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NEW YORK (AP)—Turns out the Philadelphia Phillies do have enough money for both Cliff Lee(notes) and Roy Halladay(notes)—and Roy Oswalt(notes) and Cole Hamels(notes), too. A year after Phillies traded him away, Lee chose to rejoin them and form a fearsome foursome that is the envy of all of...

Turns out the Philadelphia Phillies do have enough money for both Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay — and Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels, too. A year after Phillies traded him away, Lee chose to rejoin them and form a fearsome foursome that is the envy of all of baseball. The free-agent pitcher passed up...

PHILADELPHIA – Davey Lopes has informed the Philadelphia Phillies he won't return as first-base coach, the team says. Lopes spent the last four seasons with the Phillies, and played a significant role in the team's success in stealing bases. Under Lopes, the Phillies led the league in...

Phillies bats quiet in Game 3 NLCS loss SAN FRANCISCO – This was just the situation the Philadelphia Phillies must have hoped for against Matt Cain. Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins stepping to the plate with runners in scoring position. Instead of delivering like they have so often against...

Phillies playing role of favorites for first time PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Phillies find themselves in a new role this postseason. The two-time defending NL champions are no strangers to big games, having advanced this far in three straight years. The only difference between now and the...

MLB: Philadelphia 3, Arizona 2 (11 inn.) PHILADELPHIA, A single by Wilson Valdez with one out in the 11th inning Thursday brought in Cody Ransom from second and gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 win over Arizona. The Phillies ran their winning streak to eight games and completed a big day...

MLB: Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 3 ATLANTA, (UPI) -- Troy Glaus went deep for the third straight game, backing Tim Hudson's strong start Tuesday in the Atlanta Braves' 7-3 win over Philadelphia. The victory was the Braves' seventh straight and served to boost their National League East lead over...

MLB: Philadelphia 9, Milwaukee 5 MILWAUKEE, May 15 (UPI) -- A homer by Raul Ibanez put Philadelphia in front in the fourth Friday and Shane Victorino had three RBI in helping the Phillies overpower Milwaukee 9-5. The Phillies had three home runs in winning for the seventh time in nine games...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Cliff Lee(notes) had no-hit stuff. He wasn’t exactly rooting for a no-no, however. Not just yet. “I’m kind of glad I didn’t throw a no-hitter,” Lee said following a fabulous debut for the Philadelphia Phillies. “If I did that the first time, I’d have to live up to some high...

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Ryan Howard(notes) was released from the hospital Sunday but did not play for the Philadelphia Phillies against Baltimore, ending his consecutive games streak at 343. Howard was hospitalized Saturday for the second time in two nights with flu symptoms. The slugger was released...

HILADELPHIA (AP)—Rod Barajas(notes) turned the boos directed toward him into jeers for the slumping World Series champions. Barajas led off the ninth inning with a pinch-hit, tiebreaking homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Thursday to complete a three-game...

NEW YORK (AP)—Philadelphia Phillies infielder Pablo Ozuna(notes) has been suspended for 50 games under baseball’s minor league drug program. Major League Baseball said he had an elevated ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone, a violation of its drug rules. The 34-year-old Ozuna was hitting...

SAN DIEGO (AP)—After Ryan Howard(notes) and J.A. Happ(notes) did their thing, J.C Romero finally made his season debut for the Philadelphia Phillies. Howard hit a two-run homer and Happ threw seven scoreless innings to lead Philadelphia to a 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...

SAN DIEGO – Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer off Chris Young and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. It was Howard's second homer of the series and the sixth for the Phillies. Philadelphia swept this three-game series by...