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| Stumbling Phils return home to battle Braves |
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07/25/2008 |
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| rts Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies will try to regroup against another familiar foe this evening, as they kick off a three-game series versus the NL East-rival Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia just dropped two of three to the New York Mets to lose control of the NL East lead and is 1-4 over its last five games. The Phillies fell a game behind the Mets in the division standings following Thursday's 3-1 loss in the series finale. Jayson Werth homered for Philadelphia and Eric Bruntlett |
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| NL East-leading Mets welcome Cardinals to Shea |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets open their first series as sole leaders of the National League's East Division tonight, when they host the St. Louis Cardinals in the first of three weekend games at Shea Stadium. New York, which fought through mediocre play and a managerial switch, got back to the top of the division Thursday with a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia. The Mets posted two wins in a three-game series with the Phillies and provided a one-game edge in the standings. Carlos Delgado's two-run doub |
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| Dempster hopes to keep Wrigley dominance intact against Fish |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2008 |
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| ry Blanco, both of whom slugged solo home runs on the night. Carlos Marmol, filling in for the disabled Kerry Wood, recorded the final four outs to notch his fourth save of the season. The Marlins, who have now dropped two in a row and now trail the New York Mets by two games for the top spot in the NL East, received a two-run homer by Hanley Ramirez in a losing cause. Scott Olsen (6-5) gave up all six Chicago runs on seven hits and walked three during his six-inning stint. Josh Johnson gets the call for Flo |
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| Phillies' Rollins late scratch from lineup |
MLB Baseball |
07/24/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins was a late scratch from Thursday's 3-1 loss against the New York Mets after he was late arriving to Shea Stadium. "Jimmy was late getting to the yard today," said Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. "I called him in and talked to him. Jimmy and I talked about it, that's all I've got to say. It's kind of an in house thing, between him and I." Rollins said that he drove to the stadium, leaving about 10 minutes after the team bus, but was delayed. I |
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| Giants shoot for rare home sweep in finale with Nats |
MLB Baseball |
07/24/2008 |
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| rilia's two-run double off Luis Ayala highlighted a three- run eighth inning that lifted San Francisco to a 6-4 win. Bengie Molina finished 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Giants, who haven't swept a season series since taking all six meetings from the New York Mets in 2002. Kevin Correia started on the hill for San Francisco and surrendered four runs -- three earned -- on 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Geno Espineli (1-0) took the win after getting the final two outs in the eighth inning, while Brian Wilson earned |
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| First place back on the line in Mets-Phils rubber match |
MLB Baseball |
07/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Oliver Perez tries to continue his mastery of the Philadelphia Phillies this afternoon, when the New York Mets play the pivotal rubber match of their three-game series with their National League East rivals at Shea Stadium. Perez has been inconsistent all season but terrific in his three starts versus the Phillies, going 1-0 while not allowing a run in 18 1/3 innings of those outings. For his career he is 2-3 against Philadelphia with a 3.39 earned run average in 11 starts. The 26-year-ol |
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| Pedro's father loses battle with cancer |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Pedro Martinez's father, Pablo, died during the New York Mets 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday night. After hearing the news, Martinez immediately left Shea Stadium in the seventh inning. Pablo Martinez, 87, had been battling brain cancer and the younger Martinez recently spent the All-Star break with his ailing father in the Dominican Republic. "I didn't have a chance to embrace him or anything like that," manager Jerry Manuel told the team's Web site. "Sad d |
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| Shell-shocked Mets continue big set with first-place Phils |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It will be hard to top the drama the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies put forth in the opener of this series, but the two NL East rivals will go at it again tonight in the second test of a three-game set at Shea Stadium. Mired in perhaps the tightest division race in baseball, the Mets and Phillies didn't disappoint in Tuesday's series opener, won by Philadelphia by an 8-6 score. Philadelphia was down 5-2 heading into the top of the ninth inning before pushing six runs across to ta |
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| Arroyo vies to remain hot for Reds in finale with Padres |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| , has won four straight starts since allowing 10 runs in an inning on June 24 in Toronto, the worst outing of his career . He's given up 21 hits and eight earned runs in 25 innings over the four victories, including an eight-inning stint against the New York Mets on Friday that ended in a 5-2 Reds win. Arroyo beat the Padres in San Diego on May 24, allowing seven hits and two runs in 6 1/3 innings. He's 3-4 lifetime in seven starts against the Padres with a 3.98 earned run average in 40 2/3 innings. Meanwhil |
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| Zimmerman's expected return highlights Nats-Giants tilt |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| ugh five frames while fanning four batters and walking two. The Nationals are 2-1 on this trip and 18-31 away from D.C. this season. Jason Bergmann gets the nod for Washington on Tuesday and hasn't won since hurling seven shutout innings against the New York Mets on May 15. He is 0-5 in 11 trips to the mound since then, while sporting a 1-6 record and a 4.03 ERA through 15 total games (13 starts) this season. In his previous outing Friday at Atlanta, Bergmann gave up one run in two innings for a no-decision |
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