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Roy Halladay finished his warmup tosses and stood on the mound, waiting for a commercial to finish so he could resume working on his masterpiece.Nothing could deter Halladay in his postseason debut. Not the long television breaks. Not the rain in the early innings. Not the best-hitting team in the NL.Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series on Wednesday."It's surreal, it really is," Halladay said. "I just wanted to pitch here, to pitch in the postseason. To go out and have a game like that, it's a dream come true."Don Larsen is the only other pitcher to throw a postseason no-hitter. He tossed a perfect game for the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The 54th anniversary of Larsen's gem is this Friday.Halladay took the Year of the Pitcher into October. The excitement spread beyond Citizens Bank Park — the last two outs were shown on th...
After being shelled for nine runs on four hits and four walks in just 2 1/3 innings against Miami Sunday, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay revealed he...
Adeiny Hechavarria hit a grand slam and tied a franchise record with seven RBI, as the Miami Marlins pounded the Philadelphia Phillies, 14-2, on Sunday in the finale...
It's hard to believe, but we already have a month in the books of the Major League Baseball season.And, of course, there have been some surprises.None more so than i...
Kyle Kendrick is no longer flying under the radar; he's now a blip on opposing maps. Kendrick gets the nod for the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday in the finale of a fo...
The Arizona Diamondbacks look to remain first in the NL West when they resume a four-game series versus the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday night from Chase Field.Tie...
Miguel Montero clubbed a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, in the second of a four-game ...
The Arizona Diamondbacks take aim at a season-high fifth straight victory on Friday night as they continue a four-game series versus the visiting Philadelphia Philli...
Patrick Corbin scattered four hits over 6 1/3 innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks edged the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in the opener of a four-game set at Chase Fie...
Philadelphia Phillies starter Roy Halladay will undergo surgery on his ailing right shoulder to repair bone spurs, a partially torn rotator cuff and frayed labrum.It...
In Cliff Lee's last trip to San Francisco, throwing 10 scoreless innings wasn't enough to get him a victory.The former Cy Young Award winner would take a repeat perf...
The Philadelphia Phillies placed pitcher Roy Halladay on the 15-day disabled list Monday with right shoulder inflammation.The move comes just one day after Halladay ...
Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson has been selected as the National League's Player of the Week for the period ending May 5.Hudson went 2-0 with a 2.51 ERA last week...
PHILADELPHIA -- Talk about a postseason debut.Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Re...
The run support, or lack there of, has reached its boiling point for Philadelphia Phillies "ace" Cole Hamels.Victimized once again by an ineffective offense, Hamels ...
Cole Hamels hardly looks like an ace worth a $144 million contract.Jason Kipnis hit a three-run homer, Nick Swisher and Mike Aviles also went deep to back Corey Klub...
Scott Kazmir had opposing hitters going back to the dugout talking about his fastball. He didn't throw it quite enough.Jonathan Pettibone pitched neatly into the sev...
Roy Halladay underwent successful right shoulder surgery Wednesday and the Philadelphia Phillies released a statement Thursday regarding his status.Halladay hopes to...
The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a minor league contract with pitcher Carlos Zambrano.The right-hander went 7-10 with a 4.49 ERA in 35 games (20 starts) with...
The Atlanta Braves bullpen couldn't slow down the New York Mets' offense in Friday's opener, but the weather was a different story the following day.After having the...