Mike Adams (baseball)

PHILADELPHIA — Ruben Amaro Jr.'s patience with Phillies hitters is growing thin. "Our offense has to come around and be a little more consistent, and if it is not, then we are going to have to figure out ways we can make it more consistent," the...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Phillies 5, Reds 3 Phillies 5, Reds 3: Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer and host Philadelphia took advantage of a Cincinnati error to score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning in the opener of the three-game series. Justin...

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 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...

The Philadelphia Phillies were outscored 16-4 in three losses when they visited the Cincinnati Reds a little over a month ago. Coming off wins in three of their last four contests, the Phillies will try to turn the tables when they host the Reds on Friday...

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...

PHILADELPHIA — Mike Adams was unavailable to pitch again today and he said a stint on the disabled list hasn't been ruled out. The reliever said he felt "horrible" on Tuesday after his back acted up more than it had been just when he was playing...

PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard and Cole Hamels don't want you to fall victim to the checklist of reasons the Phillies provided Wednesday afternoon as to why it's so difficult to keep believing in them. Howard insists the team is oh-so-close to...

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...

PHILADELPHIA — There are no mid-90s fastballs or strikeout totals from Jonathan Pettibone that make you glance at the stat sheet a second time. His composure makes up for that. The 22-year-old Pettibone has consistently displayed the type of...