| Phillies 1B Howard has ruptured Achilles |
Sat Oct 8 21:26:33 2011 EST |
| ork) - Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard has a ruptured left Achilles tendon and will have surgery once the swelling goes down, the team said Saturday. Howard was injured on the final play of Philadelphia's Game 5 loss Friday night to the St. Louis Cardinals when he appeared to tweak something leaving the batter's box on a ground ball. He made it only halfway up the line, crumbling to the ground as he was easily thrown out at first base. An MRI on Saturday revealed the extent of the injury, co |
| Keys to winning the 2011 NLCS |
Sat Oct 8 13:43:29 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - People say familiarity breeds contempt. That certainly is the case in this year's National League Championship Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals are quite familiar with their NL Central inhabitant Brewers, who won the division by six games. Despite that the two teams split the 18 games played this season, but the Cardinals won six of the final seven matchups and swept the Brewers at Miller Park in late August. Only twice since the add |
| NLCS Preview - St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers |
Sat Oct 8 09:45:16 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - It's not how you start, it's how you finish. No team knows that better than the St. Louis Cardinals, who will kick off the National League Championship Series against a familiar foe in the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. The Cards found themselves 10 1/2 games behind Atlanta on August 25, but went 23-8 to close the season and secured the wild card when the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Braves with a dramatic extra inning win on the final day of the se |
| Halladay, Carpenter square off with NLCS berth on the line in Philly |
Fri Oct 7 11:55:53 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Roy Halladay tries to pitch the Philadelphia Phillies into the National League Championship Series for the fourth straight season this evening when they play a decisive fifth game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park. Halladay gave up three first inning runs on a Lance Berkman homer in his Game 1 start, but settled down, retiring 21 straight batters after that to earn his third postseason win. "Well, it's another postseason game, really," Halladay said. "I do |
| Freese helps Cardinals push Phillies to Game 5 |
Wed Oct 5 20:54:17 2011 EST |
| St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - David Freese finished 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and drove in four as the St. Louis Cardinals forced a fifth and deciding game in their NL Division Series with a 5-3 decision over Philadelphia. Skip Schumaker added two hits with a run scored and Lance Berkman posted an RBI double and scored once for the Cardinals, who recovered from Tuesday's 3-2 loss to even the set at two games apiece. Making his first postseason start, Edwin Jackson (1-0) overcame a shak |
| Oswalt tries to pitch Phils to NLCS in St. Louis |
Wed Oct 5 10:34:25 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Roy Oswalt can pitch the Philadelphia Phillies into the National League Championship Series for the fourth straight year this evening when they try to close out the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the NLDS at Busch Stadium. Often overlooked as the fourth of the Phillies' "Phour Aces", Oswalt is no stranger to the big stage and owns a 5-1 mark with a 3.39 earned run average in 12 playoff appearances (10 starts). St. Louis is well aware of his big game reputation, as Oswalt cl |
| Pinch power: Francisco's HR lifts Phils over Cards in Game 3 |
Tue Oct 4 21:12:53 2011 EST |
| St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Ben Francisco's pinch-hit, seventh-inning three-run home run snapped a scoreless contest and Ryan Madson recorded the final five outs, as the Philadelphia Phillies claimed a narrow 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 3 of this NL Division Series from Busch Stadium. Jimmy Rollins collected a pair of hits for the Phillies, who took a 2-1 edge in the best-of-five set. Cole Hamels (1-0) worked six scoreless innings, allowed five hits and walked three, b |
| Are the Brewers the team to beat in the National League? |
Mon Oct 3 13:32:53 2011 EST |
| Philadelphia's vaunted rotation is, the Brewers may very well be the most complete team in the entire postseason. They are certainly having the most fun. And in case you haven't noticed the Phillies currently have their hands full with the St. Louis Cardinals at the moment, as that series heads to St. Louis all knotted at a game apiece with neither Roy Halladay or Cliff Lee slated to go in the next two days at Busch Stadium. In fact we likely won't see either of them until a potential Game 5 in |
| Cards, Phils open NLDS in Philadelphia |
Sat Oct 1 10:41:02 2011 EST |
| he best starting rotations ever the Philadelphia Phillies enter this year's playoffs as the odds-on favorites to win a World Series title. That quest begins on Saturday when they open the National League Division Series against the red-hot St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park. "I know you come out and play 162 games and you get to this point, this is the fun part," Halladay said. "Yeah, I think we're looking forward to it. Obviously the ultimate goal is to give ourselves a chance to win a |
| Brewers, Phillies shouldn't overlook NLDS opponents |
Fri Sep 30 14:42:02 2011 EST |
| es. They have the best player (Braun), starter (Greinke) and reliever (John Axford) in this series and, frankly, are the better team. Arizona was surprisingly successful this season, but that run is heading to a quick end. Brewers in four. St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (102-60) Season series: 6-3 Cardinals Pitching: As was the case last season when the Phillies met the Cincinnati Reds in the LDS, they hold a major advantage in the pitching department. The Phillies will u |
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