Ryan Howard

PHILADELPHIA—If there’s to be an unofficial home run duel, bring it.

Ryan Howard and Domonic Brown say they’re game.

“That’s all good with me,” Howard said after the Phillies 4-1 win over the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park Friday night

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PHILADELPHIA—Save for a few whispers during pregame hacks, Charlie Manuel didn’t say much about it.

“I didn’t really talk about how we played or nothing,” the Phillies manager said of a two-game series in Cleveland best left forgotten

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Much was made of the Phillies' revamped offense after adding healthy bats like Chase Utley and Ryan Howard for a full season.  Plus, the additions of professional hitter Michael Young and a pair of younger players Dom Brown and Ben Revere, who both had solid a spring training

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Phillies (7-11) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (10-7)

Coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. on 97.3 ESPN

Win today, and the Phillies are back to within three games of .500, with a four-game set with the just-about-even Pittsburgh Pirates in the hopper for Monday.

Lose, and they fall f

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Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds

First pitch at 7:00 on ESPN

Quibble all you want about the Phillies early record.

But whether you think they should've bagged 2 more games (one apiece from the Royals and Marlins) or not, there's still a golden opportunity to make an early statement.

They

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PHILADELPHIA—Occasionally during Phillies games, things seem to turn on their heads.

Third basemen take up second base. Second basemen set up shop in the outfield. Any closer together, it seems, and all four opposing infielders would be within arm’s reach

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PHILADELPHIA—Do anything 162 times, and you’re bound to encounter a few surprises.

When “it” happens to be baseball, a few more.

So it shouldn’t have shocked anyone that after Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick appeared to be shaking off some early stumbles – he allowed 5 hits and 2 home runs through 4, but just 2 earned runs – the ominous skies opened

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PHILADELPHIA—Cliff Lee looked and talked like he’d been used to the treatment.

He sat relaxed atop the table at the center of the Citizens Bank Park clubhouse late Monday. Every so often, he kicked one of his dangling legs, as if he was bored

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Phillies (2-4) vs. New York Mets (4-2)

Roy Halladay (0-1, 13.50 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

First pitch at 7:00 p.m. TV coverage on ESPN.

When you thumbed through the first week of the schedule, you probably had, at worst, the Phillies at .500 through 6 games: allowing for

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Phillies 1B Ryan Howard joined Mike and Mike on 97.3 ESPN to discuss the Phillies 2013 season.

Roy Halladay allowed six hits and five runs over 3 1/3 innings in Wednesday's loss to the Braves and Howard was asked what he thinks the problem with Halladay might be

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