Ryan Howard's latest happy homecoming linked him with Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt in the Philadelphia Phillies' record book. 

Rick Ankiel was carted off the field with his head and neck immobilized, then taken to a hospital for tests after the St. 

Thanks to Ryan Howard, the Philadelphia Phillies began their series with the St. 

The Philadelphia Phillies have been hurt by poor performances from Joe Blanton and the rest of their rotation. 

John Lannan was prepared to face the St. 

Spring Saturdays are always busy ones for youth Baseball leagues, and last weekend was no exception. 

NEW YORK ? Nobody had to tell Mark Teixeira to tear April off his calendar with the passing of the month. 

The St. 

WASHINGTON - Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park, Curacao native Shairon Martis transformed from a little-known exotic name into a righthanded riddle against a team wielding Baseball's best record. 

In this space last week, a list of potentialCardinals All-Stars for this year's midsummer classic to be played here was offered up, but perhaps another name or two needs to be considered. 

WASHINGTON - Saturday was significant to Albert Pujols for two reasons. 

Shairon Martis delivered a rare highlight in an otherwise dismal start to the season for the Washington Nationals. 

It shouldn't have come as a surprise, but the St. 

It's perhaps a measure of flattery, a backhanded compliment, that Jordan Zimmermann can have a subpar night and still have his manager and his teammates offer plaudits for the way he pitched. 

WASHINGTON - TheCardinals have Brian Barden and Joe Thurston, two "rookies" forming an effective third-base platoon.