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| Redding goes for career-best 11th win of season in Atlanta |
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| 006 before re-emerging with the Nationals last season and winning three times in 15 starts. The Rochester, N.Y. native earned win No. 10 of 2008 in his last start on Sept. 1, allowing two hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings of a 7-4 win against the Philadelphia Phillies. In fact, he's unbeaten in his last three starts overall, allowing just 13 hits and seven runs in 17 2/3 innings. Redding, who lost a 7-6 decision at Atlanta on July 18, is 2-2 in six lifetime games against the Braves with a 5.88 earned run average |
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| Phillies agree to terms with Iguchi |
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09/05/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies have reached a contract agreement with infielder Tadahito Iguchi. Iguchi is expected to join the Phillies before Saturday's scheduled game against the New York Mets. It will be Iguchi's second stint in Philadelphia. The Phillies acquired Iguchi from the Chicago White Sox in the 2007 season to fill in for the injured Chase Utley. After signing as a free agent with San Diego in the offseason, Iguchi hit just .231 with two homers and 24 RBI in 81 games for the |
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| Can the Colorado Rockies do it again? |
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09/05/2008 |
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| a playoff tune-up for Bob Melvin's crew. How's that for taking a stance? PHILS-METS BATTLE FOR NL EAST SUPREMACY The Dodgers and Diamondbacks are not the only teams battling for first place this weekend, as the NL East-leading New York Mets host the Philadelphia Phillies for three games in the final matchup of the season between these division rivals. New York, which enters the series with a three-game lead in the division, will be throwing Mike Pelfrey, Pedro Martinez and Johan Santana. Philadelphia, meanwhile, cou |
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| Stakes high as Mets, Phillies renew rivalry |
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09/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets' late collapse that cost them last year's National League East title began with a September sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets will try to avoid the same fate this season as they begin a three- game set with the Phillies tonight at Shea Stadium in the final series between the division rivals in 2008. At this time last year, the Mets were five games up in the NL East, an edge that would swell to seven with 17 tests to go in the campaign. However, New York t |
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| Suspended Philadelphia Phillies third base coach Steve Smith for two games and fined him an undisclosed amount. |
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| Phillies 3B coach Smith suspended for two games |
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09/04/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball suspended Philadelphia Phillies third base coach Steve Smith for two games and fined him an undisclosed amount on Thursday. Smith was disciplined for his inappropriate actions directed at umpires Chris Guccione and Bill Welke following the conclusion of the top of the seventh inning of Philadelphia's game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 29th. Umpires called Ryan Howard out on a close play at first in the seventh inning of an eventual 3-2 Cubs |
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| Sliding Brewers hoping for rebound against Padres |
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09/04/2008 |
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| uent offseason, takes the mound for a Brewers squad that sits five games in back of the Chicago Cubs in the chase for the National League's Central Division title. Milwaukee currently leads the NL's contentious wild-card race by 4 1/2 games over the Philadelphia Phillies. Suppan rides a five-decision win streak and a six-start unbeaten streak into this matchup with San Diego, a stretch that includes a 5-2 defeat of the Padres in California on August 12. In that start, he allowed four hits and two runs in eight innin |
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| Nats, Braves kick off four-game set in Dixie |
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09/04/2008 |
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| and six runs in 2 1/3 innings. On Wednesday in Washington, Ronnie Belliard had the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth and Cristian Guzman hit a bases-clearing, three-run double to put the game out of reach as Washington notched a 9-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the rubber match of a three-game set from Nationals Park. Ryan Zimmerman homered and doubled to finish with two RBI, while Guzman finished with three hits and a pair of runs scored for Washington, which has won an impressive eight of nine overall |
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| Nats win slugfest against Phils |
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09/04/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Ronnie Belliard had the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth and Cristian Guzman hit a bases-clearing, three-run double to put the game out of reach as the Nationals notched a 9-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the rubber match of a three-game set from Nationals Park. Ryan Zimmerman homered and doubled to finish with two RBI and as many runs scored while Guzman finished with three hits and a pair of runs scored for Washington, which has won an impressive eight of nine overa |
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| Phils try to make it two in a row in finale with Nats |
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09/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies will resume their lengthy road trip and try to stay close in the NL East race this evening, when they wrap up a three-game series against Washington at Nationals Park. Philadelphia is 3-3 so far on a 10-game trek and two games behind the New York Mets in the division standings. The Phillies ended the Nats' seven-game winning streak with Tuesday's 4-0 victory in D.C., but couldn't gain any ground in the East after the Mets edged the Brewers at Miller Park. Phils starter C |
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