Aaron Rowand

It's crept into the minds of some already; it's going to creep into the minds of more as each game goes by. When All-Star second basemen Chase Utley returns to the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup, what will Charlie Manuel and Reuben Amaro do with Freddy Galvis?  

2B Chase Utley once again took batting practice at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday, but didn't take any ground balls in the field. Utley, whose left knee has sidelined him for the first seven weeks of the season, traveled with the Phillies in ...  

PHILADELPHIA — Jordan Zimmermann pitched six solid innings, and Ian Desmond and Rick Ankiel homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Bryce Harper tripled, singled and drove in ...  

PHILADELPHIA — With Jimmy Rollins out on paternity leave and Ryan Howard and Chase Utley no closer to a major league lineup, Charlie Manuel drew up a starting nine that was reminiscent of a Grapefruit League game Tuesday night.  

PHILADELPHIA – Two months ago, when the reality began to set in that he would be writing regular lineups without Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel spoke glowingly of Jimmy Rollins. He liked the way his long-time ...  

4. Philly already has enough first basemen The Phillies have several other options at first, including Ty Wiggington (pictured), John Mayberry Jr., and Hector Luna. Ryan Howard will be an additional option when he comes back next month. Norm Hall/Getty ...  

When the Philadelphia Phillies found out that second baseman Chase Utley would be joining first baseman Ryan Howard on the disabled list to ... players have performed pretty well, such as Juan Pierre (.343 average), Laynce Nix  

Giancarlo Stanton generated the loudest impact in Monday's victory ... but that Kearns became the clear choice for the role of right-handed bat off the bench over Aaron Rowand. "He beat Rowand easy. That's the reason he made the ballclub ...  

PHILADELPHIA — Sitting there at Citizens Bank Park Sunday, looking at so many Phillies trying hard not to look twice at Josh Beckett’s pitches, the primary difference between a Phillies team with Ryan Howard and Chase Utley as opposed to a Phillies club without them easily reveals itself.  

The Philadelphia Phillies have swept the Houston Astros in a two-game series that gives the Phillies their first three-game winning streak of the 2012 season. The Phillies play another two-game series, this one against the Chicago Cubs, giving ...  

(AP) -- Roy Halladay let out some frustration during his last start after the Philadelphia Phillies lost for the fifth consecutive time he'd taken the hill. If he only knew how Chris Volstad felt. With Halladay seeking his first victory in over a month and ...  

Members of the White Sox ‘‘family’’ — players ... Former Sox general manager Roland Hemond flew in from Arizona. And former Sox slugger Jim Thome, who is on the disabled list with the Philadelphia Phillies, flew in with his wife.  

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lucas Harrell felt as though he had his best stuff. It just wasn't good enough to defeat Joe Blanton and the Philadelphia Phillies. Blanton pitched seven-plus strong innings and Placido Polanco homered for his 2,000th career...  

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Phillies are mighty proud of their run of five straight NL East championships. So don't expect a new slogan on the cover of the game program: "The Phillies: Best Last-Place Team in Baseball!" Slowly, the Phillies are finding their winning ways in the most competitive division in baseball. Roy Halladay pitched the Phillies past the Chicago Cubs 8-7 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win  

CHICAGO — Cubs catcher Geovany Soto has been scratched from the lineup against the Philadelphia Phillies because of left knee inflammation. Soto was set to bat seventh Thursday night but instead was replaced by backup Welington Castillo.