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| Phils' Werth tries to stay hot in finale at Cubs |
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08/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Getting a chance to play everyday, Jayson Werth is making the most of it. The outfielder will try to guide the Philadelphia Phillies to a split of their four-game series with the Chicago Cubs this afternoon at Wrigley Field. The right-handed hitting Werth entered the year in a platoon at right field with Geoff Jenkins, but with Jenkins currently sidelined with a strained right hip flexor, Werth has been the everyday right fielder. He is hitting .500 (10-for-20) over his last six games and connect |
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| Werth powers Phils over Cubs |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Jayson Werth finished 3-for-4 with two homers and four runs batted in, as the Philadelphia Phillies bested the Chicago Cubs, 5-2. Jimmy Rollins had three hits, including a double, and Ryan Howard added a solo shot, his MLB-best 37th of the season, for the Phillies, who snapped a three- game losing streak. "We need to continue to score runs all game," Werth said. "That's one thing we haven't been doing as much as we did earlier in the year. I think we're capable of scoring seven, eight |
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| Phillies release Benson |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Kris Benson's bid to return to the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies ended Saturday, as the right-hander was released from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Benson, who sat out all of last season after undergoing right rotator cuff surgery in March 2007, signed a minor league contract with Philadelphia in spring training. He had hoped to pitch for the Phils by May, but the former No. 1 pick encountered a series of setbacks, notably biceps tendinitis and groin injuries. The 33-year-old Benso |
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| Myers aims to pitch Phils out of slump in Chicago |
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08/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Phillies starter Brett Myers faces what could be his toughest opponent since his return from the minors, as he squares off against the team with the best record in baseball, the Chicago Cubs, in the continuation of a four-game series this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Myers, the Phillies Opening Day starter, suffered through a miserable first part of the season that led to his demotion to the minors to work out of his slump. However, in seven starts since his return, the right-hander i |
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| Phils acquire veteran OF Stairs |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies made it official on Saturday morning and announced the acquisition of outfielder Matt Stairs in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto will receive a player to be named later in exchange for the 16-year veteran, who will join his 11th major league club. Stairs had been designated for assignment by the Blue Jays following Thursday's game against Tampa Bay. The 40-year-old Stairs, who inked a two-year contract extension worth $3.25 million last Novemb |
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| Soriano, Cubs top Phils for seventh win in a row |
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08/29/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Alfonso Soriano's solo home run in the seventh inning was the difference, as the Chicago Cubs clipped the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, in the second of a four-game series at Wrigley Field. Kosuke Fukudome and Daryle Ward each drove in a run for the Cubs, who won their seventh game in a row despite mustering only four hits. Jeff Samardzija (1-0) tossed 1 1/3 innings to pick up his first big league victory. Carlos Marmol recorded the final five outs to notch his seventh save. Chicago own |
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| Phils, Cubs set for matinee affair at Wrigley |
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08/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen has been one of the better relief corps in baseball this season, but the unit has let the team down as of late. Philadelphia will attempt to rebound from back-to-back tough losses when the playoff hopefuls continue a four-game series with the Chicago Cubs this afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Phillies took a three-run lead into the bottom of the eighth inning of Thursday's series opener, but Chicago erupted for five late runs to pull out a 6-4 victory. Aramis Ram |
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| Ramirez keeps Cubs rolling with late-inning slam against Phils |
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08/29/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Aramis Ramirez hit a go-ahead grand slam as part of a five-run eighth inning, as the Chicago Cubs shocked the Philadelphia Phillies with a 6-4 comeback win in the opener of a four-game set from Wrigley Field. Ryan Madson entered in the eighth with a 4-1 lead but allowed a pinch-hit, leadoff homer to Mike Fontenot. Alfonso Soriano doubled and Ryan Theriot followed with a single forcing Madson from the game in favor of Chad Durbin (5-3), who walked Derrek Lee to load the bases setting u |
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| Hamels leads playoff-hopeful Phillies into Wrigley |
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08/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - For a team that's in a dogfight to try to make the postseason, having to visit the club that owns the best record in baseball probably won't make things any easier. That's the challenge the Philadelphia Phillies will have to face, however, when the National League East contenders enter Wrigley Field tonight for the first of four straight games against the powerful Chicago Cubs. The Phillies currently stand one-half game back of the New York Mets in the division standings after the two rivals spli |
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| D'Backs take a note from music industry |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| sion standings despite having lost three straight and four of their last five games. Help is the only reason why the Los Angeles Dodgers are three games off the pace in the standings and not ahead or tied. The D'Backs can send thank you cards to the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals for their succor in keeping Los Angeles out of the win column lately. The Phillies swept LA in four games at home before the Nationals beat the Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series in D.C. Much like how the Beatles s |
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