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Phillies, Red Sox face off after sluggish starts to 2nd half
Walker Buehler's season has been quite a grind, but at least he ended the first half with a pair of solid outings.,The veteran right-hander aims to build off those performances Monday when the Boston Red Sox visit the Philadelphia Phillies for the first of three games.,Buehler (6-6, 6.12 ERA) was an...

Taylor Ward, Angels finish series at Phillies with a bang
Taylor Ward doubled twice and drove in four runs to cap an outstanding series as the Los Angeles Angels rolled over the host Philadelphia Phillies 8-2 on Sunday.,Ward drove in multiple runs in all three games in Philadelphia, finishing the weekend set with two home runs, three doubles and eight RBIs...

Phillies will again look to big boppers in finale vs. Angels
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper are giving the Los Angeles Angels all they can handle this weekend.,The Philadelphia Phillies hope for another powerful performance from their left-handed sluggers on Sunday when they conclude their three-game home series with the Angels.,Schwarber has homered in each...

Kyle Schwarber grand slam lifts Phillies to win over Angels
Kyle Schwarber belted a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning to vault the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 home win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.,Bryce Harper also homered for Philadelphia after hitting two bombs in Friday's 6-5 defeat in the series opener. Nick Castellanos, Trea Turner ...

Phillies place INF Alec Bohm on 10-day IL
The Philadelphia Phillies placed infielder Alec Bohm on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a fractured left rib.,Philadelphia recalled utility man Weston Wilson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to replace Bohm on the 26-man roster.,Bohm, 28, sustained the injury after a pitch from San Diego's Yu Da...

Angels hope to stay hot against Phillies
Ray Montgomery hopes that as the weather continues to heat up, so will the bats of the Los Angeles Angels.,The second half of the season got off to a good start for the Angels on Friday, and they'll look to author another solid effort on Saturday when they continue their road series with the Philade...

Taylor Ward's two-run homer pushes Angels past Phillies
Taylor Ward hit a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning as the Los Angeles Angels emerged with a 6-5 victory over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Friday., ,Jo Adell also drove in two runs for Los Angeles, while Mike Trout and Logan O'Hoppe contributed two hits apiece. The visitors used...

First-place Phillies ready to resume season vs. Angels
Fresh off an MVP performance in the All-Star Game, Kyle Schwarber leads the Philadelphia Phillies into Friday's series opener against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,Schwarber went 0-for-2 with a walk through nine innings in Tuesday's Midsummer Classic. However, the Philadelphia slugger saved his b...

Simone Biles, Saquon Barkley clean up at ESPYs
Simone Biles took home two ESPY Awards, including her second Best Female Athlete honor, on Wednesday night at ESPN's annual awards show surveying the world of sports.,Biles also received the award for Best Championship Performance for her gold medal-winning showing in the Olympic gymnastics all-arou...

Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski addresses All-Star criticism
Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski didn't anticipate the blowback, but he understands why some are unhappy over his selection as an All-Star Game replacement after just five starts in the major leagues.,"I think it's one of those things that it's just that's the way it happened," Misiorowski...

Report: Grizzlies G Cam Spencer signing 4-year deal
The Memphis Grizzlies are re-signing guard Cam Spencer to a four-year, $10.5 million contract, ESPN reported Monday.,The deal reportedly includes three fully guaranteed seasons for the 25-year-old.,Spencer appeared in 25 games (one start) for the Grizzlies as a rookie last season and averaged 4.2 po...

Phillies grab lead late, hold off Padres for road win
JT Realmuto's RBI double in the top of the eighth inning on Sunday snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres.,Bryce Harper started the winning rally by grounding a one-out double down the left-field line against Adrian Morejon (7-4). David...

With a rejuvenated Jackson Merrill, Padres pursue sweep of Phillies
Say this much for San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill. When he snaps a slump, he doesn't do it with a bloop single off the end of the bat.,The player who was 3-for-35 in July entering play Saturday hit two homers off National League Cy Young Award candidate Zack Wheeler to propel his tea...

Jackson Merrill snaps slump with 2 HRs to help Padres edge Phillies
Manny Machado's sacrifice fly snapped a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday as the San Diego Padres clinched a series win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-4 decision.,Machado's drive to deep right field scored Fernando Tatis Jr., who started the rally with a one-out s...

Report: G Cole Anthony expected to sign with Bucks
Guard Cole Anthony has reached a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and plans to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks, per a source at ESPN.,The 25-year-old guard was shipped to Memphis in June as part of the Desmond Bane deal after spending the first five seasons of his career with the Orlando Magic. In 20...

Padres, Phillies make final push before All-Star break
As one of the best pitchers in the National League, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler might have had a chance to start the All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Atlanta.,But Wheeler instead opted for rest over glory and will skip that game, making his Saturday start at the San Diego Padres...

Padres' bullpen shines in 4-2 win over Phillies
Manny Machado homered and the San Diego Padres' bullpen tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings to secure a 4-2 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Machado led off the bottom of the eighth inning with his team-high 17th home run of the year, riding a Max Lazar pitch over the right field wa...

Padres keep winning close games; Phillies buoyed by healthy Bryce Harper
San Diego's 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night was the 20th one-run victory of the year for the Padres.,"We're good in close games," San Diego manager Mike Shildt said. "We do a lot of things well that allow you to win close games. But it's also legal to win 7-3 or 8-2.",The Pad...

Former Cubs, Phillies manager Lee Elia dies at 87
Former major league manager Lee Elia died on Wednesday, a week before his 88th birthday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced on Thursday.,"Elia was a valued contributor to the Phillies for much of his half century in professional baseball," the team said in a statement. "The third base coach for the...

Bryce Harper helps Phillies steamroll Giants, 13-0
Bryce Harper collected three doubles and a home run, Kyle Schwarber belted his 29th homer of the season, left-hander Jesus Luzardo threw seven shutout innings and the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged one win in their three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with a 13-0 shellacking Wedne...