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| Astros-Mets tie-breaker site set |
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09/26/2008 |
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| e via a coin flip, though could be rendered moot as the Astros trail the Mets and Brewers by 3 1/2 games going into the final weekend of the season. Houston will host Atlanta this weekend. The Astros need to win all their games and have the Brewers and Mets lose theirs to remain alive. Milwaukee hosts the Chicago Cubs this weekend, while the Mets are at home versus Florida. Should the Astros somehow get within a half-game following Sunday, they'd be forced to play a make-up game against the Cubs on Monday. |
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| Mets rally to beat Cubs; one game back in NL East |
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09/26/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Carlos Beltran lined a game-winning RBI single through the raindrops with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Mets a crucial 7-6 comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs in the last of a four-game series at Shea Stadium. Beltran finished the game 2-for-4 with two runs scored while Ryan Church went 3-for-3 with two RBI for the Mets, who rallied from a three-run deficit and now sit one game behind the Phillies for the NL East lead. Philadelphia was idle Thursd |
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| Oswalt, Astros hold off Reds to keep playoff hopes alive |
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09/26/2008 |
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| i went 3-for-3 with three RBI and two walks for Houston, which still trails the NL wild card-leading Mets and Brewers by 3 1/2 games. The Astros close with a three- game series at home against Atlanta, and they will also host a make-up game with the Chicago Cubs on Monday if necessary. Jerry Hairston, Jr. hit a three-run homer and Jay Bruce went 2-for-4 for the Reds, who have lost three of five and finish out the season with a three-game set in St. Louis. Cincinnati starter Johnny Cueto (9-14) lasted only 2 |
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| Marlins, Nats close set at Nationals Park |
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09/25/2008 |
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| in the Sept. 14 matchup with Balester, in which he allowed four hits and two earned runs in seven innings. Sanchez, who won 10 times in 18 games in 2006 before injuries held him to just six starts last season, is 0-3 in six starts since downing the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, on Aug. 16. On Wednesday, Hanley Ramirez and Josh Willingham each homered, as the Marlins defeated Washington, 9-4. Jeremy Hermida collected three hits and knocked in two runs for Florida, which slammed the brakes on a four-game losing streak. |
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| Desperate Mets vie to even crucial series with Cubs |
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09/25/2008 |
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| failing to hold on to the lead in the National League East earlier this month, the New York Mets have now lost sole control of the Wild Card spot. New York will try to rebound tonight in the finale of a four- game series with the NL Central champion Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium. New York, which blew a seven-game lead atop the NL East with 17 games to play last year to miss the postseason, had a 3 1/2-game edge for first place in the division on September 10, but now finds itself 1 1/2 games back of front- r |
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| Cubs edge Mets in extras to stir up wild card race |
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09/25/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Derrek Lee's run-scoring double and Aramis Ramirez's two-run homer in the 10th inning silenced the Shea Stadium crowd as the Chicago Cubs escaped with a 9-6 victory over the beleaguered New York Mets in the third tilt of a four-game set. The Mets stranded a runner on third base in five straight innings leading up the 10th. Luis Ayala, in his second inning of relief, got two quick outs in the top of the frame before Ryan Theriot's single up the middle. Theriot stole second an |
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| Braves crush Phils to make NL East race interesting |
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09/24/2008 |
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| still won the season series, 14-4, but lost the final two contests of this three-game set to jeopardize their chances of winning the NL East. Philadelphia entered Wednesday's slate of games with a 1 1/2-game lead over the New York Mets, who play the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Atlanta won despite Jo-Jo Reyes making the start. The Braves had lost 11 straight games that Reyes began, but the young left-hander was limited to 3 1/3 innings, in which he gave up three runs on five hits. Buddy Carlyle (2-0) took the |
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| Cubs' DeRosa leaves game |
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09/24/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Chicago Cubs utilityman Mark DeRosa left Wednesday's bout against the New York Mets with an apparent knee injury. DeRosa hit a two-run double in the fifth inning for the NL Central-leading Cubs, but was pinch-run for by Kosuke Fukudome after team trainers came out to examine DeRosa's right knee at second. The 33-year-old also hit a solo home run in the second inning, upping his career-best mark to 21 on the year. |
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| Mets try to pull closer to NL East lead in battle with Cubs |
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09/24/2008 |
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| try to move closer to a playoff spot tonight with a hurler who hasn't lost in nearly two months. Oliver Perez will take the hill for the Mets tonight, as they play the third contest of their four-game series with the National League Central-champion Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium. Behind a career-high 125 pitches, Johan Santana threw eight innings of two-run ball to help lead New York to a much-needed 6-2 win over the Cubs. The victory trimmed the Mets deficit to the first-place Phillies in the NL East to 1 1 |
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| Ludwick, Cardinals damage Diamondbacks' playoff hopes |
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09/24/2008 |
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| in 13 games. Lohse (15-6) allowed seven hits and three runs over six innings. Ryan Franklin recorded the final four outs for his 16th save. Despite the victory, the Cardinals were eliminated from postseason contention when the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs earlier Tuesday night. Randy Johnson (10-10) gave up seven hits and five runs in six innings to suffer the loss, extending his winless string to seven outings. The lefty was battered for the second time this month by the Cardinals, also yielding six |
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