Cliff Lee

Get ready to hear Chase Utley's name a lot.  As the calender is set to turn to July, the Major League baseball trading season is about to heat up. (Listen to ESPN's Keith Law discuss the Phillies trade possibilities) Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that the Royals have discussed the possibility of trading for Utley...

A one-run loss is nothing new for the Phillies. The tandem of Cliff Lee and Jonathan Papelbon giving up a three-run lead in the ninth, however, is a stunner. "I don't know what is worse, losing 15-0 or getting beat that way. Either way, it's a loss and it doesn't sit well with me," Papelbon said after blowing his third consecutive save and his fourth blown save in his last five appearanc

PHILADELPHIA—The last time Cliff Lee took the hill, the state of his team had him venting frustration after the game. There would be none of that tonight. For the second straight night against their division rivals, the Phillies punched a complete performance, this time for a 4-2 win over the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park tonight...

Phillies (34-37) vs. Washington Nationals (34-35) Last night’s 5-4 walk off win over the Nationals was uplifting for a few reasons. Maybe tops among them: if only for one game, the Phillies were able to right wrongs that had dampened their record and momentum all year...

The non-waiver trade deadline is only about six week away and already rumors are swirling. Will the Phillies be buyers or sellers? (Listen to ESPN.com Sr. Baseball writer Jayson Stark on the Sports Bash with Mike Gill) Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr...

So this is their ceiling. What the Phillies showcased in a 6-2 win over the World Champion San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park tonight was far and away their best stuff of the season. They hit for power. They fielded (mostly) well. Ab...

Cleveland Indians 6, Phillies 0 Indians (12-13), Phillies (12-16) WP: Bauer (1-0, 2.70 ERA) LP: Lee (2-2, 3.46 ERA) Reasons you wish you had amnesia: Cliff Lee was mortal, the offense impotent, an erratic opposing starter effective – all in the Phillies latest loss, 6-0, to the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field tonight to cap a (sort of) series sweep...

Phillies (12-15) vs. Cleveland Indians (11-13) First pitch at 7:05 April interleague play was supposed to be the Phillies friend. It hasn’t been. Against teams that lost 90 and 94 games last year, the Royals and Indians, the Phils are 1-3, have been outscored 39 to 18 and three times served nine or more runs...

PHILADELPHIA—He’s shaken up his lineup times over. He’s toyed with different management strategies. He’s given guys days to clear their heads, and left others sort out issues themselves. But Charlie Manuel’s reach has its limits...

Phillies (9-11) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (10-9) First pitch at 7:05 p.m. The Phillies haven’t yet won a Cole Hamels start. Their No. 2 starter served 12 earned in 7 1/3 innings in his first starts. The lineup didn’t walk for four days, the first time that’s happened in 93 years...