadelphia Phillies

Strasburg injured, Nationals still beat Phillies 8-1

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Washington's rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg was forced to leave the game with an apparent arm injury, but the Nationals still cruised to a 8-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. The Nationals, behind a strong performance from Strasburg, ...
Nationals ace Strasburg leaves start against Phillies with apparent injuryNationals rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg left his start against the Phillies in the fifth inning with an apparent injury. Strasburg grabbed his right wrist and shook it after a pitch to Dominic Brown ...

Phillies escape with 1-0 victory over Nationals

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies remained on the heels of the front-running Atlanta Braves in the N.L. East by edging the Washington Nationals 1-0 Friday. The victory kept the Phillies 2.5 games back of the Braves, after Atlanta stopped the Chicago ...

Yankees and Rays in tightest AL division race

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Yankees and Rays figure to battle to the end for Major League Baseball's best record in the American League East, baseball's tightest division race as the long campaign heads into the final quarter of the season. With ...
Halladay's seven shutout innings leads Phils to 1-0 win over NationalsRoy Halladay pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The Phillies, who have won 13 of 17 games, are ...
Phillies, Rays take wild-card leads into weekend, injuries help shape races with 40 games leftCharlie Manuel scoffed at the notion of second place. So did Phillies stars Jimmy Rollins and Roy Oswalt. Even if it meant a playoff spot. "We don't care ...

Braves land Lee from Cubs to bolster playoff bid

Derrek Lee, a first baseman seen as a possible offensive spark, was obtained by the Atlanta Braves in a Major League Baseball trade with the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. The Braves, at 70-49, lead the National League East division by 2 1/2 ...
Roy Oswalt goes 7 strong innings in Phillies' 9-3 win over GiantsRoy Oswalt pitched seven sharp innings, Placido Polanco had four hits and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 9-3 on Tuesday night. The Phillies took a one-game lead over ...
All-Star 2B Chase Utley is back for the Phillies 7 weeks after having thumb surgeryThe Philadelphia Phillies have activated All-Star second baseman Chase Utley from the disabled list, less than seven weeks after he had thumb surgery. Utley tore a ligament in ...
Kyle Kendrick pitches into seventh, Phillies end Mets' miserable week by beating them 3-1Kyle Kendrick toyed with New York's sputtering offense into the seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies ended the Mets' miserable week by beating them 3-1 on Sunday night. Jimmy ...