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| Dodgers head east for key series with Phillies |
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08/22/2008 |
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| ur strikeouts and three walks over 6 2/3 frames. Ryan Madson gave up a pair of runs in the eighth to suffer the loss. Shane Victorino and Chase Utley collected two hits apiece in defeat, which left the Phillies 2 1/2 games behind the NL East-leading New York Mets, who padded their lead in the standings by completing a sweep of the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. The Phillies are 2-1 on a nine-game homestand and 34-28 at home this season. They will hand the ball to Kyle Kendrick this evening, who has dropped two |
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| Remember me? Florida's Sanchez gets another crack at Diamondbacks |
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08/22/2008 |
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| one run and three hits over 5 2/3 innings to gain the win in a 2-1 decision over the Cubs last Saturday. That victory was only one of two for the Marlins over the team's last eight games. The skid has dropped Florida six games behind the first-place New York Mets in the National League East standings. The Marlins began their current nine-game road trip by losing two of three tests to San Francisco earlier this week, including Thursday's 4-3 setback at AT&T Park. Emmanuel Burriss scored the winning run fo |
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| Mets capitalize late to top Braves |
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08/22/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Omar Infante's fielding blunder on Carlos Delgado's liner to left field in the bottom of the ninth inning brought home the deciding run as the New York Mets escaped with a 5-4 win and three- game sweep of the Atlanta Braves. With Vladimir Nunez (0-1) on the mound, David Wright smoked a one-out double and Carlos Beltran was intentionally walked in front of Delgado, who sliced an opposite-field drive to Infante. The left fielder appeared in position to make the play but had the |
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| Braves' Glavine has successful elbow, shoulder surgery |
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08/21/2008 |
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| n, but has been battling elbow discomfort since early May. After a two-month stint on the DL, Glavine toed the rubber against the Chicago Cubs on August 14. The outing didn't go as the veteran had hoped, as he allowed seven runs on seven hits and four walks over four frames. Glavine was 2-4 with a 5.54 earned run average in 13 starts this season, giving him a career mark of 305-203 -- including 56 complete games -- with a 3.54 ERA during two stints with Atlanta and a five-year tenure with the New York Mets. |
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| Marlins, Giants close out set by the bay |
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08/21/2008 |
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| arlins are still searching for consecutive wins for the first time since the end of July, and will conclude a three-game series today against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The Marlins haven't recorded back-to-back wins since beating the New York Mets on July 30 and the Colorado Rockies the following day. Their last series win occurred earlier this month when the Marlins won two of three games at Philadelphia from August 5-7. Florida has lost two of three, five of seven and eight of its last 12 g |
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| Mets go for sweep of rival Braves |
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08/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The National League East-leading New York Mets shoot for their second sweep in less than two weeks this evening, when they close out a three-game series versus the Atlanta Braves at Shea Stadium. The Mets swept the Washington Nationals in three games on the road from August 12-14, and have won the first two encounters with Atlanta. In Wednesday's 6-3 victory over the Braves, starter Mike Pelfrey recorded his first career complete game and allowed three runs on three hits with three walks |
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| Zambrano tries to dominate Reds again in finale |
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08/21/2008 |
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| g 17 hits and 15 earned runs in 15 1/3 innings. He is 6-1 with a 3.09 ERA in 13 starts this season in Chicago. For the Reds, veteran Josh Fogg tries to end a five-outing winless skid. The 31-year-old picked up his last victory on July 19 against the New York Mets, allowing eight hits and an earned run in six innings of a 7-2 victory. Since, he's 0-3 with two no-decisions in 19 2/3 innings, allowing 29 hits and 20 earned runs. He is 7-8 in 21 career starts against the Cubs with a 6.33 ERA in 108 innings. Fogg |
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| Nationals acquire INF Hernandez from Mets |
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08/21/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals acquired infielder Anderson Hernandez from the New York Mets on Wednesday. He went 3-for-4 in Washington's 4-0 loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday. The move completes a trade that sent Luis Ayala to New York in exchange for a player to be named later -- Hernandez. The 25-year-old Hernandez went 1-for-3 in four games with New York this season. Over the course of 35 career games, all with the Mets, he owns a .138 average (12-for-87) with one double, o |
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| Washington Nationals |
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08/21/2008 |
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| Acquired shortstop Anderson Hernandez from the New York Mets to complete the August 17 trade for pitcher Luis Ayala. |
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| Pelfrey goes the distance as Mets crush Bravos |
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08/20/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Mike Pelfrey tossed his first career complete game and the New York Mets doubled up the Atlanta Braves, 6-3, in the middle test of a three-game series from Shea Stadium. Pelfrey (12-8) allowed three runs on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts to win for the 10th time in his last 12 decisions. The right-hander also knocked in a run and retired the last 11 batters he faced. "I feel more confident and I know that if I throw the ball over the plate and I keep it down |
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