Erik Kratz

Ryan Howard's numbers are hardly that of a clean-up hitter, especially in the last five weeks. From May 8 to June 12, Howard hit .218 (22-for-101) with one home run in 111 plate appearances (29 games, 26 starts). His slugging......

INF Michael Martinez was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He hit .285 with two homers and 16 RBI in 41 games for the IronPigs. INF Cesar Hernandez was optioned to Lehigh Valley after the June 12 game against the Twins. He was replaced on the...

MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Ryan Howard has one home run since May 8, a span of more than 100 plate appearances. He had three hits in the Phillies 3-2 win Thursday night in Minneapolis, but all three hits were singles. Howard...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Cliff Lee has been a part of three pre-trade deadline trades in his career and one winter blockbuster, too. Although he was a prospect in the first deal, one that netted the...

Part 2 : continues.... ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Minnesota Twins Ramirez, Wilkin OF Wilkin Ramirez (concussion) has been working out and swinging a bat of late. Next in store for Ramirez will be to take some fly balls...

Ryan Howard's numbers are hardly that of a clean-up hitter, especially in the last five weeks. From May 8 to June 12, Howard hit .218 (22-for-101) with one home run in 111 plate appearances (29 games, 26 starts). His slugging percentage during that...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Twins 4, Phillies 3 Twins 4, Phillies 3: Clete Thomas went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning as host Minnesota made it two straight wins over Philadelphia. Oswaldo Arcia...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Cole Hamels came into the big leagues wanting to win 300 games and multiple Cy Young Awards. He wanted to be a regular at All-Star Games and perhaps see his career recognized in...

The Phillies seemingly can't stand prosperity. After finally getting above .500 for the first time all season on Thursday, they followed that with back-to-back losses on Friday and Saturday, and outcomes like that are hardly a first. The Phillies have.......

After just 143 at-bats at Reading, the Phillies are giving Cameron Rupp a taste of Triple-A baseball. The 24-year-old catching prospect was promoted from Reading to the IronPigs Monday after Steven Lerud was called up to the Phillies following Saturday...

Josh Fields and Pete Orr are praying that nothing happens to John Suomi during Sunday's IronPigs game with Charlotte. Fields and Orr became the IronPigs back-up catchers, at least for a day, when Steven Lerud was summoned to the Phillies after Erik...

The Phillies seemingly can't stand prosperity. After finally getting above .500 for the first time all season on Thursday, they followed that with back-to-back losses on Friday and Saturday, and outcomes like that are hardly a first. The Phillies have...