1B Ryan Howard moved up on the all-time home run list with his 377th career homer on Tuesday night, a two-run bomb to left-center. That moves him into a tie with Jeff Kent and Norm Cash for 73rd place, one home run behind Matt Williams. He is 49 away from moving into a tie with Billy Williams for the top 50. It is also the 10th time in his career he reached the 20-homer plateau. "It's cool. I mean, it just goes to show just keep trying to plow away, keep swinging, keep doing what you do," he said. "Even though it's a lot less at bats, hopefully it shows something."

DH Ryan Howard played in his 30th active big league ballpark on Wednesday, completing a run of appearances in all current major league stadiums. He has also played in four demolished or inactive stadiums through a 13-year career, all with the Phillies. He was 1-for-4 in his first appearance at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field, and he has hit safely in seven of his past eight games.

1B Ryan Howard has played in 29 active major league stadiums, and an appearance at U.S. Cellular Field during this week's two-game series would complete a run of appearances in all 30 big league parks. He also played in Montreal's Olympic Stadium, New York's Shea Stadium, Miami's SunLife Stadium and Washington's RFK Stadium -- all former major league parks. He didn't appear in Tuesday's game, so he has one more shot in Wednesday's series finale.

1B Ryan Howard of the Phillies has been cleared of wrongdoing in MLB's investigation into his possible use of performance-enhancing drugs, prompted by an Al Jazeera report.MLB announced Friday that the investigation was complete and it "did not find any violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program" by Howard. The Al Jazeera report, aired in a December documentary, claimed that Howard was among the athletes who allegedly received shipments of PEDs.

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard and Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman were cleared of wrongdoing in Major League Baseball's investigation into their possible use of performance-enhancing drugs, prompted by an Al Jazeera report.MLB announced Friday that the investigation was complete and it "did not find any violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program by either Howard or Zimmerman."The Al Jazeera report, aired in a December documentary, claimed that Howard and Zimmerman were among the athletes who allegedly received shipments of performance-enhancing drugs.The report was based on recordings with Charles Sly, a former worked at the Guyer Institute in Indianapolis. Sly also implicated several NFL players, including Peyton Manning.Slay has since recanted his statements. Sly also declined to speak with the commissioner's office or provide requested information.Howard and Zimmerman filed lawsuits against Al Jazeera in January. The players claimed... [More]

1B Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer Tuesday against the Dodgers, his 18th of the season and the 375th of his career. That moved him past Rocky Colavito and into 76th on the all-time list, but was an afterthought not only in a 15-5 loss but a game that saw former Phillie Chase Utley hit two homers, including a grand slam, in his first game back in Philadelphia. "As players we just try to play the game as it's supposed to be played, but I think it was something bigger tonight," Howard said. "Then for Chase to come back and do what he did tonight, hopefully he's done doing that, but that's just the kind of player he is, and just the kind of guy he is."

1B Ryan Howard went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBIs in Friday's victory over Colorado. Howard's fifth-inning slam off Jon Gray, a 457-foot blast into the Rockies' bullpen in center field, snapped a 3-3 tie. Howard, who added an RBI single off reliever Jordan Lyles in the eighth, is hitting .462 over his last eight games and .320 since June 22, raising his average to .195. He also has 17 homers and 40 RBIs, and the grand slam was the 14th of his career. He already had the franchise record in that category. In addition, the homer was the 374th of his career, tying him with Rocky Colavito for 76th on the all-time list. Manager Pete Mackanin said Howard is "swinging the bat as well as (he's) seen him," and added that the 13-year veteran is benefiting from an extended rest earlier this season. "But during that course of time he wasn't playing he never stopped working and he kept his chin up and he kept plugging," Mackanin said. "Now it's paying off for him."Howard has also been sharing... [More]

1B Ryan Howard was 1-for-3 Sunday with a run scored. That extended his hitting streak to five straight games (8-for-16). In 65 career games against the Padres, Howard is hitting .303 (70-for-231) with 13 homers and 55 RBIs.

1B Ryan Howard's 16th homer Saturday night was his eighth in his last 22 starts. In his last 11 games, Howard is hitting .342 (13-for-38) with five home runs and seven RBIs. He is one homer shy of tying Rocky Colavito for 76th on the career list with 374.

1B Ryan Howard got his first start of the series on Saturday and responded with a double and the first run. He needs 14 more doubles to catch Richie Ashburn for ninth place (287) on the club's career list. Howard is the career leader in home runs (22) by an opposing player at Turner Field.

1B Ryan Howard doubled as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and is hitting .284 (21-for-74) with 13 extra-base hits in his career in that role. Howard has 272 doubles and needs 15 to catch Richie Asburn for ninth place on the team's all-time list.

1B Ryan Howard was Philadelphia's lone bright spot in Thursday's loss to the Miami Marlins. Howard belted a fourth-inning, two-run homer off Tom Koehler. Of Howard's 34 hits on the year, 14 have gone over the fence.

1B Ryan Howard hit a leadoff homer off Logan Verrett in the second inning of Saturday's victory over the Mets, Howard's 13th homer of the season and the 370th of his career. Howard drew even with the late Gil Hodges for 77th on Major League Baseball's all-time list, and is four behind Rocky Colavito, who is in 76th. "Obviously in the moment you're playing a game," Howard said, "but when I get time to sit back and reflect on it, it's actually pretty cool, some of the names that I'm there with. I've still got some work to do, but I'm going to enjoy this one today." Howard also has 46 career homers against the Mets, most among active players.

1B Ryan Howard went 2-for-4 and drove in both Phillies runs. He hit his 12th homer in the second. It was the 370th of his career and tied Howard for 78th all-time with Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner and former Rockies great Todd Helton. It was Howard's 13th homer in 34 career games against the Rockies.

1B Ryan Howard was given Monday off on the ninth anniversary of the day he made major league history. Howard's three-run homer on June 27, 2007, gave him 100 homers in 325 games, making his the fastest player in baseball history to reach 100. His home run that day off Cincinnati RHP Aaron Harang was measured at 505 feet.

1B Ryan Howard sat out Saturday's 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Howard thus was denied a chance to tie LF Sherry Magee (1,521) for ninth place on the franchise's all-time list for games played. Howard is expected to earn that distinction in Sunday's series finale.

1B Ryan Howard contributed a double to the Phillies' six extra-base hits in Friday's loss at San Francisco. The fourth-inning hit was the 271st double of Howard's career, moving him into a tie with SS Granny Hamner for 10th place on the Phillies' all-time list.

1B Ryan Howard went 1-for-4 with an RBI single. The hit snapped an 0-for-16 skid at the plate dating back to June 13 and was the slugger's first RBI during that stretch.

1B Ryan Howard was used as the designated hitter Monday and was 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Howard lost his starting job at first base to 1B Tommy Joseph who was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts on Monday. Howard, who is batting .153 has 24 hits this season, 10 of them home runs.

1B Ryan Howard did not start any of the three games in Washington. The big lefty swinger is hitting .150 this year and Tommy Joseph, a former catching prospect, has taken over at first base. Howard did not see any action in the three weekend games in Washington.