Philadelphia Phillies WiretapPhillies Recall Castro, Option Smith To Triple-A OttawaThe Phillies recalled left-hander Fabio Castro from Triple-A Ottawa to replace the struggling Matt Smith. Castro was 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA in six appearances for Ottawa. Smith, acquired in the trade that sent Bobby Abreu to the Yankees last July, was sent to Ottawa to regain his control. Philadelphia Phillies Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Phillies Return Budde To AngelsCatcher Ryan Budde, who was acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies in the winter meetings draft, was returned to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Howard Homers In ReturnRyan Howard returned to the lineup on Sunday and hit a home run, his second of the season. He's gotten off to a slow start and was back in the lineup for the first time after missing three games with a sore left knee. "It's tough when you're not catching a lot of breaks," said Howard. "Not only myself but the team. The way we've played the last couple days, it's just kind of [indicative] of that." Philadelphia Phillies Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Phillies Apr 2007 Archive
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