Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

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Phillies´ Domonic Brown celebrates his game RBI single with this<br />teammates during the bottom of the ninth-inning against the Washington<br />Nationals played on Monday, June 17, 2013. (Yong Kim/Staff<br />Photographer)
Phillies top Nats on Brown's walk-off hit
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Breaking down Howard's power outage
Ryan Howard just went the duration of the Phillies' 11-day road trip, which included Coors Field, without a home run.
Kevin Frandsen bats against the Colorado Rockies in the eighth inning of the Rockies´ 10-5 victory in a baseball game in Denver on Saturday, June 15, 2013. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Frandsen hitting when needed
The 31-year-old infielder has succeeded as a reserve. For all of the minor-league misses by the Phillies, Kevin Frandsen is a hit.
Cody Asche homered in the IronPigs´ extra-inning victory on Sunday. (David Maialetti/Staff file photo)
Asche homers in walk-off win
Minor League Report: Cody Asche homered in the IronPigs' extra-inning victory on Sunday.
Tornoe's cartoon caption contest
It's time once again for you to write the caption to Rob Tornoe's latest sports cartoon.
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. (Matt Rourke/AP file)
Amaro: Trading up not easy
Inside the Phillies: Not everything Ruben Amaro Jr. has done as Phillies general manager has gone wrong. It just seems that way these days.
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez. (Nick Wass/AP)
Nats-Phils pitching matchups
The Phillies open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Monday.
Rays pitcher Alex Cobb left the hospital and went home yesterday, 1 day after he was hit in the right ear by a line drive. (Brian Blanco/AP)
Cobb released from hospital
Rays pitcher Alex Cobb left the hospital one day after he was hit in the right ear by a line drive.
John Mayberry (left) follows the flight of his bat after he missed a pitch while swinging as Colorado Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario fields the pitch in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Denver on Sunday, June 16, 2013. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Phils shut down by Rockies
The Rockies scored twice in the seventh en route to a 5-2 victory over the Phillies.
Pretty much everything about Stephen Strasburg´s return from the disabled list went well except the result. (Mark Duncan/AP)
Strasburg looks good in return
Pretty much everything about Stephen Strasburg's return from the disabled list went well except the result.
Chase Utley took some swings in the batting cage Wednesday afternoon. (Michael Perez/AP)
Utley feels 'good' after BP
Utley took batting practice Friday and Saturday for the first time since he hurt his midsection.
Ruben Amaro Jr.´s distaste for five-year plans would offer a tidy explanation for the franchise´s current predicament. (Yong Kim/Staff file photo)
Phillies need good 5-year plan
High Cheese: Ruben Amaro Jr.'s distaste for five-year plans would offer a tidy explanation for the franchise's current predicament.
 
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