Antonio Bastardo

The last two springs, reliever Jake Diekman has caught the eyes of some pretty influential members of the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Major league pitching coach Rich Dubee was smitten with the long-armed left-hander during spring training in...

LHP Antonio Bastardo, pressed into service as the set-up man because of Mike Adams' back problems, surrendered a game-tying home run to Joey Votto in the eighth Friday night. Bastardo, 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA to date, has 13 strikeouts in 13 1/3 innings,...

MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH They say that numbers never lie. But when you look at the case of the Phillies after 25 percent of the season has been put into the books, the numbers don't give you any kind of idea of why they...

The Sports Xchange Phillies 5, Reds 3 PHILADELPHIA -- Domonic Brown drove in the go-ahead run with a fielder's choice in a two-run eighth inning Friday night, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3. With one out in the eighth and the...

Phillies rally late, beat Reds 5-3 PHILADELPHIA - Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said his team was done in by "a series of bad events" Friday night. The Philadelphia Phillies turned a walk, infield single (by slugging first baseman Ryan Howard,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH There is a chance that Roy Halladay could still pitch this season for the Phillies. Team doctor Michael Ciccotti said it is very possible the two-time Cy Young Award winner could...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH There are some guys who would look at facing the American League co-leader in home runs in a tight game as the go-ahead run in the eighth inning when you've just been called...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Maybe it was a veiled threat. Or perhaps, it was an innocent slip of the tongue by a manager that is known to occasionally get the words mixed up. But when the subject of whether...

The Sports Xchange Pettibone, Phils trip Indians PHILADELPHIA -- Rookie right-hander Jonathan Pettibone has proved to be the ultimate fill-in for the Philadelphia Phillies. Pettibone, called up in late April after an injury to John Lannan, raised his...

The Sports Xchange Phillies 6, Indians 2 PHILADELPHIA -- Rookie right-hander Jonathan Pettibone improved to 3-0 and John Mayberry Jr. went 3-for-4 with three RBIs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 Tuesday night. Kevin Frandsen...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH At the beginning of the Phillies seven-game west coast trip through San Francisco and Phoenix, Kyle Kendrick held the defending World Champion San Francisco Giants to two runs...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Late Friday night, Justin De Fratus arrived in Phoenix to join the Phillies bullpen. He wasn't needed Saturday. On Sunday, the 25-year-old right-hander was asked to get an...