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| Inconsistency highlights Phils' first half |
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07/18/2008 |
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| runs in a dominating effort and the next they can put up a doughnut while struggling all night at the plate. Despite the hot-and-cold offense, the Phillies entered the All-Star break in first place in the National League East, a half game up on the New York Mets. That edge, though, was erased on Thursday when the Mets defeated the Reds while Philadelphia sat idle. With both the Phillies and Mets now holding identical 52-44 marks, the slate is wiped clean for both clubs entering the second half. And don't fo |
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| Japanese pitcher Nomo retires |
MLB Baseball |
07/17/2008 |
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| see his eccentric "tornado" windup, in which he paused with his arms overhead and then twisted his body before throwing. Many Japanese players followed Nomo to the majors in the wake of his success. Nomo left the majors in 2005 after stints with the New York Mets, Milwaukee, Detroit, Boston and Tampa Bay and had attempted a comeback with Kansas City this season, but was released by the Royals in late April after just three relief appearances. Nomo's 123 wins are the most in the majors by a Japanese pitcher a |
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| Mets marvelous again, blank Rockies to win ninth straight |
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07/14/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Mike Pelfrey threw eight shutout innings to win his career-best sixth consecutive start, and the New York Mets hit the All-Star break with a nine-game winning streak, crushing the Colorado Rockies, 7-0, at Shea Stadium. Carlos Beltran had three hits, including a three-run homer, and Carlos Delgado added a two-run shot for the Mets, who have posted their longest winning streak since a nine-game run from April 16-25, 2000, the year they reached the World Series before losing to |
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| Burrell's blast gives Phils win over D-Backs |
MLB Baseball |
07/13/2008 |
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| the All-Star break with four wins in their last five games. Jimmy Rollins went 2-for-3 with an RBI double, and the Phillies (52-43) locked up sole possession of first place in the National League East at the break. They are a half-game ahead of the New York Mets, winners of nine in a row. Ryan Madson (2-0) tossed a scoreless inning to earn the win in relief of Cole Hamels, who allowed just two runs on a career-high 11 hits in seven innings. Hamels struck out eight and helped himself at the plate with an RBI |
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| Sabathia goes the distance; Brewers pull out late win over Reds |
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07/13/2008 |
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| f the season, cut the Brewers' deficit to 2-1. With J.J. Hardy at second and two outs in the sixth, Prince Fielder walked and Kapler followed by lacing a double to center to tie the game. Game Notes Cincinnati has won four of six encounters with the Brewers in Milwaukee this season and owns a 5-4 edge in the season series...Following the All-Star break, the Brewers will start a seven-game road trip at San Francisco on July 18th, while the Reds begin a 10-game homestand versus the New York Mets on July 17th. |
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| Mets, Pelfrey try to stretch winning streaks in finale with Rox |
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07/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets appear to finally be showing signs of reaching high expectations. So has Mike Pelfrey. The highly-touted young pitcher will attempt to win his sixth consecutive start and extend the Mets' current tear of eight straight victories when he takes the mound in tonight's finale of a three-game set with the Colorado Rockies from Shea Stadium. The Mets selected Pelfrey with the ninth overall pick in the 2005 draft and envisioned the Wichita State product quickly emerging into a |
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| Rays lose sixth straight |
MLB Baseball |
07/12/2008 |
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| athia to the Brewers, and with Fausto Carmona sidelined with a right hip strain. Ginter hadn't started in the majors since September 18, 2005, with the Tigers. The journeyman pitcher picked up his first win since May 21, 2004, when he played for the New York Mets. Matt Garza (7-5) was rocked for a season-high seven runs on 11 hits in five frames, fanning six and walking two. The Rays were held scoreless until Cliff Floyd's two-run single and Dioner Navarro's two-run double, both in the eighth inning. The Ind |
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| Big Unit put in charge of cooling off Howard, Phillies |
MLB Baseball |
07/12/2008 |
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| strikeouts for Arizona, which had won three of four coming in. Hoping to keep Philadelphia in the win column today will be right-hander Adam Eaton, who is 3-7 with a 5.20 ERA. Eaton fell for the fourth time in his last five starts Monday against the New York Mets, as he was hammered for eight runs (6 earned) and 10 hits in just 2 2/3 innings. Eaton lost to the D'Backs earlier in the season and is just 3-5 with a 4.23 ERA in 14 starts against them. Arizona will counter with left-hander Randy Johnson, who won |
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| Red-hot Mets turn to Pedro in middle game with Rox |
MLB Baseball |
07/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Lately the New York Mets have been playing like the team many thought they would be entering this season. Now the resurgent club, which is riding a season-high seven-game win streak, is hoping for a similar return to prominence from Pedro Martinez. Martinez takes the mound this afternoon in search of a second straight winning start as the Mets continue a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies at Shea Stadium. New York, the consensus preseason favorite in the National League East, has |
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| Mets heading into second half on a roll |
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07/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If you were one of the many who left the New York Mets for dead a month ago, it is time to go and grab your defibrillators. Not only are the Mets showing signs of life, the club is right back in the thick of the National League East picture. New York found itself 7 1/2 games back of first place on June 10, but has won 18 of its last 29 to climb within just 1 1/2 games of the first-place Phillies in the division. The club's turnaround has really taken off in July, as the Mets are currently |
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