John Lannan

Zach Miner in the IronPigs rotation for now For the time being, Zach Miner is back in the IronPigs rotation. The 30-year-old former Detroit Tiger started Wednesday night's rain-delayed game with Louisville after Tyler Cloyd was called up to the...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Giants 4, Phillies 3 SAN FRANCISCO -- Andres Torres singled home Buster Posey with two outs in the 10th inning Wednesday to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 win on a day when their...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH There's good news and bad news for the Philadelphia Phillies. The bad news first? Okay. Right-hander Roy Halladay will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder and it...

When the Phillies released veteran Aaron Cook in spring training, it was a sign about the commitment they had made to their young pitchers at Triple-A, saying they’d be the ones to fill in when and if a need arose on the major league level. The...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH As Tom Petty once sang, the waiting is the hardest part. Two days after Roy Halladay admitted to shoulder soreness after his second straight disastrous start -- one that fattened...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Ruben Amaro Jr. had just broken one bit of bad news -- the ailing shoulder of Roy Halladay -- when another sore subject was broached by a member of the Phillies' media corps. And...

Maybe it was wishful thinking on John Lannan’s part. About an hour after Lannan told reporters he thought his trip to the disabled list would be limited to 15 days, manager Charlie Manuel and GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said the......

If you thought maybe Friday's ironPigs rainout might give us a hint about who the Phillies are going to pull up to replace injured starter John Lannan, it didn't. The decision, as most of these types on the major league level, will remain a state secret...

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Like most pitchers, Jesse Biddle has a routine he follows before his start. The last thing he does before leaving the bullpen is pitch to a simulated hitter, with a hitter standing by the plate and his catcher calling pitches. Last Monday night in...

At least so far it doesn’t appear to be anything serious. Ryan Howard is not in tonight’s starting lineup. Manager Charlie Manuel said his first baseman told him during Thursday’s game that his right groin was bothering him. Before...

Even if the Phillies are losing, get ready to see Jonathan Papelbon take the mound. The closer hasn’t pitched since April 4, the last game in Atlanta. He wasn’t complaining and understands that getting into a game can be tricky......