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PHILADELPHIA (AP-photo by Michael S. Wirtz/Philly.com)—Roy Oswalt pitched seven effective innings, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 7-4 Monday to split their day-night doubleheader.

Placido Polanco had a double, triple and two RBIs and Chase Utley also drove in a pair as the Phillies moved within a half-game of NL East-leading Atlanta.

In the opener, Adalberto Mendez pitched one-hit ball for six scoreless innings before injuring ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP-photo by Matt Slocum)—Adalberto Mendez pitched one-hit ball for six scoreless innings in his major league debut before injuring himself, and the Florida Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 Monday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Mendez (1-0) left in the seventh after straining his right quad running to first base on a single. He slowed down and hobbled to the bag before he was helped to the dugout.

The Phillies, ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP-photo by Matt Slocum)—Prince Fielder hit his 30th home run, Randy Wolf was sharp against his former team and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak.

Fielder’s three-run shot off Kyle Kendrick (9-8) made him the second Brewer in team history with four straight 30-plus home run seasons. He helped the Brewers end their six-game road trip on a high after dropping the first five in Cincinnati ...

There is no press conference scheduled and no headlines are blaring, but in what was certainly one of the most unusual transactions in recent years, the Eagles announced on Sunday morning that offensive guard Max Jean-Gilles officially re-signed with the team and can now go about the business of football in 2010.

The Eagles were working feverishly on Saturday night to get to the 53-man roster limit, and to do so they asked Jean-Gilles if he would be OK with being officially ...