Shane Victorino News

It's important that Shane Victorino keep loose with the rate he makes hustling plays in right field, some painful.

Either the Phils will get on a roll in the next couple months or they will not. There is no quick fix in the meantime.

The 33-year-old slugger was just released by the Houston Astros after hitting .194 with five homers and 11 RBIs - and striking out 35 times in 65 at-bats. It looked like the end for the guy who arrived as a hard-throwing lefty with the St.

During the top of the fourth inning of the Boston Red Sox's 12-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, outfielder Shane Victorino crashed into the right-field wall while catching a fly ball hit by Colby Rasmus.

Pat Burrell, right, is one of the few Phillies homegrown outfielders to become an impact player.

SURE, HINDSIGHT is 20/20 , but we really could have done without Hunter Pence ripping three extra-base hits, including two homers, in the Giants' recent series against the Phillies in San Francisco.

Giants right fielder Hunter Pence had a good game Monday against the Phillies, but the Phillies still won, 6-2. The Phillies acquired Pence in July 2011 to help them win the World Series, but they fell short.

Stephen Drew had four hits, including a home run and a walk-off RBI single, as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 6-5 11-inning win over the Minnesota Twins.

The All-Star second basemen and would-be free agent could become available if Philadelphia is not competitive.

With two off days next week the Phillies aren't as desperate for a 5th starter as you'd think.

The Boston Red Sox are enduring their first rough stretch of the young season. They will try to pull out of a season-long three-game slide when they host the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.

From the rumormongers, there is the tantalizing name on the Philadelphia Phillies of Cliff Lee.

It had been a long time since Delmon Young played a major league game in right field before Thursday night.

The number of Hawaiians playing Major League Baseball are few and far between. "Not many, four or five," said Hawaiian native Chace Numata after the Lakewood catcher belted a tie-breaking home run, his first as a BlueClaw and third as a professional, leading off the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday night helping Lakewood shade the Charleston ... (more)

There was plenty of excitement surrounding the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs this season.

Last July, the Phillies shed Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence in two deadline deals and sought austerity in the outfield.

A few notes/thoughts from the Red Sox' series opening 9-6 victory over the Athletics on Monday night: --Not since Adrian Beltre in 2010 have the Red Sox had a right-handed hitter with as much raw power as Mike Napoli .

Dexter Fowler is quickly moving up the ranks as one of baseball's best switch-hitters. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Hitting a baseball is arguably the hardest thing to do in sports, and only a small percentage of Major League Baseball players have been able accomplish that feat from both sides of the plate.

The Philadelphia Phillies were hoping that 2013 could be a rebound year. They wanted to retool their lineup, stay healthy and fight through the summer season into fall.

Enough about your Utleys, your Werths, your Hamelses. Herein we consider the exploits of Chris Snelling, Les Walrond, and others who might not have been heroes of the world f. champions, but at the least were there.