Fri, 01/15/2010 - 11:12 by shalini.bahadur
Philadelphia -- Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad Lidge had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and the team said he could miss the start of the 2010 season.
The procedure, performed Wednesday at Philadelphia's Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital by Dr. Michael Ciccotti, the Phillies' team physician, follows the arthroscopic surgery done on the same knee in March 2008.
"The surgery went well, and Brad is expected to begin his throwing program in 10 days," Phillies head athletic trainer Scott Sheridan said in a statement Thursday on the team Web site. "We're not sure if he'll be ready by Opening Day, but we don't expect that he'll be too far behind."
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Mon, 11/02/2009 - 10:56 by shalini.bahadur
Philadelphia -- Alex Rodriguez drove in the winning run in the ninth-inning of a 7-4 New York win over Philadelphia Sunday that gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead in the World Series.
The Yankees can wrap up their 27th title Monday with a win over the Phillies in Game 5 at Philadelphia.
New York led 4-3 after 7 1/2 innings but the Phillies' Pedro Feliz tied the score 4-4 with a solo home run. However, the Yankees scored three runs with two out in the top of the ninth to take a commanding lead over the NL Champion Phillies.
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Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:14 by shalini.bahadur
Los Angeles, Oct. 16: Carlos Ruiz and Raul Ibanez hit three-run homers Thursday to power Philadelphia past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6 in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series.
The blast by Ruiz was the key blow in a five-run fifth inning and Ibanez hit his shot in the eighth to give the defending World Series champion Phillies an 8-4 lead.
Los Angeles closed within 8-6 in the bottom of the eighth and Manny Ramirez came to the plate with two on and two out. Ramirez, who hit a two-run homer in the fifth to temporarily bring the Dodgers within one, grounded out to third to end the Los Angeles threat.
Struggling Philadelphia closer Brad Lidge came on in the ninth and, with the help of a double play, earned his third save in this year's playoffs.
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Mon, 10/12/2009 - 17:25 by shalini.bahadur
Denver, Oct. 12: Closer Brad Lidge stranded two but got the Philadelphia Phillies' 6-5 win Sunday over the Colorado Rockies in Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
Lidge, who blew a league-high 11 saves during the regular season, induced Rockies Troy Tulowitzki to pop to left to end the game, giving the Rockies a 2-1 edge in the best-of-five divisional series.
In the top of the ninth, Ryan Howard drove in Jimmy Rollins, representing the go-ahead run, with a sacrifice fly. Carlos Ruiz knocked in two runs, while Chase Utley homered and scored twice for the defending World Series champions.
Carlos Gonzalez collected three hits, including a homer, and scored three times for the Rockies. Garrett Atkins added two RBI.
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Thu, 09/24/2009 - 09:40 by shalini.bahadur
Miami, Sept. 23: Jorge Cantu and Brett Carroll delivered two-out, RBI singles in the ninth Wednesday, bringing the Florida Marlins from behind for a 7-6 win over Philadelphia.
The Marlins trailed by three runs going into the bottom of the seventh, but got a solo homer from Gaby Sanchez in that inning and an RBI single from Cody Ross in the eighth.
Embattled Philadelphia closer Brad Lidge (0-8) was brought on to protect the lead in the ninth, but suffered his 11th blown save in 42 opportunities this season.
After Ross Gload doubled to open the ninth, Chris Coghlan was retired on a fly ball to right and John Baker struck out looking. Hanley Ramirez worked a six-pitch walk and Cantu singled to center on a 1-0 pitch to bring home Gload with the tying run.
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Wed, 09/09/2009 - 10:21 by preet_20
Washington, Sept. 8: Raul Ibanez hit two home runs and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a shaky ninth inning by Brad Lidge Tuesday to beat the Washington Nationals 5-3.
The Phillies hit five solo home runs, including three in the seventh inning when Jayson Werth and Ibanez went back-to-back and Carlos Ruiz homered two batters later.
Ibanez and Chase Utley each hit their 30th home runs and joined teammates Werth and Ryan Howard as the only Phillies foursome to hit 30 or more homers in a season. It was the first time in 10 years that the Phillies have hit five solo home runs in a game.
Pedro Martinez (4-0) held the Nats to three runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Lidge loaded the bases in the ninth with one out before being pulled.
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Mon, 08/31/2009 - 10:47 by preet_20
Philadelphia, Aug. 31: Joe Blanton held Atlanta to one run in seven innings Sunday and a costly Braves' error helped the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win.
Blanton (9-6) allowed three hits, walked four and struck out seven.
Chase Utley hit his 29th home run, Carlos Ruiz had two doubles and two RBI and Ryan Howard had two hits for the Phillies, who have won 10 of their last 14 games.
Brad Lidge picked up his 27th save.
Martin Prado had three hits, including a home run, for the Braves, who trail Philadelphia by eight games in the NL East and are 3 1/2 games back of the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies in the NL wild-car chase.
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Sat, 08/29/2009 - 10:39 by preet_20
Philadelphia, Aug. 29: Ryan Howard hit two home runs Friday, boosting his total to 37, in Philadelphia's 4-2 victory over Florida.
Howard put the Phillies in front for good with a solo blast in the second, then hit a two-run homer in the fourth. He also had a double in the eighth inning, raising his batting average to .339 with 11 homers and 29 RBI in his last 15 games.
Rain delayed the game almost two hours in the second inning, causing both starting pitchers to leave.
Philadelphia reliever Jamie Moyer worked 4 1/3 to get the win, allowing a run on four hits.
Brad Lidge, who has blown nine save opportunities this year, struck out one and threw only 12 pitches in the ninth to claim his 26th save.
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Wed, 08/26/2009 - 11:04 by preet_20
Pittsburgh, Aug. 25: Andrew McCutchen climaxed a ninth-inning rally with a two-run homer Tuesday that gave Pittsburgh a 6-4 win over Philadelphia.
The defending World Series champion Phillies began the night with a comfortable seven-game lead in the National League East, but suffered another blown save by closer Brad Lidge.
Lidge fell to 0-6 for the season and failed to protect a ninth-inning lead for the ninth time.
The Phillies came from a run behind to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth on back-to-back doubles by Carlos Ruiz and Ben Francisco, followed by a triple by Shane Victorino.
Lidge did not retire a batter in the bottom half of the inning.
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Mon, 08/17/2009 - 10:31 by preet_20
Atlanta, Aug. 17: Ryan Howard drove in all of Philadelphia's runs with a solo homer and a three-run shot Sunday to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past Atlanta 4-1.
Phillies' starter J.A. Happ (9-2) sat out a rain delay of 1 hour, 37 minutes, and then went on to carry a three hitter into the eighth inning -- giving up just one run on a solo homer to Matt Diaz.
In 7 2/3 innings, Happ allowed six walks and struck out three. He lowered his ERA to 2.66, best among all rookies in Major League Baseball this season.
Brad Lidge got Omar Infante out on a popup to end the game and get his 23rd save.
Diaz had two of Atlanta's four hits.
Javier Vazquez last (10-8) took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.
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Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:34 by surajdogra
Phoenix, July 28: Jamie Moyer went six-plus shutout innings and Ryan Howard hit a two-run home run Monday to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past Arizona 6-2.
Raul Ibanez had two hits and drove in a run for the Phillies, who won for the 14th time in their last 16 games and have a seven-game lead in the National League East over Atlanta and Florida, who are tied for second.
Moyer (10-7) got the win after scattering six hits, walking four and striking out five.
Jon Garland (5-10) took the loss -- his eighth setback in his last nine decisions -- giving up six runs on five hits.
Mark Reynolds hit a home run for the Diamondbacks, who lost for the first time in three games.
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Wed, 07/08/2009 - 11:44 by preet_20
Philadelphia, July 7: Ramon Hernandez singled home the winning run in the top of the ninth Tuesday to give Cincinnati a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia.
After trailing 3-0, the Reds battled back with two home runs by Brandon Phillips.
Philadelphia went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.
David Weathers (1-1) pitched one inning for the win. Francisco Cordero pitched a scoreless ninth for his 21st save.
Brad Lidge (0-4) took the loss after giving up two hits and a walk in the ninth.
Joey Votto doubled down the right-field line to begin the decisive inning, moved to third on a bunt and scored when Hernandez singled to center.
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