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Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez added to NL All-Star team roster
The Philadelphia Phillies boosted their MLB-leading total to eight All-Stars on Saturday with the addition of left-hander Cristopher Sanchez to the Midsummer Classic.,Sanchez will make his first All-Star Game appearance as the replacement for veteran left-hander Chris Sale, who is slated to start fo...
Athletics look for another surprise win over Phillies
After an emotional three-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies fell flat in their opener against the Oakland Athletics.,The Phillies lost 6-2 on Friday and appeared out of sync throughout.,Philadelphia will now look to get back on track when it hosts the A's again o...
Lawrence Butler, Shea Langeliers help A's surprise Phillies
Pinch hitter Lawrence Butler hit a two-run home run to lift the Oakland Athletics past the host Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Friday.,Shea Langeliers added two RBI singles and Brent Rooker contributed two singles and an RBI. Miguel Andujar also had an RBI single.,Athletics starter Hogan Harris gave u...
Phillies release Whit Merrifield, recall IF/OF Weston Wilson
The Philadelphia Phillies released three-time All-Star Whit Merrifield on Friday.,Merrifield, 35, signed with Philadelphia as a free agent in February and appeared in 53 games for the Phillies. He split his time between left field (20 starts), second base (12) and third base (8).,Merrifield hit thre...
Phillies look to pad win total with A's in town
The Philadelphia Phillies swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game series this week and already boast a major-league-best 61 victories with three games to go before the All-Star break.,However, the Phillies refuse to be satisfied. They have larger goals.,Philadelphia will look to continue its p...
Phillies sweep Dodgers on strength of Aaron Nola, three HRs
Brandon Marsh homered, tripled and drove in two runs to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Thursday.,Trea Turner hit a home run and a single for the Phillies, who polished off a three-game sweep. Kyle Schwarber added a solo homer for insurance.,Phillies starter A...
Phillies turn to Aaron Nola in quest of sweep vs. Dodgers
The Philadelphia Phillies will look for a series sweep when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.,The Phillies cruised to a 10-1 win in the series opener on Tuesday before posting their majors-best 60th victory in a 4-3 triumph on Wednesday.,Kyle Schwarber belted a solo home run while Trea ...
Phillies get key hits, keep Dodgers under control
Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run, Cristopher Sanchez threw six solid innings and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Wednesday.,Trea Turner and Bryson Stott each added two hits and an RBI for the Phillies, who have won the first two games in this three-game serie...
Healthier Phillies pursue another win over Dodgers
The Phillies received a boost from the return of standouts Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, and Philadelphia produced a dominant 10-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,The Phillies will hope to replicate that offensive effort during the middle game of a three-game series on W...
Trea Turner, Phillies bully Dodgers
Trea Turner had three hits, including a grand slam, to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 10-1 drubbing of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series. ,Brandon Marsh added a solo home run among his two hits, Bryson Stott also hit a solo shot and Kyle Schwarbe...
Phillies activate Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber ahead of Dodgers series
The Philadelphia Phillies activated designated hitter Kyle Schwarber and All-Star first baseman Bryce Harper from the 10-day injured list, the team announced Tuesday.,Schwarber (left groin strain) and Harper (left hamstring strain) had been out since they were injured June 27 in a 7-4 home loss to t...
Star-studded Dodgers, Phillies clash in matchup of title contenders
The division-leading Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers will send a combined 13 players to next week's All-Star Game, but first they will face off in a key three-game series starting Tuesday in Philadelphia.,Zack Wheeler (9-4, 2.74 ERA), one of the Phillies' club-record seven All-Stars, w...
MLB All-Star rosters revealed; Phillies lead with 7 picks
The full rosters for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game were revealed Sunday.,The Philadelphia Phillies will send a major league-high and franchise-record seven players to this year's Midsummer Classic, slated for July 16 in Arlington, Texas. ,The pitching staffs and reserves were solidified Su...
Braves ride four home runs, stellar pitching to shutout of Phillies
The Atlanta Braves hit four home runs, three coming in the second inning, and Reynaldo Lopez pitched six scoreless innings to overpower the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 in the rubber game of their series on Sunday.,The Braves won the final two games of the series, improved to 4-2 against the P...
In quest for back-to-back wins, Phillies rookie to face Braves
The Atlanta Braves will send nine-year veteran Reynaldo Lopez to the mound on Sunday to face Philadelphia Phillies rookie Michael Mercado in the rubber game of the three-game series between the top teams in the National League East.,The teams have split the first two games, with the Phillies winning...
Phils' Ranger Suarez pursues bounce-back effort vs. Braves
Philadelphia left-hander Ranger Suarez will try to recover from his worst start of the season on Saturday when the visiting Phillies meet the Atlanta Braves in the second game of the three-game series.,The Phillies won the opener 8-6 on Friday to square the teams' season series at 2-2. First-place P...
Trea Turner's 2-run homers help Phils past Braves
Trea Turner hit two homers and Aaron Nola earned his 100th career victory as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Friday to win the opening game of the three-game series.,The Phillies increased their lead to 10 games over the second-place Braves in the National League Ea...
Braves get chance to slice into Phillies' division lead
Two outstanding starting pitchers will face off when the visiting Philadelphia Phillies begin a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night in a battle between the top two teams in the National League East.,Philadelphia right-hander Aaron Nola (9-4, 3.43 ERA) will oppose Atlanta lef...
Ian Happ (2 HRs, 6 RBIs), Cubs rout Phils to avert sweep
Ian Happ hit a pair of three-run homers -- one from each side of the plate -- as the Chicago Cubs salvaged the series finale Thursday with a 10-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.,Happ was 4-for-4 with a career-high six RBIs. He homered off Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sanchez in t...
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies aim for sweep of Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez added another chapter to his feel-good story on Wednesday, when he was named National League Pitcher of the Month for June.,Sanchez looks to build on his success when he takes the mound against the host Chicago Cubs on Thursday.,Philadelphia ...