Thursday, June 20, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Phillies

Jonathan Papelbon looks down after Washington Nationals´ Jayson Werth hit the game-tying ninth-inning single on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)
Phils cough up game to Nationals
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Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)
Can Howard ever find the power again?
Bob Ford: If Ryan Howard can't consistently generate the necessary weight shift with his left leg to ignite his swing, then his power days are over.
Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee delivers a pitch in the seventh inning. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)
Lee, Phillies mow down Nats
Working quickly and efficiently, Cliff Lee struck out nine and walked none in a 4-2 victory at Citizens Bank Park.
Stan Lopata
Lopata's crouching stance set him apart
Stan "Stash" Lopata, the popular Phillies catcher whose distinctive batting crouch was imitated by young Philadelphians in the 1950s, died Saturday of heart disease at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Michael Stutes isn´t about to get carried away by his impressive start since being called up from triple-A Lehigh Valley on May 23. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)
Stutes making up for lost time
Michael Stutes isn't about to get carried away by his impressive start since being called up from triple-A Lehigh Valley on May 23.
Chase Utley during the Phillies game May 29. (Elizabeth Robertson/Staff Photographer)
Utley to rehab at Reading
The Phillies Zone: Chase Utley is set to begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Reading.
Cliff Lee is not backing off comments that he made during the Phillies last road trip that some construed as a trade request. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)
Cliff Lee: 'I want to win here'
The Phillies Zone: Cliff Lee is not backing off comments that he made during the Phillies last road trip that some construed as a trade request.
Jayson Werth and the Nationals are so desperate to start winning that they´ve turned to cannibalism. (Matt Slocum/AP)
Jayson Werth wants to 'eat somebody's face'
Pattison Ave: Jayson Werth may be playing for arguably the Phillies' biggest rival, but he keeps giving gifts to Philadelphia fans.
Carlos Zambrano threw seven shutout innings in the IronPigs´ win. (Matt Smith/AP/The Express-Times)
Zambrano hurls seven shutout innings in IronPigs' win
Minor League Report: Carlos Zambrano threw seven shutout innings in the IronPigs' win.
The Phillies catcher was activated Tuesday from the disabled list, where he had been since May 21 with a right hamstring strain. (Matt Smith/The Express-Times/AP)
Phillies activate Carlos Ruiz
Carlos Ruiz was activated from the disabled list, where he had been since May 21 with a right hamstring strain.
A potential cache of Phillies trade prospects played in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game Tuesday night. (Matt Slocum/AP)
Phils targets displayed at Lakewood
A potential cache of Phillies trade prospects played in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game Tuesday night.
Jonathan Papelbon in action during an interleague baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP file)
Papelbon: fundamental problem with Phils
The Phillies Zone: Jonathan Papelbon had a simple message – the Phillies have to start playing better fundamental baseball.
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