Jimmy Rollins News

JIMMY ROLLINS reached the 1,200 milestone in runs last week with a solo homer against the Reds at Citizens Bank Park.

After a calamitous 10-game West Coast swing, the Nationals could use a strong showing against their fiercest division rival to boost their standing.

Before Chase Utley took a swing during batting practice in Miami and pain shot through his rib cage, Charlie Manuel advised Freddy Galvis to rehearse patience.

Michael Young has been better than many expected, while Jimmy Rollins is having another typical year for him.

Domonic Brown drove in the tiebreaking run on an infield grounder in the eighth and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the Cincinnati Reds' 6-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory on Friday night.

Manager Mike Redmond has been relying on a cheat sheet of sorts during his pregame press gatherings.

Ryan Howard went 3-for-5 with three RBI and Delmon Young homered for the second time this season as the Philadelphia Phillies evened a three-game set with the Miami Marlins with a 7-3 win at Marlins Park.

On the way to work this morning I had this conversation, as I do just about every morning with my dad.

Freddy Galvis, the utility infielder called into a starting role because of an injury, worked a one-out walk against Miami starter Alex Sanabia in the seventh inning of Monday night's game.

Kyle Kendrick tries to win his fifth consecutive decision when the Philadelphia Phillies resume their three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park.

A 10-0 defeat to the Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Bronson Arroyo, who pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, kept the Phillies from pulling within a game of .500 . The same couldn't be said for a bullpen that allowed six runs in three innings and an offense that was shut out for the sixth time in just the 43rd game of the season.

It was a future in which Chase Utley, Carlos Ruiz, and maybe even Rollins had disappeared from the Phillies' infield.

Domonic Brown drove in the tiebreaking run on an infield grounder in the eighth and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the Cincinnati Reds' six-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory on Friday night.

Madison Hagerty was in tears as she walked up to Chase Utley's table on the concourse of Citizens Bank Park Thursday afternoon.

I've been running this scenario in my brain for a few weeks now, and I'd be fairly surprised if a plurality of you all haven't been doing the same thing: if the Phillies are totally out of this thing -- this thing being the ever-ethereal postseason hunt -- by the trade deadline, who will stay and who will go? Put differently, if Ruben Amaro, Jr.

IN THE SAME inning that saw Cole Hamels' day end, the Phils also cut the Cleveland Indians' lead to 5-3, thanks to a two-out, two-run double from Jimmy Rollins.

It was about a month ago that Philadelphia and Cincinnati met for their first series of the season, and it was a rough one for the visiting Phillies, who scored just four total runs on the way to being swept out of town.

Jason Kipnis homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs as Cleveland earned a split thanks to a 10-4 decision over Philadelphia in the finale of a two-game interleague set.

How are the Phils doing on key team stats, including team defense? Also Ryan Howard's plate "discipline", and Jimmy Rollins about to become the Phillie with 10th most RBIs and 7th most walks in team history.

Alex Kantecki identifies three risers and three fallers in head-to-head points leagues, including Mitch Moreland, Jhonny Peralta and Drew Smyly.