Antonio Bastardo

MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Tyler Cloyd wasn't atop the list when the Phillies lost left-hander John Lannan to a knee injury and had to call down to the farm for a starting pitcher. The team instead called fellow right-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH The Phillies fortunes in the 2013 season began with the health of the three former All-Stars who all missed significant time in 2012: Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard and Chase Utley....

A couple of weeks ago, we used this space to advocate the shopping of Ryan Howard to general managers searching for power. With Howard struggling and hurt, it would be surprising to see any team willing to part with any sort of talent even if the Phillies...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH When Jonathan Pettibone was first called up to the major leagues to replace John Lannan in the Phillies starting rotation, the expectations were not too high. After all,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH One of the things that the inconsistent Phillies could least afford to happen to them would be a number of injuries to some of their key players. Well, it is already starting...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Phillies 3, Reds 2 Phillies 3, Reds 2: Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning off Aroldis Chapman as Philadelphia took two of three at home from Cincinnati. Delmon Young drew a walk to open the...

The Sports Xchange Phils stun Reds, 3-2 PHILADELPHIA -- Freddy Galvis was thinking fastball. With Aroldis Chapman, the Cincinnati Reds' fireballing closer, on the mound, a hitter has to think fastball. "I said if the fastball's right there, I'm going...

The last two springs, reliever Jake Diekman has caught the eyes of some pretty influential members of the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Major league pitching coach Rich Dubee was smitten with the long-armed left-hander during spring training in...

The Sports Xchange Phillies 3, Reds 2 PHILADELPHIA -- Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis hit back-to-back home runs off fireballing closer Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth Sunday afternoon as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2....

LHP Antonio Bastardo, pressed into service as the set-up man because of Mike Adams' back problems, surrendered a game-tying home run to Joey Votto in the eighth Friday night. Bastardo, 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA to date, has 13 strikeouts in 13 1/3 innings,...

Cliff Lee pitched and hit well enough to earn a win. He had to settle for being picked up by his teammates. Eighth-inning RBIs by Domonic Brown and Carlos Ruiz broke the tie and led the Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday at...

The Sports Xchange Phillies 5, Reds 3 PHILADELPHIA -- Domonic Brown drove in the go-ahead run with a fielder's choice in a two-run eighth inning Friday night, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3. With one out in the eighth and the...