Topic: Placido Polanco
(Reuters) - Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard tore an Achilles tendon in Friday's season-ending loss to the St. Louis Cardinals and may not recover in time for the Phillies' pre-season training camp in February, the team said Saturday.Howard suffered the injury on ...
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Roy Halladay pitched his first shutout of the season as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 1-0 on Wednesday to become the first team to book a place in the Major League Baseball playoffs.Halladay (18-5) finished with seven ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies put All-Star third baseman Placido Polanco on the 15-day disabled list due to lower back inflammation and activated reliever Ryan Madson, the National League East leaders said Friday.The 35-year-old Polanco, who is hitting .274 with ...
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies held off a spirited rally to defeat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 at Citizens Bank Park on Friday.Philadelphia built a 7-0 lead on the strength of seven strong innings from starter Roy Halladay and a grand slam ...
In this 11-inningcontest, Polanco was the key for his team?s victory, batting in the first runof the game with a solo shot to left field. Look for Teixeira to have two hits, one homerun, three RBIs and scoretwo runs.Thursday?s Chosen Hitter?Johnny Damon: ...
Phillies 3B Polanco gets cortisone shot in left elbow, expected to rejoin team this weekendThird baseman Placido Polanco is expected to rejoin the Phillies for this weekend's season-ending series at Atlanta after getting a cortisone shot in his left elbow.Polanco had his ...
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 San ...
3B Wright overtakes Polanco on NL All-Stars; AL's Joe Mauer top vote-getter overallDavid Wright has overtaken Placido Polanco in the final week of voting to be the National League's starting third baseman in the All-Star game.Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was again ...
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies put infielders Chase Utley and Placido Polanco on the disabled list, dealing a blow to a team that was widely expected to win their third straight National League East division title.Utley, a four-times All Star, suffered ...
Phillies put 2b Utley, 3B Polanco on DL, major setback for NL defending champsThe Philadelphia Phillies have lost half of their starting infield to injury.The Phillies put second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Placido Polanco on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. ...