John Mayberry Jr. News

"He's very capable of stealing anywhere from 40 to 60 bags," manager Charlie Manuel said.

PHILADELPHIA - The Cleveland Indians erased all the negative numbers from their past three games with a few well-aimed swings of the bat Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park.In beating the Phillies 10-4 to split the two-game series, the Indians looked a lot more like the offensive juggernaut that has compiled a 14-4 record since April 28 than the club ... (more)

ROY HALLADAY yesterday had surgery to repair his $20 million shoulder, which, with the rest of him, was 36 years and 1 day old.

IT WAS AN opportunity, not a necessity. That's what Charlie Manuel said of his decision to keep Chase Utley out of the lineup last night, despite the fact that the Phillies were coming off an off day and would enjoy another one tomorrow.

Jonathan Pettibone threw a career-best 6 2/3 innings and John Mayberry Jr. drove in three runs on three hits in the Phillies ' 6-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park .

Jonathan Pettibone pitched neatly into the seventh, Kevin Frandsen and Domonic Brown hit solo homers and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 on Tuesday night.

One of the more interesting stories that could play out over the next month or two is the Phillies' decision making with regard to Darin Ruf.

With their pink bats to the wall, the Phillies came out swinging in the ninth inning against the D-backs on Sunday at Chase Field.

Using previous results as reference, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel gave John Mayberry Jr.

Tonight's game just kind of sucked, guys. Really. It sucked all around. The Phillies pretty much beat themselves, and I don't have the energy to write too much about it.

The night he became the longest-tenured manager in 131 years of Phillies baseball, Charlie Manuel left his lineup on his desk.

Phillies left-hander Joe Savery joined the team for the second time this season Monday when the Phillies placed Roy Halladay on the disabled list with inflammation in his right shoulder.

Phillies center fielder Ben Revere has struggled at the plate so far this season, carrying a .208 batting average into Saturday's game.

IF BEN REVERE was hitting .300 and doing the types of things the Phillies envisioned when they acquired him from the Twins, he might have started in centerfield last night against the Marlins.

I'm writing this paragraph after listening to the first inning of the game on the radio.

The Phillies lineup could have a very different look now that catcher Carlos Ruiz returned from suspension last week and outfielder Delmon Young was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Phillies have won five straight games at Citi Field. Cole Hamels hopes the recent good fortunes in Flushing can rub off on him as he searches for his first victory of 2013.

Catcher Carlos Ruiz returns from his 25-game suspension for amphetamine use today and it is difficult to name all the ways in which the Phillies have missed their all-star backstop the first four weeks of the 2013 season while registering a losing record.

Cole Hamels will take the mound Sunday with an 0-3 record and five Phillies losses in his first five starts this season, both career firsts for the left-hander. But after a sluggish start, Hamels has pitched well in each of his last three outings.

Domonic Brown and John Mayberry Jr. hit consecutive home runs to break open a close game and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 9-4 on Saturday, sending Jonathan Pettibone to his first major league win.