J.A. Happ pitched effectively into the seventh inning against his former team and the Houston Astros beat Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Kyle Kendrick helped ensure that the New York Mets' miserable week ended with a whimper.

Roy Halladay has been one of the best pitchers in baseball for years. Now that he's in the National League, he's also figuring out how to hit.

Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey threw a one-hitter, allowing only a sixth-inning single to pitcher Cole Hamels, and the New York Mets shut out the Philadelphia Phillies once again at Citi Field, 1-0 Friday night.

The biggest challenge for Carlos Ruiz was escaping a Philadelphia Phillies barrage.

Roy Oswalt got an extra boost from the sellout crowd, and then gave them more reason to cheer in his home debut.

With their big boppers out of the lineup, the Philadelphia Phillies keep finding ways to continue their playoff push.

Carlos Ruiz homered leading off the 10th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies benefited from a bad call to complete a three-game series sweep by beating the Florida Marlins 5-4 Thursday night.

No worries about offense on Matt Holliday's day off. The St. Louis Cardinals had plenty of it without their cleanup hitter.

The Philadelphia Phillies just keep finding ways to win.

Phillies star second baseman Chase Utley will be out at least eight weeks after having surgery on his injured right thumb, a major setback for the two-time defending NL champions.

Carl Pavano pitched a four-hitter, and Justin Morneau and Denard Span homered to lead the Minnesota Twins past Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Sunday.