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| Rays sweep DH at Baltimore, magic number at two to win division |
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09/24/2008 |
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| d a playoff spot Tuesday night by edging Cleveland. J.P. Howell earned his third save of the season after 1 2/3 perfect innings to close out the game as the Rays won for the seventh time in nine contests. With their 95th win, the Rays broke the 1991 Atlanta Braves for the most wins ever for a team that had MLB's worst record the year before. Mitch Talbot allowed three runs on six hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings for the Rays, but did not factor into the decision. Jeff Niemann (2-1) got the win despite gi |
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09/24/2008 |
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| Suspended Atlanta Braves minor-league pitcher Matthew Small 50 games. |
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| Rays inch closer to division crown, beat O's in DH opener |
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09/23/2008 |
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| ay. Evan Longoria and Dioner Navarro each had a pair of hits for the Rays, who moved three games ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. Tampa Bay's magic number to clinch the division stands at three. With their 94th win, the Rays tied the 1991 Atlanta Braves for the most wins ever for a team that had MLB's worst record the year before. Garrett Olson (9-10) allowed three runs on six hits and three walks in six innings pitched with four strikeouts to take the loss. Lou Montanez homered for the Orioles whi |
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| Braves prospect suspended for drug use |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball levied a 50-game suspension against Atlanta Braves minor league pitcher Matthew Small on Tuesday. Small, who was pitching for the Appalachian League's Danville club, was penalized after testing positive for amphetamines. The suspension will take effect at the start of the 2009 season. |
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| First-place Phils aim for another win over Braves |
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09/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies will try to inch closer to a playoff spot and best the Atlanta Braves for a seventh straight time tonight, when the two clubs resume a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia defeated the Braves for a sixth straight time with a 6-2 victory, Monday, improving to 14-2 versus Atlanta this year. The Phillies' magic number to clinch their second straight National League East title fell to four after the New York Mets' loss to Chicago last night, while the |
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| Mets begin crucial series with Central champ Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
09/22/2008 |
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| oughout the NL playoffs. The Mets, meanwhile, are desperately trying to hold onto the NL Wild Card spot. New York's scuffling bullpen blew a one-run lead on Sunday, getting tagged for four runs in the eighth inning on the way to a 7-6 setback to the Atlanta Braves. The loss was a damaging one, as the Mets fell 1 1/2 games back of the Phillies for the lead in the NL East, a division New York led by 3 1/2 games on September 10. Of course, New York led the division last year by seven games with 17 to play before |
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| Phillies return home, vie to maintain dominance of Braves |
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09/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves used to dominate the National League East. This season, though, it is the Philadelphia Phillies who have been getting the best of the former division powerhouse. The Phils, aiming for their sixth straight win over the Braves, continue their march towards an NL East title in tonight's opener of a three-game series with visiting Atlanta at Citizens Bank Park. The NL East once belonged solely to the Braves, who captured the division crown in 11 straight seasons from 1995-20 |
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| Prado, Braves hold off Mets |
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09/21/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Martin Prado drove in three runs and helped key a four-run eighth inning comeback, as the Atlanta Braves upended the New York Mets, 7-6, in the rubber match of a three-game series from Turner Field. Prado was 3-for-4 and Jeff Francoeur doubled twice and tripled, while scoring two runs for Atlanta, which finished 8-1 against New York at home this season. Jorge Julio (3-0) pitched a scoreless eighth and got the win while Mike Gonzalez got his 13th save in a rocky ninth. Carlos De |
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| Mets shoot for rare series win in Atlanta |
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09/21/2008 |
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| w York Mets probably don't care how they get into the playoffs after last year's collapse, they just want to get there. Out of first place in the National League East but on top of the Wild Card standings, New York wraps up a three-game set with the Atlanta Braves this afternoon at Turner Field. New York blew a seven-game lead in the NL East with 17 games to play last year and missed out on the postseason. Friday's win in Atlanta moved the Mets a half-game in front of Philadelphia for first place in the NL Ea |
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| Braves knock Mets out of first in NL East |
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09/20/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Josh Anderson went 3-for-4, knocked in a run, scored and stole two bases, and the Atlanta Braves hung on for a 4-2 win and knocked the New York Mets out of first place in the second of a three-game set. With the loss the Mets, who reclaimed first place in the NL East with a win over the Braves Friday in the series opener, fell back to a half-game behind the Philadelphia Phillies, who edged Florida 3-2 on Saturday night. The Mets lead the NL wild card by 2 1/2 games over the slu |
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