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MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH As the trade deadline approaches at the end of July, every word of every potential trade candidate will be parsed and dissected in ways that tea leaf readers would be envious of.

After the pregame rain delay, before the first pitch, Cliff Lee and Carlos Ruiz walked in from the bullpen, their steps broadcast on the big video board, the applause from the stands embracing and warm; like old times.

Lee continued his dominent season on Tuesday night, allowing just one run in the team's 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals.

Amaro acquired six players in the offseason -- Ben Revere, Michael Young, Mike Adams, John Lannan, Delmon Young and Chad Durbin -- and none have performed as trumpeted.

Anger flared in Charlie Manuel's voice as reporters huddled around the Phillie manager's desk about 30 minutes after the final pitch of Sunday's 5-2 loss.

Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer .

Jhoulys Chacin delivered arguably the best start of his career, coming within one out of a complete game shut out in a dominating performance.

There must be something about June and the Philadelphia Phillies. Maybe it's Father's Day.

A rare moment in recent baseball history passed Thursday at Target Field without anyone noticing.

Joe Mauer against Seattle Mariners pitcher Aaron Harang during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Minneapolis.

It's one of those strange trends that develops over the course of a season -- the Phillies can't seem to win when Cole Hamels pitches.

The Phillies rallied from down five runs on Friday to claim the opener of a three-game set in Colorado.

Ruben Amaro Jr. has six weeks to make a decision on whether the Phillies should be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline.

The Phillies really hate making things easy for themselves. The club banged out 16 hits on the night, led by Ben Revere , but could only muster 3 runs.

Just last season, the NL East was full of promise. The Phillies, winners of the five previous division titles, still had their three aces.

MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Cole Hamels came into the big leagues wanting to win 300 games and multiple Cy Young Awards .

Before the recent round of school budget cuts and staff layoffs Rebacca Poyourow and Cook-Wissahickon art teacher Christina Kimmel wrote a grant proposal for the Hamels Foundation .

They had Jonathan Papelbon, who is one of the top closers in baseball. They signed Mike Adams and Chad Durbin to join Antonio Bastardo to provide a veteran presence.

La Velle E. Neal III has covered baseball for the Star Tribune since 1998 . Born and raised in Chicago, he grew up following the White Sox and hating the Cubs.

The Philadelphia Phillies had built up some momentum and moved above .500 for the first time this season before dropping three straight to the lowly Milwaukee Brewers .