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| Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - May 22 |
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05/22/2003 |
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| === Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - May 22 === (MySportsbook) - Vicente Padilla tries to win for the first time in more than a month today, as the Philadelphia Phillies take on the New York Mets in the rubber match of their three-game series at Shea Stadium. The Phillies had their three-game winning streak broken last night when Tony Clark singled home Marco Scutaro with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift New York to a 5-4 triumph. Jimmy Rollins had two hits for the Phillies, who lost f |
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| Around the Majors - Wednesday, May 21 |
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05/21/2003 |
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| === Around the Majors - Wednesday, May 21 === By Eric Gold, MLB Editor New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Even though there are still four full months left in the baseball season, it seems the New York Mets will be hard-pressed to climb higher than fourth in the National League East unless they make some major changes. You may as well call this season a wash for the Mets. At 19-26, they are already 12 games out of first place in the NL East, but the club has more pressing needs. All-Star catcher Mike Piazza is |
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| Piazza out "an indefinite amount of time" |
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05/20/2003 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza will be out "an indefinite amount of time" after an examination was performed by team physician Dr. Andrew Rokito in New York Tuesday. Although he will not need surgery, it is highly probably that he will miss more time than the originally anticipated six to eight weeks. Rokito, who performed the examination at the Hospital for Joint Diseases and NYU Medical Center, confirmed that the All-Star catcher has a right groin strain. Classified as a |
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| Power returning to Phillies' lineup |
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05/20/2003 |
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| has been a huge disappointment so far, but the season still has four full months left so Burrell has plenty of time to redeem himself. An RBI triple in Sunday night's 3-1 win over Houston was a good start. The team the Phillies face on Tuesday, the New York Mets, may help Burrell's cause. He is a lifetime .314 hitter versus New York with 17 homers and 49 RBI, which are his best totals against any major league team. His eight homers and 23 RBI at Shea Stadium are his most for any visiting ballpark. "It's ama |
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| Rheal Cormier appeals fine |
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05/19/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Phillies reliever Rheal Cormier appealed a $750 fine he received for an incident which occurred during spring training. The Phillies start a three-game series with the New York Mets on Tuesday and Cormier is expected to meet with MLB president and chief operating officer Bob DuPuy on Tuesday. Cormier threw a pair of inside pitches with Toronto ace Roy Halladay at the plate in an exhibition contest on March 26. Philadelphia manager Larry Bowa was ejected durin |
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| Schilling takes the mound against Giants |
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05/19/2003 |
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| ch of the first six innings. David Dellucci had two hits and two runs batted in, while Lyle Overbay added two hits, an RBI and two runs scored in the victory. The Giants lost for the seventh time in nine games yesterday following a 5-1 defeat to the New York Mets at Pac Bell Park. Marquis Grissom homered and finished with two hits for the Giants. This is the first meeting of the season. San Francisco won 11 of the 19 contests versus the D'Backs last year, including the final three. The Giants went 5-4 at Ban |
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| Report: Piazza to miss significant time |
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05/18/2003 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks recovering from a severe groin injury. The All-Star backstop sustained the injury during Friday's game against the Giants while trying to evade an inside pitch from Jason Schmidt. The New York Post reported on Sunday that Piazza would be out at least a month but will most likely miss more time. Piazza has already been placed on the 15- day disabled list. An MRI taken on Saturday revealed th |
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| Colorado Rockies Team Report - May 18 |
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05/18/2003 |
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| rdero and Macias with a hit to center. Righthander Shawn Chacon will toe the rubber today for the Rockies hoping to stop a personal two-game losing streak. Chacon, who is 4-2 with a 3.91 ERA, is coming off a no-decision in his last start against the New York Mets on Tuesday. In that outing he allowed a season-high seven runs, nine hits and two home runs. Chacon has started three games against the Expos in his career and is 1-1 against them with a 4.08 ERA. Colorado has scored at least one run in 308 consecut |
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| New York Mets Team Report - May 18 |
MLB Baseball |
05/18/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets try for a split in their four-game series with the San Francisco Giants this afternoon when the two teams wrap up their set at Pac Bell Park. On Saturday, Steve Trachsel allowed one run and four hits in a season-high eight innings to lead New York to a 5-1 win in the third installment of the weekend set. Jason Phillips had two hits and Cliff Floyd added a two-run homer for the Mets, who snapped a four-game losing streak and notched their first regular- season win at Pac |
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| San Francisco Giants Team Report - May 18 |
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05/18/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants try to get back on the winning track this afternoon when they close their four-game set against the New York Mets at Pac Bell Park. On Saturday, Steve Trachsel allowed one run and four hits in a season-high eight innings to lead New York to a 5-1 win in the third installment of the weekend set. Marquis Grissom drove in the only run for the Giants, who fell for the sixth time in eight tries. San Francisco will send rookie Kurt Ainsworth to the hill. Ainsworth, 3-3 |
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