Ruiz skips rehab assignment, activated by Phillies

June 18, 2013

By Nick Tricome

Carlos Ruiz will skip the rehab assignment entirely, heading right back to the Phillies instead.

Brown makes up for Papelbon's blown save

June 17, 2013

Box Score (From ESPN.com)

By Nick Tricome

The Phillies looked like they had this one in the bag. Top of the ninth, two outs and a 4-3 lead with Jonathan Papelbon on the mound. They had it, but then they didn't.

Chad Tracy hit a solo home run for the Washington Nationals to tie the game. He also gave Papelbon his first blown save of the year in the process.

Papelbon may have blown the save, but Domonic Brown more than made up for it.

With Ben Revere at third and Jimmy Rollins at second, Brown hit a walkoff single into center to give the Phillies a 5-4 win over their National League East rival.

Rough road trip leaves Phils in need of good series against Nats

June 17, 2013

By Nick Tricome

In the series finale against the Minnesota Twins, the Phillies walked away with a 3-2 win with Cliff Lee on the mound. But the Phils struggled to score runs, having lost the prior three games with only six runs scored.

Following the game against Minnesota, Lee reinforced his desire to win when speaking to reporters.

“I definitely want to win," Lee said. "There’s no doubt about that. I want to win. I don’t know how to say it besides that. I want to win.”


Some have taken Lee's words as him being open to a trade, but for at least the series opener against the Colorado Rockies, they could have been a spark.

Struggles continue in opening 3-2 loss to Minnestoa

June 12, 2013

Box Score (From ESPN.com)

By Mike Patterson

The Phillies lost game one of their series in Minnesota against the Twins. Cole Hamels started on the mound for the Phillies and PJ Walters for the Twins. 

Phils give up nine in series finale against Brewers

June 9, 2013

Box Score (From ESPN.com)

By Mike Patterson

The Phillies lost the last game of their four game series with the Brewers 9-1, making it three losses in a row.

UPDATE: Kratz heads to the DL, needs surgery

June 9, 2013

By Nick Tricome
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UPDATE: Kratz will require surgery after his MRI revealed a "medial meniscus tear" in his left knee, according to the Phillies' official Twitter account.

The timetable for Kratz's return will be set after he has had the surgery.

The MRI on Erik Kratz' left knee revealed a medial meniscus tear. Surgery will be required...recovery time will be known after surgery.
— Phillies (@Phillies) June 10, 2013

ORIGINAL: Catcher Erik Kratz is headed to the 15-day disabled list after injuring his knee in the ninth inning of Saturday night's 4-3 loss to Milwaukee.

Back under

June 8, 2013

By Mike Patterson

The Phillies lost a tough-fought game to the Brewers in Milwaukee on Saturday night in game three of the four game series.