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1B Ryan Howard went 2-for-4 on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins. One of his hits was probably the shortest-traveling double he'll ever hit. With the Marlins playing an extreme pull shift, Howard meant to check his swing, made contact with a pitch and...

RHP Tom Koehler will make the first interleague start of his career as the Marlins travel to the south side of Chicago to start a three-game set against the White Sox. In Koehler's last start he gave up a leadoff home run to Arizona's Gerardo Parra and...

Phillies 3, Marlins 0: Cliff Lee pitched a three-hitter and Delmon Young homered for the second straight game as Philadelphia won the series in Miami. Domonic Brown and Freddy Galvis also drove in runs for the Phillies, who have won seven of their...

MIAMI -- Since the beginning of the 2012 season, Cliff Lee has received the third-lowest run support average of any MLB starter, receiving an average of 3.34 runs per start. He needed minimal support Wednesday at Marlins Park -- just one run would've...

The Sports Xchange Phils' Lee fires three-hitter, blanks Marlins MIAMI -- Since the beginning of the 2012 season, Cliff Lee has received the third-lowest run support of any major league starter, receiving an average of 3.34 runs per outing. He needed...

MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Tyler Cloyd wasn't atop the list when the Phillies lost left-hander John Lannan to a knee injury and had to call down to the farm for a starting pitcher. The team instead called fellow right-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Slugger Giancarlo Stanton took another step in his recovery from a hamstring injury Wednesday when he took live batting practice at Marlins Stadium. "He looked good, like he was...

MIAMI Manager Mike Redmond has been relying on a cheat sheet of sorts during his pregame press gatherings. It’s a list of the Marlins’ injured players and where they stand in their rehab programs. It might have gotten lengthier. Starter...

The Philadelphia Phillies need Ryan Howard to produce - and stay healthy - if they have designs on challenging for the National League East title. After receiving a cortisone shot for his ailing left knee, Howard seems ready to return to form. The...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Manager Mike Redmond has indicated that Steve Cishek is no longer the Marlins' exclusive closer. "We're going to use everybody," Redmond said. "We're going to use Cishek. We'll use...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH The Phillies fortunes in the 2013 season began with the health of the three former All-Stars who all missed significant time in 2012: Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard and Chase Utley....

MIAMI — Manager Mike Redmond was counting on Jordan Brown bringing home the tying run when he pinch-hit for Jose Fernandez in the bottom of the fifth. What Redmond didn’t foresee was the bullpen giving it right back and then some. The...