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ATLANTA -- Nick Castellanos raised his right hand in triumph and gave it a little pump as he rounded first base. In the dugout, his teammates went a little nuts. It's been a difficult first season in Philadelphia for the big free-agent…

The Phillies' worst-case scenario played out Saturday night as Bryce Harper suffered a fractured left thumb and is out indefinitely. Harper was hit in the thumb by a 97 mph Blake Snell fastball in the fourth inning in San Diego. He…

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Early runs, shutdown innings, solid defense, uneventful relief, late insurance ... wherever he is, Joe Girardi's got to be thinking, "Really?" The Phillies' offense jumped an Angels starting pitcher for the second straight night,…

Rob Thomson was a little delayed getting to his first postgame news conference as a big-league manager Friday night. That's because the Phillies played one of their best games of the season in scoring a 10-0 win over the Los Angeles…

With Phillies manager Joe Girardi facing questions from reporters about his job security, owner John Middleton and president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski must consider the following. • Would moving on from Girardi elicit howls…

Maybe the Mets really can survive the looming June gauntlet without Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer. Their lineup seems prepared to slug its way through the brutal stretch of playoff contenders. The latest…

ATLANTA – For the second straight game, the Phillies played some sloppy defense, and their bullpen was unable to hold back the Atlanta Braves’ offense. “We gave it away,” manager Joe Girardi said after his team's 8-4 loss Wednesday…

NEW YORK -- Tylor Megill, who began the second no-hitter in Mets history, was unaware of what he had started until long after he left the mound. Drew Smith and Seth Lugo were in the trainer’s room when the television broadcast tipped…