Erik Kratz

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH There have been other points in Carlos Ruiz's career when he has been forced to sit on the sidelines and watch a large number of games due to injury. But the 25-game suspension...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH The Phillies basic construction over the past three years has been centered around the fact that they are anchored by three $20 million pitchers in Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Phillies 6, Giants 2 SAN FRANCISCO -- Cliff Lee continued his mastery of AT&T Park with five-hit pitching over eight innings and Michael Young provided him with more than sufficient offensive...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Lee, Phils snap Giants' winning streak SAN FRANCISCO -- There's something about a sellout crowd that inspires Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee. Yes, even if that big crowd is rooting...

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...

By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange SAN FRANCISCO — Cliff Lee continued his mastery of AT&T Park with five-hit pitching over eight innings and Michael Young provided him with more than sufficient offensive support with three hits and two RBIs...

For years, he's been one of the most feared pitches in MLB -- a surgeon with two Cy Young Awards to his name and the boundless respect of hitters everywhere for having pinpoint control that never escaped him. But as Roy Halladay stood at the center...

At the moment, the Phillies have too many minor league catchers and not enough spots for them. The IronPigs became the second minor league affiliate with three catchers on the roster when Humberto Quintero was activated prior to Saturday night's game...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Normally, a player questioning a struggling team's effort -- especially in a big market city like Philadelphia -- would be enough to cause sports talk radio lines to light up...

Less than 18 hours after watching the Phillies' bullpen squander a two-run lead for Roy Halladay, manager Charlie Manuel elected to let Cliff Lee try to preserve his own two-run lead with two on and two out in the seventh inning. He failed. Then,...

PHILADELPHIA — Lost amid the lopsided numbers that filled the Phillies' last two losses, in which they were outscored 20-2 by the Cleveland Indians, was a telling comment from Cliff Lee. "We have to have a little more pride than that and figure out...

PHILADELPHIA — The reluctance to give Kyle Kendrick a loud cheer should be gone. With the way he's pitched in his last 16 starts dating back to the 2012 season, a loud cow bell accompanying a lengthy applause wouldn't be out of the question. OK....