Laynce Nix News

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel confirmed Tuesday that his suspended lefthander will return to the rotation Sunday against the San Diego Padres.

Sure, there were skeptics. "They might be overdoing it a little bit," former Nat Laynce Nix told the AP .

With two outs in the first inning, Hamels drilled Harper with a 93-mph fastball in the backside.

Sunday Night Baseball comes to the nation's capital for the first time in four years.

It's a battle of aces tonight at Nationals Natitude Park as Cliff Lee Kyle Kendrick takes on Stephen Strasburg.

There has been somewhat of a role reversal in the NL East this spring, with the long-suffering Washington Nationals in first place and the five-time defending division champion Philadelphia Phillies in fourth.

Joe Blanton pitched his first shutout in almost five years and the Philadelphia Phillies made a quick turnaround Thursday in a 4-0 win over the Atlanta Braves.

The right-hander gave them one in a 4-0 complete-game victory to get the Phillies back to .500 for the sixth time this season.