Now is the time to start reeling off some series victories, and the Mets already have one under their belt on the home stand.

The Phillies got one heck of a deal in landing Oswalt. Philly coup The White Sox, frustrated by their inability to acquire Natio... Sox eye Jackson The July 31 trading deadline has outlived its usefulness.

Buck Showalter was hired to manage the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, his latest rebuilding project in a major league career full of them.

Wilson Valdez's RBI single with one out in the 11th inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to their eighth straight win, 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.

In a season that's been reduced to looking for individual games, matchups and events to look forward to, Arizona Diamondbacks fans will not have the opportunity to see the young right-handed phenom Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals.

Right fielder Justin Upton said the right hip flexor that forced him out of Tuesday night's game in the fifth inning was feeling better Wednesday, and he sounded even more confident that the injury won't keep him out for an extended period.

Joe Saunders: Makes his D-Backs debut tonight. a Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay made it look easy Wednesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks as the Phils won 6-1. Halladay threw a six-hit complete game, striking out nine D-Backs yet throwing only 109 pitches.

There has been so much talk of energy among these Phillies, you sometimes wonder if the subject is baseball or government policy.

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Lost in the enshrinement festivities at Cooperstown and A-Rod's "historic" pursuit of 600 homers was Anaheim's acquisition of all-star Dan Haren.

Newly acquired Angels pitcher Dan Haren expects to make his next start as scheduled despite a bruised forearm.

Pitcher Dan Haren grimaces after taking a Kevin Youkilis liner off the forearm in his Angels debut on Monday.

Each week, we'll take a look around the league and discuss a few players who are on the fringe of importance in a standard 12-team mixed league with 5x5 scoring.

Around the trade deadline, the math is simple: The more money you take on, the fewer prospects you have to give up.

JAYSON WERTH says he doesn't listen to the trade rumors that have been swirling around him for the better part of a month.

News and notes from around MLB heading into Saturday's trade deadline: Arizona Diamondbacks: Expect the Diamondbacks to keep selling.

Ryan Howard hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, Jayson Werth and Cody Ransom also connected, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 for a season-high sixth straight win Tuesday night.

The NL West is shaping up to be one of the tightest races in baseball and it could be a race that comes down to the final few weeks of the season.

It was less than three years ago, but it seems more like three decades. Fresh off a run to the National League Championship Series, the Diamondbacks gave away the farm to acquire Dan Haren from Oakland.

The Philadelphia Phillies are starting to play like the team that won back-to-back National League titles.