Cole Hamels is used to getting little run support. It hasn't affected his pitching.

Roy Oswalt has been one of baseball's most consistent winners down the stretch - which is exactly what the Philadelphia Phillies were bargaining for when they obtained him just before the July 31 trade deadline.

There's something about the Phillies that brings out the best in the Houston Astros.

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.

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.

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard left Sunday's game against Washington with a sprained left ankle.

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

Jamie Moyer gave up his record-breaking 506th home run but was sharp otherwise, and the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of Toronto's troubles to beat the Blue Jays 11-2 Sunday.