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| First-place Mets try to stay on top in Atlanta |
MLB Baseball |
09/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets' first victory at Turner Field this year turned out to be one of its biggest of the season. Back in first place in the National League East, the Mets play the second test of a three-game set with the Atlanta Braves tonight. New York had dropped each of its previous six tests in Atlanta this season before posting a 9-5 victory in Friday's opener. The win, coupled with the Phillies' loss to the Marlins last night, put the Mets a half-game up on Philadelphia for the top spot |
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| Mets rally to beat Braves, take NL East lead |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Daniel Murphy delivered a pinch-hit go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning, and the New York Mets recaptured first place in the NL East with a 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first contest of a three-game set. Jose Reyes and Nick Evans homered for the Mets, who won their third straight to pass the Philadelphia Phillies, who were pounded 14-8 by the red-hot Florida Marlins on Friday. The Mets, who squandered a 3 1/2-game lead to the Phillies earlier this month, now |
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| A couple of NL races getting interesting |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| nd done, I think the Mets are going to overtake the Phillies for the NL East lead. They trail the Phils by just a half-game, but are even in the all-important loss column. New York should be able to take two of three, at least, this weekend from the Atlanta Braves, while the Phillies will have their hands full with a Florida Marlins club that will have a lot of say in how all this is going to play out over the next week or so. After this weekend's tilt with Atlanta, the Mets return home for their final seven |
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| Mets hope to find success in Dixie versus Braves |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| lphia continues to surge with a half-game lead over New York in the National League East division, the Mets are starting to settle in at the top of the wild card standings. Tonight the Mets will kick off a three-game series versus the division-rival Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. New York, which is 1 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee in the NL wild card race, has lost nine of the 15 matchups with the Braves this season. To make matters even worse for New York, the ballclub has also dropped all six games so far in |
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| Santana keeps Mets on Phillies' heels |
MLB Baseball |
09/18/2008 |
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| on Nationals, 7-2, to salvage a split in the four-game set. Ryan Church collected two hits and knocked in two runs for New York, which has won two straight and remains just a half-game behind Philadelphia for the NL East lead. The Phillies edged the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, on Thursday. Jose Reyes had two hits and an RBI for the Mets, who are 1 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee in the wild card standings. The Brewers lost a heartbreaker to Chicago, 7-6, in 12 innings earlier Thursday. Santana (14-7) allowed one run on |
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| Mets stave off Nats to keep postseason hopes a reality |
MLB Baseball |
09/17/2008 |
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| ee-game losing streak and hold on to the lead in the NL wild-card race. The Mets own a half-game lead over Milwaukee for the NL wild card. The Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, on Wednesday. The Mets kept pace with the Phillies, who downed the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, in the NL East. New York is a half-game behind first-place Philadelphia, but tied in the loss column with the Phillies. Brandon Knight (1-0), in a spot-start for the Mets, gave New York five solid innings, allowing two runs on six hits |
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| Howard, NL East-leading Phils resume set in Atlanta |
MLB Baseball |
09/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Ryan Howard's recent tear has the Phillies back on top of the standings. Back in first in the National League East, Philadelphia continues a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves tonight at Turner Field. Howard had four hits in Tuesday's 8-7 victory, with his two-run homer in the eighth inning proving to be the difference. It was his major-league leading 45th homer of the season and he also leads the majors with 136 RBI. Howard, the 2006 NL MVP, is hitting only .249 on the season, but |
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| Howard's blast beats Braves and sends Phillies into NL East lead |
MLB Baseball |
09/17/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Ryan Howard's two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning was the difference, as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Atlanta Braves, 8-7, in the opener of a three-game series at Turner Field. Howard finished 4-for-5, falling a double shy of the cycle, with three RBI and two runs scored for the Phillies, who have won five games in a row and moved a half-game ahead of New York for first place in the NL East. The Mets were blanked by Odalis Perez and the Washington Nation |
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| Perez, Nationals post shutout, Mets sink into second place in NL East |
MLB Baseball |
09/16/2008 |
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| to do a better job, period, offensively," New York manager Jerry Manuel said. The Mets have dropped three straight games and four of five overall to fall a half-game behind Philadelphia for the top spot in the NL East. The Phillies rallied past the Atlanta Braves, 8-7, on Tuesday. New York owns a half-game lead over Milwaukee in the wild card standings after the Brewers lost to the Cubs, 5-4. "This is a little bump in the road," New York third baseman David Wright said. "It does not matter what Philadelphia |
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| Veteran Moyer leads Phils into Atlanta |
MLB Baseball |
09/16/2008 |
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| ie Moyer still plans to pitch next season. With the way the left-hander has been pitching this year, his current season might just stretch into October. Moyer will lead the Philadelphia Phillies tonight in the opener of a three- game series with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Moyer has been his team's most consistent starter this year, as he leads the Phils with 14 wins to go along with a 3.68 earned run average in 30 starts. He has allowed three runs or fewer in 17 of his last 18 starts, including his p |
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