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His teammates would have to wait one day for the celebratory cigars because Jimmy Rollins never came to Citizens Bank Park on Monday.

Roy Oswalt last donned the uniform of the Philadelphia Phillies. A However, the usual suspects are cost cutting.

Whether it's injuries, poor performance, lack of fundamentals or a combination of the three, at times the Phillies' play has left fans just shaking their heads.

Carlos Ruiz and John Mayberry both hit a two-run homer and an RBI single on Friday and the Phillies defeated the Padres, 7-3, in the opener of a three-game series.

The Philadelphia Phillies put outfielder Laynce Nix on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained left calf among several other roster moves.

Jake Diekman of the Philadelphia Phillies will probably join the team on Friday, like Michael Stutes did in 2011.

It's time for another edition of Amazin' Avenue's Five For Five Series Preview! The Mets head down to Philadelphia tonight as they begin their second series of the year with the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies will continue his exercise regimen with the team before he begins rehab games for approximately a two-week period.

The Phillies continued their trend of putting the local MRI guy's kids through college last night, scheduling reliever David Herndon for an appointment in the near future due to inflammation in his elbow.

Jake Diekman of the Philadelphia Phillies is getting closer to the friendly confines.

The team, which has three of the organization's top 10 prospects, have been outpitching opponents with a 2.92 ERA and the starters have combined for 10 wins so far as the team has a league-best 15-7 record.

Converted starter J.C. Ramirez pitched two shutout innings as part of Reading's 1-0 win over Richmond Wednesday.