Philadelphia Phillies News

Tim Hudson honored college teammate Josh Hancock with another strong outing and Andruw Jones won it for the Braves with a three-run homer in the ninth inning, giving Atlanta a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Pitching with a “JH” on the front of his jersey, Hudson allowed only four hits in [...]

Jamie Moyer took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and combined with two relievers for a four-hitter in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 6-1 win over the Florida Marlins on Sunday. Moyer had faced the minimum 20 batters when Miguel Cabrera broke up the no-hitter with a two-out double in the seventh. The hard liner went [...]

Joe Torre’s older brother is scheduled to have a kidney transplant on Tuesday. Frank Torre will receive the kidney from one of his daughters, Yankees manager Joe Torre said before Sunday’s game against Boston. “He’s actually looking forward to it because he hasn’t been feeling all that strong, which is why you have to have [...]

Dontrelle Willis won without his best stuff — again. Willis struggled through 6 1-3 innings, Miguel Cabrera had a career-best five hits and Josh Willingham hit a three-run homer in Florida’s 11-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. Cabrera was 5-for-5 with four singles and a solo homer.

Tom Gordon blew another save for the Philadelphia Phillies. This time, the offense bailed him out. Carlos Ruiz’s infield single with the bases loaded in the ninth gave the Phillies a 6-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday night. Philadelphia (10-12) has won six of seven after a terrible start. Jimmy Rollins’ NL-leading ninth [...]

Finally healthy, Shawn Hill is pitching like an ace. Hill pitched eight-plus innings, Dmitri Young homered and the Washington Nationals snapped Philadelphia’s five-game winning streak with a 4-2 win on Thursday. Aaron Rowand hit a solo shot for the Phillies to extend his career-best hitting streak to 14 games.

The Philadelphia Phillies recalled left-hander Fabio Castro from Triple-A Ottawa to replace the struggling Matt Smith. Castro was 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA in six appearances for Ottawa. Smith, acquired in the trade that sent Bobby Abreu to the New York Yankees last July, was sent to Ottawa to regain his control.

Jon Lieber is far more productive as a starter than reliever. Lieber limited the Nationals to two runs in six innings, Chase Utley was 5-for-5 with three RBIs, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Washington 9-3 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. Jimmy Rollins hit his NL-leading eighth homer and Ryan Howard added a two-run [...]

Wes Helms drove in the go-ahead run with a single in a three-run eighth inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their fourth straight win, 6-3 over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Antonio Alfonseca (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth, and Tom Gordon worked the ninth for his fourth save in six chances.