On November 4, the Phillies acquired relief pitcher Pat Neshek from the Houston Astros for a player to be named later.

A few days later, Darin Ruf and Darnell Sweeney were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for left fielder Howie Kendrick.

[10] The next night, the Phillies scored 12 runs in the first inning off of Jeremy Guthrie and Enny Romero en route to a 17–3 victory over Washington.

[11] During the same homestand, Clay Buchholz left a game with a torn flexor tendon in his pitching arm.

[12] The Phillies turned a triple play on August 27 in the 5th inning against the reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs.