Philly Sports Jabronis

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com CHICAGO — Jimmy Rollins is expected to be back in the Phillies’ lineup Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Rollins, who left the team Wednesday to be with his wife for the birth of their second child, had been penciled ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com ARLINGTON — The Phillies could be without Jimmy Rollins through the weekend. He left the team Wednesday to be with his wife Johari in Philadelphia for the imminent birth of their second child. Rollins could be placed ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com ARLINGTON — This had a familiar feel to it. The Phillies played splendidly through eight and a half innings Wednesday night against the Rangers at Globe Life Park, carrying a two-run lead into the bottom of ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com ARLINGTON — Ryan Howard had hit fourth every time he started a regular-season game for the Phillies since June 29, 2008, in Texas. The streak ended at 665 games Tuesday at Globe Life Park. Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg ...

ARLINGTON — Life for Ryne Sandberg would be much easier if the Phillies scored 14 runs every day. But reality played in Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Park, where Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre singled to right-center field ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com ARLINGTON — Anybody who saw the Phillies play the past five weeks in Spring Training watched an offense that could not score, much less string together quality at-bats against pitchers seemingly destined for Triple-A. The Phillies ...

By Austin Laymance and Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. insisted Friday afternoon not every decision had been made about his club’s Opening Day roster. “It’ll probably go way up until then,” he said about Sunday’s ...

By Austin Laymance, Phillies.com CLEARWATER, FL — Outfielder Bobby Abreu will not be on the Phillies Opening Day roster, the club announced on Wednesday. Abreu showed value as a hitter, but his ability to play right field was a question mark ...

CLEARWATER, FL — The news gets worse for the Phillies. Freddy Galvis, who was a lock to make the Opening Day roster as a utility infielder, is in the hospital with MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). He had an abscess removed ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com CLEARWATER, FL — The Phillies had a split quad Thursday with half the team traveling to Kissimmee to play the Astros. The afternoon ended prematurely in Kissimmee for Phillies outfielderDarin Ruf. He suffered a strained left oblique, ...