The Philadelphia Phillies activate Ryan Howard off the D.L.
The Phillies have activated starting 1B Ryan Howard off the disabled list. He has played in 106 games for the Phillies this year and he is 121 of 415 (.292 avg, .877 OPS) with 65 runs scored, 23 homers and 82 RBIs. The Phillies have placed 34-year old 1B/OF Ross Gload on the D.L. with a groin injury. Gload has played in 77 games for the Phillies this year and he is 31 of 111 (.279 avg, .820 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 6 homers, 21 RBIs and 1 stolen base. While the Phillies will miss Gload’s production off the bench they will likely start to move up the standings with all of the starting lineup healthy and ready to rock