Philadelphia Phillies News

Barry Bonds moved closer to Hank Aaron’s record, and then said he was done talking about it. Bonds broke out of a lengthy home run drought, hitting his 746th career homer in the sixth inning of a 6-4, 10-inning loss against Colorado to pull within nine of Hammerin’ Hank’s career mark of 755. Unfortunately [...]

Ryan Howard is back and the Philadelphia Phillies are moving up. Howard was 3-for-4 with a pair of two-run homers, Greg Dobbs added another two-run shot and the Phillies crushed the Atlanta Braves 13-6 on Sunday to complete their first sweep of the season. Howard and Dobbs hit two-run homers in the first before the [...]

Every 20 years or so, Jamie Moyer beats the Braves. He was right on schedule Friday night. Greg Dobbs snapped a tie with a two-run single in the seventh inning and Ryan Howard padded the lead with a two-run double in the eighth as Moyer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Atlanta 8-3 to open a [...]

Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez served a one-game suspension Friday night for going onto the field during a bench-clearing confrontation one inning after he was ejected. Florida’s first-year manager was ejected for the first time Thursday for arguing a call. In the next inning, the Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies waged a shoving match near third [...]

Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez on Friday was suspended one game by Major League Baseball for his actions during Thursday’s contest against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez was suspended for one game Friday by Major League Baseball for returning to the field following his ejection. Gonzalez was tossed in the third inning of Florida’s 5-4, 11-inning win over Philadelphia on Thursday night, then came back to the field the following inning when benches and bullpens emptied.

The Philadelphia Phillies activated first baseman Ryan Howard and placed pitcher Brett Myers on the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Howard went on the disabled list on May 12, retroactive to May 10, with a strained left quadriceps. Friday was the first day he could be activated. Howard was 2-for-6 with a homer and four [...]

ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Philadelphia Phillies welcomed back the National League’s reigning Most Valuable Player on Friday, but will have to go without their new closer for at least the next two weeks.

The Marlins and Phillies swapped shoves in a standoff Thursday night, then played past midnight before Miguel Cabrera made Florida a winner. Cabrera doubled off the scoreboard to score Hanley Ramirez from first base with no outs in the 11th inning, and the Marlins beat the Phillies 5-4. Tempers flared in the fourth inning, when [...]

Florida Marlins ace Dontrelle Willis began shouting at the Philadelphia Phillies’ dugout, and soon the two teams were engaged in a shoving match near third base Thursday night. At least one punch was thrown by an unidentified Florida player, but no ejections resulted from the confrontation, which emptied both benches and bullpens in the fourth [...]