Phillies Place Polanco On DL

The Phillies on Friday placed third baseman Placido Polanco on the 15-day disabled list with lower back inflammation and activated closer Ryan Madson from the DL.

4 Phillies Possibly 5 Heading to The All-Star Game

By Jim Salisbury
CSNPhilly.com

TORONTO - The Phillies will send four players, and possibly five, to the All-Star Game on July 12 in Phoenix.

The bulk of the all-star rosters were announced Sunday afternoon. Placido Polanco was voted by the fans as the National League starting third baseman. Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels were all selected to be on the NL’s pitching staff.