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| Phils squeak by Marlins, regain first in NL East |
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09/21/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Greg Dobbs' RBI single in the sixth proved to be the game-winner as the Philadelphia Phillies regained first place in the NL East with a 3-2 win over the Florida Marlins in the second of a three-game set. Shane Victorino hit a solo home run while Chase Utley also drove in a run for the Phillies, who have won eight of their last nine and moved a half-game ahead of New York, which lost to Atlanta, 4-2, for first place in the NL East. "To say that we're not looking at the scoreboard |
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| Marlins go for 10th straight win in crucial clash with Phils |
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09/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins are doing their best to shake up the playoff races in the National League, a picture they hope to be a part of at season's end. Florida, riding a franchise-record winning streak, hopes to make up more ground in the postseason hunt with tonight's second portion of a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies at Dolphin Stadium. The Marlins pounded out a 14-8 win over the Phillies last night to get within 4 1/2 games of the NL Wild Card and five back of first-place N |
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| Marlins cool off Phillies |
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09/20/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Cameron Maybin went 4-for-5 and scored three times, and the Florida Marlins stayed red-hot by pounding the Philadelphia Phillies 14-8 in the opener of a crucial three-game set between the NL East rivals. Jorge Cantu, Dan Uggla, and Alfredo Amezaga all homered for the Marlins, who ripped Phillies pitching for their ninth straight win, tying a franchise record, as Philadelphia tumbled out of first place. The Mets downed Atlanta 9-5 on Friday to move into first in the NL East, droppi |
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| Mets rally to beat Braves, take NL East lead |
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09/19/2008 |
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| lace 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 lead Philadelphia by a half-game with nine games left. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers continued their September swoon on Friday, further cementing New Yo |
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| Marlins, Phils to start up key set between red-hot clubs |
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09/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins hope that their season-high winning streak didn't come too late. On the very edge of the playoff picture, the club shoots for its ninth straight win tonight in the opener of a three-game series with the National League East-leading Philadelphia Phillies at Dolphin Stadium. The Marlins' current eight-game win streak, their longest since winning nine straight from August 20-29, 2006, has the team 5 1/2 games behind the Phils in the standings. Florida is also five back of t |
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| A couple of NL races getting interesting |
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09/19/2008 |
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| 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 games, with a four-gamer on tap with Chicago and a three-game set to c |
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| Pirates welcome Astros to PNC |
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09/19/2008 |
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| arrival of Hurricane Ike earlier this week. The team was forced to flee its home at Minute Maid Park to play a key two- game series with the Chicago Cubs in Milwaukee and dropped both before a subsequent three-game midweek sweep at the hands of the Florida Marlins in Miami. Veteran left-hander Randy Wolf takes the mound for the Astros against the Pirates, making his 11th start since being acquired in a midseason trade from the San Diego Padres. Wolf is 4-2 with a complete game and a 4.26 earned run average in |
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| Baker helps Fish cook Astros |
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09/18/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - John Baker finished 3-for-5 with four RBI and scored twice, as the streaking Florida Marlins completed a three-game sweep of the scuffling Houston Astros with an 8-1 victory from Dolphin Stadium. Cameron Maybin collected four hits and scored two runs for Florida, which heads into a critical three-game showdown with Philadelphia on a season-high eight-game winning streak. The Marlins trail the front-running Phillies by 5 1/2 games in the NL East. Florida also trails the New York Me |
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| Astros finish set in South Beach |
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09/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Young right-hander Alberto Arias makes his second start of the season tonight for Houston when the Astros finish off a three-game series with the Florida Marlins at Dolphin Stadium. Arias, who reached the major leagues with the Colorado Rockies last season and made 12 relief appearances with them to begin 2008, made his initial big- league start on Sept. 8 for the Astros and downed Pittsburgh, 3-2. In that game, at Houston's Minute Maid Park, he allowed two hits in five scoreless innings wh |
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| Amezaga, Cantu power up-and-coming Marlins over Astros |
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09/18/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Alfredo Amezaga drove in four runs and Jorge Cantu added a grand slam, as the streaking Florida Marlins pounded the Houston Astros, 14-2, in the middle installment of a three-game series at Dolphin Stadium. Mike Jacobs finished 3-for-5 with two RBI and scored twice for the Marlins, who matched a season-high with their seven straight win and trail the Philadelphia Phillies by 5 1/2 games in the NL East. The Marlins also trail the New York Mets by five games in the wild card standin |
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