Mike Zagurski News

After a 3 1/2-day search, maybe the Phillies found bullpen help at the winter meetings after all.

The Phillies are focused on improving their pitching staff, but do not expect to make any major moves before leaving the winter meetings tomorrow.

Back in February, when the Phillies still had highlights of the 2008 World Series running through their heads, the club talked about what it would take to win back-to-back championships.

With baseball reaching a fever pitch in Philadelphia, ita s time to dial it down a notch with some buzz-killing minor league updates.

The New Britain Rock Cats eliminated Trenton and claimed the last Eastern League playoff berth for themselves yesterday, posting a 6-4 victory over the Thunder.

Reading Eagle Hitless through six innings, the Reading Phillies sent 10 batters to the plate and scored six runs in the seventh inning to beat the Connecticut Defenders 6-0 Sunday and clinch their first Eastern League playoff berth in eight years.

Game recap: Three pitchers three-hit the Rock Cats and the Phillies squeaked out a critical Eastern League win at New Britain Stadium Thursday night.

Monday 31 Aug 2009 Bowie Baysox Sweep Reading Phillies 1-0 and 5-2 Monday, August 31, 2009 at 09:02AM READING, Pa.

Monday 31 Aug 2009 Bowie Baysox Sweep Doubleheader of Reading Phillies - Eastern League Monday, August 31, 2009 at 08:42AM READING, Penn.

Brett Myers was overpowering, in his two-inning rehab stint on Wednesday night. On one hand, Myers was facing AA hitters.

The Phillies will have eight players in the Arizona Fall League, including top prospect Domonic Brown.

The Phillies will have eight players in the Arizona Fall League, including top prospect Domonic Brown.

Like everyone else crammed into rainy, cold Citizens Bank Park for Game 5 of the World Series last October, Mike Zagurski enjoyed himself.

Ruben Tejada was 4-for-4 and drove in Emmanuel Garcia in the eighth inning for the final run in a 5-3 Eastern League victory over the Reading Phillies on Sunday night at NYSEG Stadium.

Mike Spidale and Neil Sellers each drove in a run in the top of the ninth as the Reading Phillies topped the Trenton Thunder, 6-5, in the Eastern League last night.

Ruben Tejada was 4-for-4 and drove in Emmanuel Garcia in the eighth inning for the final run in a 5-3 Eastern League victory over the Reading Phillies on Sunday night at NYSEG Stadium.

Marcos Vechionacci's home run triggered a seven-run seventh inning as the Trenton Thunder posted an 8-4 Eastern League victory over the Reading Phillies last night.

When he addressed the media on his second day in Reading, Domonic Brown said there were two areas his game needed work on: Base stealing and plate discipline.

Reading, PA a ' Philliesa TM 1B Brian Stavisky homered twice and 3B Neil Sellers blasted what proved to be the game-winning 2-run homer in the eighth as the Reading Phillies defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 6-5 on Wednesday night at First Energy Stadium.

LAWRENCE, Kan. a ' Throughout the 2009 season, kuathletics.com will check in on the 15 former student-athletes who are currently involved in professional baseball.