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| Phillies hope to get slumping offense on track against Pirates |
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| ffense in gear and snap a 23-inning scoreless streak this evening, when they resume a three-game series versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies haven't scored a run since the sixth inning of Wednesday's 5-0 victory over the Florida Marlins. They then dropped a 3-0 decision to the Marlins the following day before suffering a 2-0 setback in 12 innings versus the Pirates on Friday. Owners of one of the highest run-producing lineups in the majors, the Phillies were unable to get anything |
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| Perez, Mets blank Marlins |
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08/09/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Oliver Perez threw seven scoreless innings to help the New York Mets take a 3-0 win over the Florida Marlins in the opener of a three-game set at Shea Stadium. Perez (8-7) gave up just two hits with three walks and eight strikeouts while David Wright clubbed a two-run home run and Carlos Delgado added a solo homer for the Mets, who have won three of their last four. "Oliver Perez, that's the story," said Wright. "For him to come out and throw the ball the way he did, for him to |
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| Marlins sign C Lo Duca to minor league deal |
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08/09/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins signed veteran catcher Paul Lo Duca to a minor league contract on Friday. Lo Duca was released by the Washington Nationals last Friday after suffering from chronic problems involving a fractured right hand suffered in mid-April. He has spent most of the season on the disabled list and hit .230 with 12 RBI in 46 games with the Nationals. The four-time All Star is a career .286 hitter with 80 homers and 478 RBI in 1,061 games. This is his second stint with the |
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| Atlanta activates Jones from DL |
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08/09/2008 |
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| - The Atlanta Braves activated third baseman Chipper Jones from the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Jones had been sidelined since July 24 with a strained left hamstring. The switch-hitting slugger injured himself running out a grounder against the Florida Marlins a day earlier. The 36-year-old, who went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and three runs scored in Friday's 11-6 win over Arizona, leads the majors with a .371 batting average and has added 19 home runs and 57 RBI in 90 games. To make room on the ros |
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| NL East contenders collide as Mets host Marlins |
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08/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of National League East contenders get together in the Big Apple tonight, when the New York Mets welcome the Florida Marlins to town for the first of three straight games at Shea Stadium. Both clubs are in the thick of a heated race for the top spot in the National League East, as the Marlins sit 1 1/2 games behind division-leading Philadelphia with the Mets just two games off the pace. New York won two of three games versus the Marlins as the host from May 26-28 and leads the season |
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| Phils seeking rebound as Pirates come to town |
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08/08/2008 |
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| pad their lead in the National League East and get back on track tonight in the first of three straight games versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies have split their last six games and just dropped two of three versus the Florida Marlins in a crucial series between division foes. In Thursday's 3-0 loss in the finale, the Phillies were stymied by Florida starter Chris Volstad and four Marlins relievers en route to a lowly four-hit performance. Chase Utley finished 1-for-3 and extende |
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| Phils send out slumping Hamels in rubber match with Marlins |
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08/07/2008 |
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| Network) - While the Philadelphia Phillies have been rolling as of late, their ace has been struggling. Cole Hamels will try for his first win in over a month and give his team a big series win when Philadelphia wraps up a three-game series with the Florida Marlins this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies have won eight of their last 10 and hold a 2 1/2 game lead over second-place Florida in the National League East standings. The New York Mets are three games off the pace. Hamels, though, hasn't won |
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| Howard homers as Phils blank Fish |
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08/06/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Ryan Howard homered and doubled, and Kyle Kendrick worked out of several jams to pitch six shutout innings as the Philadelphia Phillies downed the Florida Marlins, 5-0, in the middle matchup of a three-game showdown between the top two teams in the NL East. Kendrick (10-5) gave up four hits and walked five, but was able to keep the Marlins scoreless through six. "He had quite a few guys on base. He pitched good enough to get out of it," said Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. |
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| Rockies grab Hernandez off waivers from Twins |
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08/06/2008 |
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| nesota this season. The Twins signed Hernandez in February, but ran out of room on their roster for him this month with Francisco Liriano recalled after dominating in the minor leagues. The 33-year-old hurler is 144-136 with a 4.32 ERA in 13 seasons with the Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Minnesota. A two-time All-Star, Hernandez is 7-3 with a 3.97 ERA in the postseason, highlighted by winning the World Series MVP in 1997 with the Marlins. |
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| Marlins activate C Treanor |
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08/06/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins recalled catcher Matt Treanor from his rehab assignment and activated him off the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday. Treanor has been out of action since July 8 with a strained left hip. In his five-game minor league rehab assignment, he went 5-for-16 with one home run and five runs driven in. Prior to going on the DL, he was hitting .240 with two home runs and 18 RBI in 54 games. The Marlins optioned catcher Paul Hoover to Triple-A Albuquerque after Tue |
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