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| Phillies return home, vie to maintain dominance of Braves |
MLB Baseball |
09/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves used to dominate the National League East. This season, though, it is the Philadelphia Phillies who have been getting the best of the former division powerhouse. The Phils, aiming for their sixth straight win over the Braves, continue their march towards an NL East title in tonight's opener of a three-game series with visiting Atlanta at Citizens Bank Park. The NL East once belonged solely to the Braves, who captured the division crown in 11 straight seasons from 1995-2005. How |
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| Moyer tops Marlins again, as Phils extend lead in NL East |
MLB Baseball |
09/21/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Chase Utley and Pedro Feliz each hit a two-run home run as the Philadelphia Phillies took a 5-2 win over the Florida Marlins to wrap up a three-game series. Jimmy Rollins went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored while Jamie Moyer (15-7) pitched six innings and gave up just one run on six hits with a walk and four strikeouts for the Phillies, who have won nine of their last 10. The win moves Philadelphia to 1 1/2 games ahead of New York, which lost to Atlanta on Sunday, for first place |
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| Phils squeak by Marlins, regain first in NL East |
MLB Baseball |
09/21/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Greg Dobbs' RBI single in the sixth proved to be the game-winner as the Philadelphia Phillies regained first place in the NL East with a 3-2 win over the Florida Marlins in the second of a three-game set. Shane Victorino hit a solo home run while Chase Utley also drove in a run for the Phillies, who have won eight of their last nine and moved a half-game ahead of New York, which lost to Atlanta, 4-2, for first place in the NL East. "To say that we're not looking at the scoreboard is jus |
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| Braves knock Mets out of first in NL East |
MLB Baseball |
09/20/2008 |
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| 4-2 win and knocked the New York Mets out of first place in the second of a three-game set. With the loss the Mets, who reclaimed first place in the NL East with a win over the Braves Friday in the series opener, fell back to a half-game behind the Philadelphia Phillies, who edged Florida 3-2 on Saturday night. The Mets lead the NL wild card by 2 1/2 games over the slumping Milwaukee Brewers, who were downed by the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Saturday. Jorge Campillo (8-7) held the Mets to two runs on five hits in six i |
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| Marlins go for 10th straight win in crucial clash with Phils |
MLB Baseball |
09/20/2008 |
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| f races in the National League, a picture they hope to be a part of at season's end. Florida, riding a franchise-record winning streak, hopes to make up more ground in the postseason hunt with tonight's second portion of a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies at Dolphin Stadium. The Marlins pounded out a 14-8 win over the Phillies last night to get within 4 1/2 games of the NL Wild Card and five back of first-place New York in the NL East. Florida has gained ground thanks to a nine-game winning streak th |
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| Marlins cool off Phillies |
MLB Baseball |
09/20/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Cameron Maybin went 4-for-5 and scored three times, and the Florida Marlins stayed red-hot by pounding the Philadelphia Phillies 14-8 in the opener of a crucial three-game set between the NL East rivals. Jorge Cantu, Dan Uggla, and Alfredo Amezaga all homered for the Marlins, who ripped Phillies pitching for their ninth straight win, tying a franchise record, as Philadelphia tumbled out of first place. The Mets downed Atlanta 9-5 on Friday to move into first in the NL East, dropping the |
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| Mets rally to beat Braves, take NL East lead |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| the eighth inning, and the New York Mets recaptured first place in the NL East with a 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first contest of a three-game set. Jose Reyes and Nick Evans homered for the Mets, who won their third straight to pass the Philadelphia Phillies, who were pounded 14-8 by the red-hot Florida Marlins on Friday. The Mets, who squandered a 3 1/2-game lead to the Phillies earlier this month, now lead Philadelphia by a half-game with nine games left. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers continued the |
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| Marlins' Ramirez out of starting lineup vs. Phils |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| was out of Florida's lineup on Friday for the second straight day with a shoulder injury. The All-Star shortstop homered twice in Wednesday's 14-2 drubbing of the Houston Astros before leaving after the fourth inning with a strained left shoulder. Center fielder Cameron Maybin took Ramirez's place in the leadoff spot on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies, and Alfredo Amezaga shifted to shortstop for the Marlins. Ramirez is batting .298 with 32 home runs and a .399 on-base percentage in 148 games this season. |
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| Marlins, Phils to start up key set between red-hot clubs |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| e Florida Marlins hope that their season-high winning streak didn't come too late. On the very edge of the playoff picture, the club shoots for its ninth straight win tonight in the opener of a three-game series with the National League East-leading Philadelphia Phillies at Dolphin Stadium. The Marlins' current eight-game win streak, their longest since winning nine straight from August 20-29, 2006, has the team 5 1/2 games behind the Phils in the standings. Florida is also five back of the New York Mets in the NL w |
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| A couple of NL races getting interesting |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With some degree of certainty, I can say that one of these three teams - the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers - is going to miss the postseason. If you are asking me which of the three that is going to be, well, ask me again next Sunday when the last pitch of the regular season is thrown. I have given up trying to figure out how the NL is going to shake out, specifically which team is going to be the wild card winner. After what happened on Thursday, though, I am just ab |
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