As they slide into the second half of a make-or-break season, the Phillies recently faced a disturbing question: Who’s hurting them more, injured slugger Bryce Harper or eccentric closer Jordan Romano?

Bergert tossed 4.2 innings, allowing just two runs on three hits, while punching out seven and walking two, contributing to the 4-2 win. Those he fanned were Kyle Schwarber, Bryce

The Phillies are first in the NL East without much from Harper. Monday, despite another loss at Oracle Park, offered some positive signs.

Harper has gone 7-for-20 (.350) with four walks and five extra-base hits over the first five games of the Phillies' road trip out west. The first baseman also logged his first steal since May 21 versus the Rockies,

Bryce Harper homered and doubled three times, Jesús Luzardo struck out seven and gave up three hits in seven innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies kept Justin Verlander winless with a 13-0 rout of the San Francisco Giants.

There is a certain energy when Harper is right — truly right — and the Phillies have not felt it all season. This felt different.

Detroit Tigers prospect Max Clark has quickly become one of the baseball's more prominent rising talents, sitting 12th in the latest MLB.com Top 100 rankings.

Kyle Schwarber joins Mike Schmidt (31 in 1979) as the only Philadelphia Phillies to hit 30 homers before the All-Star break.