Placido Polanco News

The Cardinals had their chances in the late innings on Friday night, but when they couldn't capitalize in the eighth and ninth innings, it came back to haunt them.

Most remember this day as the day Oprah Winfrey bid farewell to The Oprah Winfrey Show.

It's crept into the minds of some already; it's going to creep into the minds of more as each game goes by.

Stretch out: Cardinals second baseman Tyler Greene dives after a ball hit by the Phillies' Placido Polanco on Friday in St.

It's Friday, and that means a couple of things. First, the weekend is nearly upon us .

LOUIS -- Shane Victorino and Freddy Galvis each drove in three runs, including Galvis' go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Philles beat the St.

The Phillies have seemed to have a way of not hitting for what feels like weeks at a time, and then their bats will put it together on a night the starting pitching stinks.

In trying to stretch the consecutive division titles streak to six, the Phillies will likely be looking for a deadline upgrade.

When he entered in the ninth, the Nationals were leading by three , the bases were empty and he would face a pinch hitter, Juan Pierre and Placido Polanco .

Philadelphia Phillies Placido Polanco is tagged out at home by the Washington Nationals catcher Jose Flores during the sixth inning of their National League MLB baseball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday.

The right-hander, on the DL since May 12, saw renowned orthopaedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews before Monday's game.

The Nationals will try to end their staggering slide to Halladay in order to set a franchise record for their longest winning streak at Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Gio Gonzalez allowed three hits over six shutout innings and Ian Desmond homered and drove in both Washington runs to lead the Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.

The Phillies ' bats have gone silent again, Nationals ' starter Gio Gonzalez threw a ton of pitches but kept the Phillies off the board, and the Phillies wasted another solid start from Kyle Kendrick en route to a 2-1 Nationals victory on Monday night in Philadelphia.

"Hard to Believe!" is the game-by-game story of the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies, from the first pitch on Opening Day to the final pitch of the World Series.

Call it a move based on his gut because it surely couldn't have been based on numbers.

After throwing 110 pitches against Arizona on April 24, Vance Worley went looking for Cole Hamels.

Will Middlebrooks has been proving himself as the third baseman of the future at Fenway Park, and that leaves very little room for the man who was once deemed "The Greek God of Walks." These rumors have been circulating for a few weeks, but today Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reported on Twitter that the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Indians are ... (more)

The Red Sox and Phillies each send their ace to the mound on Sunday for the rubber match of a three-game series.

They will honor Pat Burrell with a retirement ceremony before the Phillies seek a seven-game winning streak against Jon Lester and the Boston Red Sox.