Wed, 08/04/2010 - 07:36 by harsheeb
Philadelphia-- Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a moderate left ankle sprain.
The All-Star first baseman was hurt in the first inning of Sunday's Phillies victory over Washington, turning the ankle while trying to get back to second base.
Howard was mired in an 0-for-14 slump at the time of the injury. He was hitting .292 with 23 homers and 81 RBI in 104 games this season and joins a parade of Phillies on the DL -- 15 have been idled at some point this year.
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Sat, 07/10/2010 - 09:27 by Pankaj Damin
Philadelphia -- Ryan Howard completed a stunning comeback with a two-run homer in the 10th inning Friday, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 9-7 victory over Cincinnati.
The Phillies trailed by six runs heading into the ninth, but sent 10 men to the plate in the frame to tie the contest. Howard had an RBI single in the ninth, Greg Dobbs hit a three-run homer and pinch-hitter Cody Ransom tied it with a two-out, two-run blast.
The unlikely rally gave the Phillies their second straight extra-innings victory and made a winner out of Ryan Madson (2-0), who worked the top of the 10th.
Cincinnati starter Mike Leake had retired 14-of-15 going into the ninth inning, but was removed after giving up the homer to Dobbs.
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Thu, 04/08/2010 - 10:06 by Pankaj Damin
Washington -- Ryan Howard drove in three runs Wednesday, two of them with a fifth-inning homer, sending the Philadelphia Phillies cruising past Washington 8-4.
Placido Polanco, who had a career-best six RBI in the season-opening game between these teams Monday, went 2-for-4 and scored three times.
Cole Hamels, the World Series MVP in 2008, went five innings to get the win in his first start of the season. He gave up three runs, two earned, on five hits with four walks. Ryan Madson got a four-out save.
Jason Marquis, signed as a free agent after winning 15 games for Colorado last season, gave up six runs on eight hits in four-plus innings to take the loss.
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Thu, 11/05/2009 - 10:40 by shalini.bahadur
New York -- A stunning six-RBI explosion by Hideki Matsui Wednesday carried New York to a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Yankees' 27th World Series title.
The Yankees' designated hitter clubbed a two-run homer into the right field seats in the second inning, a two-run single to center in the third and a two-run double in the fifth.
Matsui's six RBI tied a World Series record set nearly a half-century ago by Bobby Richardson of the Yankees.
Mark Teixeira singled in the other Yankees run. Andy Pettitte was the winning pitcher and Mariano Rivera picked up another save.
Ryan Howard slugged a two-run home run and Jimmy Rollins sent home a run with a sacrifice fly for the Phillies, who were trying to repeat as World Series champions.
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Tue, 10/13/2009 - 09:05 by harsheeb
Denver, Oct. 12 -- Ryan Howard hit a two-run double and scored the winning run in the ninth Monday when Philadelphia beat Colorado 5-4 to win their NL Division Series.
Jayson Werth drove in Howard with the winning run, capping a Phillies comeback after the Rockies scored three in the eighth to take a 4-1 lead.
The defending World Series-champion Phillies won the best-of-five NL Division Series in four games, setting up a rematch of last season's National League Championship Series between the Phillies and LA Dodgers. Game 1 is scheduled for Thursday in Los Angeles.
The LA Angels and New York Yankees will meet in the American League Championship Series beginning Friday.
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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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Sat, 09/19/2009 - 11:22 by shalini.bahadur
Atlanta, Sept. 19: Ryan Howard hit two of Philadelphia's four home runs Friday and the Phillies won their sixth straight game with a 9-4 decision over Atlanta.
Philadelphia halted Atlanta's seven-game winning streak.
The Phillies hope to all but clinch the National League East title during this three-game series.They emerged from the evening's action leading Florida by eight games in the division. Atlanta fell back into third place, 8 1/2 games behind the Phillies.
Howard ran his home run total to 40 with a two-run shot in the fourth and a solo blast in the sixth.
The Phillies had only a 5-3 lead going into the ninth, but Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run homer in that inning and Ben Francisco added a solo shot to break the game open.
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Fri, 09/11/2009 - 10:19 by preet_20
Washington, Sept. 10: Ian Desmond had his first major league hit, his first RBI and his first home run Thursday to highlight the Washington Nationals' 8-7 victory over Philadelphia.
Desmond, who has spent six years in the minor leagues, finally was called up to the majors this month and got the start Thursday at shortstop for a team that has lost 92 games.
His heroics helped the Nationals build an 8-2 lead going into the ninth and they survived a five-run Philadelphia outburst to halt a two-game skid.
The Phillies had the tying run on third and the go-ahead run on first with one out in the ninth before Ryan Howard grounded into a double play to end the game.
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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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Tue, 09/01/2009 - 04:42 by Salinder Kumar
New York -- Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard was named Monday the National League Player of the Week.
Howard, 29, led the major leagues last week with five home runs and had two-multi-homer games. He had 12 RBI, 28 total bases and a 1.000 slugging percentage in the seven-day period.
Howard hit a game-winning three-run homer in the 10th inning to give the Phillies a 4-1 decision over Pittsburgh last Wednesday. He hit two solo shots to help Philadelphia beat Atlanta Friday -- his fifth such game of 2009 and the 22nd time in his career he's homered more than once in a game.
It was the fifth career weekly award for the sixth-year pro, and his second this season.
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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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