Phillies starting pitcher Jon Lieber was placed on the 15-day disabled list after injuring his left groin on Monday night in a 11-2 win over the Nationals.

A New York Yankees scout was in town this weekend to look at the Phillies' corner outfielders, Pat Burrell and Bobby Abreu.

Aaron Rowand will come off the disabled list today and start in centerfield tonight for the first time since he broke his nose and fractured facial bones against an unpadded metal bar on May 11.

Carlos Beltran led off the bottom of the 16th inning with a home run Tuesday night, lifting the Mets to a 9-8 victory over the Phillies in the longest game in the major leagues this season.

Cole Hamels, rookie ace of the Philadelphia Phillies, experienced soreness in the back of his left shoulder while throwing in the outfield Tuesday and was scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday night against the New York Mets.

Phillies outfielder Aaron Rowand underwent successful surgery on Friday morning to repair the broken nose he suffered on Thursday night while making a spectacular catch before colliding with the center-field wall in the Phils' 2-0 rain-shortened victory over the Mets at Citizens Bank Park.

Billy Wagner closes for the New York Mets now instead of Philadelphia, but the opinionated lefty has thrown some gas on the rivalry between the two best teams in the NL East.

Another journeyman pitcher spoke out against Barry Bonds, as Corey Lidle, who has pitched for 6 different teams during his 4.