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| Fish take aim at fifth straight win against lowly Nats |
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09/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins will shoot for their fifth straight win and a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals this afternoon from Dolphin Stadium. The Marlins have won the first two tests of this series, but still sit seven games back of Milwaukee in the NL Wild Card standings and 7 1/2 games behind New York in the National League East. In Saturday's 4-2 victory over the Nats, Jorge Cantu and Hanley Ramirez each belted two-run homers to power the Marlins to victory. Ramirez's homer was his 30th |
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| Cantu, Ramirez lead Fish past Nats |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Jorge Cantu and Hanley Ramirez each hit a two- run home run as the Florida Marlins downed the Washington Nationals, 4-2, in the second of a three-game set at Dolphin Stadium. Josh Johnson (5-1) got the win as he gave up just two runs on six hits with a walk and a career-high nine strikeouts for the Marlins, who have won four straight. Ramirez, who hit his 30th home run of the season in the game, is the third Marlin infielder to reach the 30-home run plateau this season, joining Dan Ugg |
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| Marlins send Johnson to hill vs. Nats |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Towering right-hander Josh Johnson tries to return to the winning side of the ledger tonight, when his Florida Marlins play the Washington Nationals in the second test of a three-game set at Dolphin Stadium. Johnson was unbeaten in 10 starts in 2008 before dropping a 3-1 decision to the St. Louis Cardinals on September 7 at Busch Stadium. He allowed seven hits and three runs while walking two batters and striking out five. The 6-7 Johnson missed all but four starts in 2007 with shoulder problems |
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| Mets, Braves kick off doubleheader at Shea |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| ups with Atlanta. Santana will try to pitch the National League East-leading Mets to their fourth straight win on Friday. New York, which is three games ahead of the Phillies in the division standings, recently swept a short two-game series from the Washington Nationals. In Wednesday's 13-10 slugfest against the Nats, David Wright finished with four hits, including a home run, four runs scored and three RBI to power the Mets to victory. Carlos Beltran and Fernando Tatis both added three hits, two runs scored and a |
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| Santana, Mets aiming for another home win over Braves |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2008 |
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| ups with Atlanta. Santana will try to pitch the National League East-leading Mets to their fourth straight win on Friday. New York, which is three games ahead of the Phillies in the division standings, recently swept a short two-game series from the Washington Nationals. In Wednesday's 13-10 slugfest against the Nats, David Wright finished with four hits, including a home run, four runs scored and three RBI to power the Mets to victory. Carlos Beltran and Fernando Tatis both added three hits, two runs scored and a |
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| Nats start three-game series in South Beach |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Skidding lefty Scott Olsen will try to avoid a double- digit winless streak tonight when the Florida Marlins host the Washington Nationals in the opening test of a three-game series at Dolphin Stadium. The 24-year-old was 6-4 after a 9-5 defeat of the Philadelphia Phillies on July 19 in Miami, but is 0-6 in nine starts since as the Marlins have tumbled from the National League East race. Olsen was beaten, 5-3, at St. Louis in his last start on Saturday, allowing five hits and four runs in six in |
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| Braves, Rockies close set at Turner Field |
MLB Baseball |
09/11/2008 |
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| seven innings, then rebounded on June 16 for a 7-1 win that saw him scatter eight hits over 7 2/3 scoreless innings. His picked up his 10th win of the season against Philadelphia on July 25 and is 2-4 in eight starts, including a 10-5 defeat of the Washington Nationals in his most-recent outing in Sept. 5. Jurrjens, who reached the majors and made seven starts with Detroit last season, is 6-4 in 14 home starts in 2008. On Wednesday, Kelly Johnson hit a pair of solo home runs, as the Braves downed the Rockies, 9-5. |
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| Mets outslug Nats, extend NL East lead |
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09/11/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - David Wright had four hits and three runs batted in as the New York Mets outslugged the Washington Nationals 13-10, in the finale of an abbreviated two-game series from Shea Stadium. Wright was 4-for-4 with a two-run homer and four runs scored while Carlos Beltran and Fernando Tatis each had three hits with a pair of RBI and as many runs scored for New York. Joe Smith (5-3) logged 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to get the win. The Mets have won three in a row and seven of nine to |
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| Mets send Pelfrey to hill against Nationals |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Mike Pelfrey will take the mound this evening for the NL East-leading New York Mets, who will wrap up a short two-game series versus the Washington Nationals at Shea Stadium. Pelfrey was 3-0 in four starts before losing his previous outing on Friday versus the Philadelphia Phillies. He was reached for three runs -- two earned -- on four hits in seven innings of a 3-0 setback, falling to 13-9 with a 3.62 earned run average in 28 starts this season. The right-hander is 1-1 in two starts against Wa |
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| Braves, Rockies continue series at Turner Field |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2008 |
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| to begin his major-league career when the Atlanta Braves host the Colorado Rockies in the middle test of a three-game series tonight at Turner Field. A fourth-round pick of the Braves in 2004, Parr reached the big leagues on September 4 against the Washington Nationals and was a winner right away, allowing just two hits in six scoreless innings of a 2-0 Atlanta win. The 6-foot-1, 185-pounder walked three and struck out three in the victory. Atlanta teammate Jo-Jo Reyes had a scheduled start pushed back to Sunday t |
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