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| Santana cooks Fish to keep Mets in playoff picture |
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09/27/2008 |
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| ost the Brewers in a one-game playoff on Monday. "We have no more options. We need to go out, score some runs, and win against the Marlins," Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran said. New York's division title hopes went by the wayside on Saturday, as the Philadelphia Phillies wrapped up the NL East with a 4-3 win over Washington. Coming off a career-high 125 pitches in a win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, Santana (16-7) showed no ill effects on Saturday, fanning nine and walking three on 117 pitches in his sixth caree |
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| Phils one win from East title in second test with Nats |
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09/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies are just one win away from capturing their second straight National League East title and will try for division supremacy this afternoon in the second test of a three-game series versus the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia is two games ahead of New York in the standings and trimmed its magic number down to one with Friday's 8-4 victory in the series opener, coupled with the Mets' loss to the Florida Marlins. NL MVP candidate Ryan Howard continued |
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| Howard homers again as Phillies inch closer to NL East crown |
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09/26/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Ryan Howard homered and drove in four runs, as the Philadelphia Phillies doubled up the Washington Nationals, 8-4, in the opener of a three-game series from a damp Citizens Bank Park. Chase Utley finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored for the Phillies, who snapped a two-game skid and hold a two-game lead over New York in the NL East standings. The Mets lost to Florida, 6-1, on Friday. Jayson Werth registered two hits and scored twice, while Jimmy Rollins walked thr |
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| Astros host Braves in final home series of year |
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09/26/2008 |
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| e hits in just an inning of work last Saturday at Pittsburgh. The right-hander is 1-5 with a 5.44 ERA in 13 career games (6 starts) against the Braves. Atlanta has won two in a row and four of its last five games. In Wednesday's 10-4 pounding of the Philadelphia Phillies in the finale of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park, Chipper Jones belted a pinch-hit three-run homer and Kelly Johnson extended his NL-best hitting streak to 22 games. Jo-Jo Reyes started on the hill and allowed three runs in 3 1/3 innings of w |
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| Marlins hope to once again shatter Mets' playoff dreams |
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09/26/2008 |
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| has won four of the last six meetings with Florida and leads the season series by a 9-6 count, including a 4-2 mark at Shea. New York just took two of the last three tests of a four-game series versus the Chicago Cubs to pull within one game of the Philadelphia Phillies for the lead in the NL East. Philadelphia was idle on Thursday, when Carlos Beltran lifted the Mets to a 7-6 victory over the Cubs with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning. Beltran finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored while Ryan Church |
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| Phillies try to hold on in season-ending set with Nats |
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09/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies are aware that a sweep of the Washington Nationals this weekend guarantees them the National League East title for a second straight season. Washington will try to dash those hopes tonight in the first of three straight games between the teams at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia is one game ahead of the Mets in the division standings and lost a half-game on its lead after New York downed the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. The Phillies, who were idle yesterday, recently lost t |
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| Pujols, Cards crush Diamondbacks, give NL West title to Dodgers |
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09/25/2008 |
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| fore Reynolds drove both runners home with a single to left. Game Notes Reynolds set a major league record when he fanned for the 200th time this season in the second inning against Pineiro. Reynolds attempted to check his swing but was called out by first base umpire Ed Rapuano. He broke the previous mark of 199 set by Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard last year...Reynolds also fanned in the seventh giving him 201 strikeouts on the year...St. Louis has won eight of its last 11 at home in this series. |
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| Arizona's Reynolds sets major league strikeout record |
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09/25/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Arizona third baseman Mark Reynolds set a major league record when he fanned for the 200th time this season in the second inning against the St. Louis Cardinals' Joel Pineiro. Reynolds attempted to check his swing but was called out by first base umpire Ed Rapuano. He broke the previous mark of 199 set by Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard last year. |
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| First-place Phils aim for another win over Braves |
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09/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies will try to inch closer to a playoff spot and best the Atlanta Braves for a seventh straight time tonight, when the two clubs resume a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia defeated the Braves for a sixth straight time with a 6-2 victory, Monday, improving to 14-2 versus Atlanta this year. The Phillies' magic number to clinch their second straight National League East title fell to four after the New York Mets' loss to Chicago last night, while their magi |
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| Mets begin crucial series with Central champ Cubs |
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09/22/2008 |
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| games between the teams at Shea Stadium. The Cubs wrapped up their second straight NL Central title on Saturday, and then posted a 5-1 win over the Cardinals yesterday to improve to 94-60 on the season. One more victory by Chicago, or a loss by the Philadelphia Phillies, will ensure the Cubs home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs. The Mets, meanwhile, are desperately trying to hold onto the NL Wild Card spot. New York's scuffling bullpen blew a one-run lead on Sunday, getting tagged for four runs in the ei |
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