Topic: Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies take 2-1 MLB series lead over Cards

Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco blasted a seventh-inning homer and closer Ryan Madson registered the final five outs as Philadelphia beat St. Louis 3-2 in game three of their playoff series.Francisco, batting for pitcher Cole Hamels, delivered with a three-run home run to bust ...

Phillies take 2-1 lead over Cards at MLB series

Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco blasted a seventh-inning homer and closer Ryan Madson registered the final five outs as Philadelphia beat St. Louis 3-2 in game three of their playoff series.Francisco, batting for pitcher Cole Hamels, delivered with a three-run home run to bust ...

Cardinals manager La Russa fined for umpire criticism

(Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was fined by Major League Baseball for criticizing an umpire during his team's divisional series playoff game on Sunday, the manager said.La Russa commented during a televised interview that home-plate umpire Jerry Meals ...

Phillies take 2-1 lead over Cards at MBL series

Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco blasted a seventh-inning homer and closer Ryan Madson registered the final five outs as Philadelphia beat St. Louis 3-2 in game three of their playoff series.Francisco, batting for pitcher Cole Hamels, delivered with a three-run home run to bust ...

Phillies take 2-1 playoffs lead over Cardinals

(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies, fueled by Ben Francisco's pinch-hit home run, pushed the St. Louis Cardinals to the brink with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday that gave them a 2-1 lead in their National League division series.Francisco broke open a scoreless ...

Brewers take control, Cardinals bounce back

The Milwaukee Brewers scored five runs in the sixth inning to beat Arizona 9-4 and take a two-games-to-none grip on their Major League Baseball playoff series.In Philadelphia, the Cardinals ensured the Phillies didn't get a similar stranglehold on the other best-of-five National ...

Phillies, Brewers open MLB playoffs with victories

Roy Halladay shrugged off a shaky start and Ryan Howard smacked a key home run as Philadelphia rallied to beat St. Louis 11-6 in their Major League Baseball playoff opener.The Phillies seized a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five National League series, while ...

Brewers down Diamondbacks in playoff opener

Prince Fielder belted a two home runs and Yovani Gallardo out-pitched Arizona ace Ian Kennedy on Saturday as Milwaukee opened baseball's National League playoffs with a 4-1 victory over the Diamondbacks.Fielder's two-out blast chased Kennedy in the seventh inning.Meanwhile Gallardo surrendered just ...

Phillies crush St. Louis in series opener

(Reuters) - Philadelphia launched their Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs campaign in emphatic fashion on Saturday, coming from behind to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6 in the opening game of their National League division series.The Cardinals, who snuck into the playoffs ...

Yankees, Phillies have an edge as playoffs open

Major League Baseball's winningest teams, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, own a home-field edge in the playoff fight that begins Friday and ends with the 107th World Series.The Yankees beat Philadelphia in the best-of-seven championship showdown two years ago and ...