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• Matt Harvey's WAR puts him on pace to join some elite company

  Carlton posted the highest-ever single-season WAR for a pitcher, 12.1, in 1972 when he went 27-10 with a 1.97 ERA for the Phillies.The Mets have two pitchers on the list: Dwight Gooden and, perhaps not coincidentally, Tom Seaver, the pitcher with whom Harvey   Read more »

• Dillon Gee breezes until sixth as Phillies' Ryan Howard strikes again

  is going to be had, it's not going to be had for a long time. But you've got to have some patience. You can be sure that the Philadelphia Phillies, when Ike Davis gets in the batter's box, they're worried. Because they know he's going to get out of this."You   Read more »

• Mets' Ike Davis no slouch against left-handed pitching

  Terry Collins: Keep the lefthanded-hitting Davis on the bench.The decision to hold Davis out of Tuesdays 8-3 loss to the Phillies continued a trend started last September when the Mets often benched Davis when there was a lefty on the mound.On the surface,   Read more »

• Dillon Gee gets roughed up by Phillies as Mets fall, 8-3

  -- Before starting against the Phillies Tuesday night, Mets righthander Dillon Gee bought himself a brand new laptop, one which he spent his previous afternoon taking notes on the hitters he would likely face.As the clubhouse buzzed around him, Gee settled   Read more »

• Ike Davis to sit vs. Phillies lefty Cliff Lee

  -- Struggling Mets first baseman Ike Davis won't be in the starting lineup on Tuesday against lefthander Cliff Lee and the Phillies.However, the omission of Davis from the starting lineup isn't altogether surprising.Davis is hitting just .136 with a homer   Read more »

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• Chase Utley taking a long view with injury

  disabled list with a mild, Grade 1 strained right oblique. “We do believe and hope that Chase will be ready to play in Philadelphia within 15 days,” general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. Utley received a MRI exam Thursday, which led to the team's decision. 25 m ago from CBS Sports Read more »

• Chase Utley calls injury 'best-case scenario'

  as June 5. The Phillies recalled Michael Martinez to replace Utley on the roster. Martinez has the worst OPS (.512) among all Phillies players since 1960 (minimum 350 plate appearances). The team decided against summoning Darin Ruf because he is mired in a 47 m ago from Philadelphia Inquirer Read more »

• Utley hopes to be back in two weeks

  taken steps toward recovery. "I feel a little better today than I felt two days ago," Utley said, "so that’s a good sign." The Phillies replaced Utley on the active roster with utility man Michael Martinez. The 30-year-old Martinez is a .188 hitter with a 59 m ago from Philadelphia Daily News Read more »

• A LOT TO WRITE ABOUT

  inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Washington. Chase Utley plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cubs won 2-1. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper (34) warms up with a Chase Utley bat during 4:31 PM from Grand Junction Sentinel Read more »

• Washington Nationals' Friday Night Lineup vs The Philadelphia Phillies

  that when we go home." There's no Danny Espinosa in the lineup for the first game of three the Nationals will play with the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend in Nationals Park. After a 2 for 30, 14 strikeout road trip, the 26-year-old infielder has a .163/.196/.291 4:07 PM from Federal Baseball Read more »