The Phillies have acquired Julio Mateo from Seattle, reports Jayson Stark on ESPN's trade deadline special.

The Mets and Phillies also were in contact with the A's about Joe Blanton on Monday, sources say, but the A's prefer to deal with the Dodgers, whose farm system is one of the deepest in the game.

Cincinnati Reds executive vice president and general manager Wayne Krivsky today announced the acquisition of LHP Matt Maloney from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for RHP Kyle Lohse.

Although Josh Towers was scouted in Toronto two starts ago by the Phillies assistant general manager, and the club had contacted the Jays about his availability, the teams couldn't come close to an agreement.

Tonight, perhaps, Chase Utley will return to the Phillies' bench, to the delight of manager Charlie Manuel, who wants the hard-nosed Utley at his hip.

Phillies All-Star second baseman Chase Utley had surgery on his right hand Friday and could miss a month of the season a day after his hand was broken when he was hit by a pitch.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded righthanded pitcing prospect Michael Dubee to the Chicago White Sox for second baseman Tadahito Iguchi.

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley broke his right hand when he was hit by a pitch during Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Nationals.

Phillies sources shot down a report that Pat Burrell would go to Minnesota and that the Phils were interested in Twins Triple A pitching prospect Kevin Slowey.

Philadelphia Phillies general manger Ruben Amaro was at the Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon and a day later he was as good as gone.

The Phillies activated reliever Tom Gordon from the 60-day DL following Sunday's 10-2 loss to the Cardinals.

Through the last-place finishes, September collapses and every agonizing failure over the past 125 years, no team has lost quite like the Phillies.

On Monday, Ryan Howard decided that he would accept the invitation to defend his title at San Francisco's AT&T Park despite not being named to the All-Star team.