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| Desperate Dodgers continue series in Washington |
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08/27/2008 |
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| ot to prove his worth for the road-weary Los Angeles Dodgers, who resume a three-game series tonight versus the host Washington Nationals. Maddux joined the Dodgers last week in a trade with the San Diego Padres and made his debut Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Maddux was rocked for seven runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings of an 8-1 setback, falling to 6-10 with a 4.25 ERA in 27 starts with the Padres and Dodgers. The future Hall of Fame right-hander, whose 353 career wins is still |
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| Phils Coste into first place |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Chris Coste was 4-for-4 off the bench and drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets, 8-7, in the opener of a pivotal two-game set at Citizens Bank Park. Jimmy Rollins tied a career-high with five hits and added three RBI and three stolen bases for the Phillies, who moved a half-game ahead of the Mets for first place in the National League East. Rollins and Ryan Howard each hit two- ru |
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| Mets C Castro leaves game in Philly |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - New York Mets catcher Ramon Castro left Tuesday's 13-inning 8-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies due to right quad strain. Castro suffered the setback as he reached first thanks to an error by Ryan Howard. Brian Schneider replaced Castro behind the plate. |
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| MLB enacts instant replay for home run calls |
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08/26/2008 |
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| sis," said MLB commissioner Bud Selig. "The system we have in place will ensure that the proper call is made on home run balls and will not cause a significant delay to the game." The replay will debut on Thursday in Chicago, where the Cubs host the Philadelphia Phillies, in Anaheim, where the Los Angeles Angels host the Texas Rangers, and in Oakland, where the Athletics host the Minnesota Twins. Replay will begin everywhere else starting on Friday. Technicians will be paired with either umpire supervisors or former |
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| White Sox, O's resume set in Baltimore |
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08/26/2008 |
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| rk) - Lanky right-hander Gavin Floyd makes his second career start against Baltimore tonight when the Chicago White Sox head to Camden Yards to meet the homestanding Orioles in the middle game of a three-game series. Floyd, a first-round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies who broke in with the Phillies before heading to Chicago prior to the 2007 season, met the Orioles for the first and only time on April 17 of this year. He pitched six innings and allowed just two hits and two unearned runs in that outing, which was |
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| Phillies return the favor, complete sweep of Dodgers |
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08/26/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Jimmy Rollins drove in two runs and fell a home run short of the cycle and Brett Myers was once again solid on the mound, as the Philadelphia Phillies upended Los Angeles, 5-0, to complete the four- game sweep of the Dodgers. LA took all four games against the Phillies back at Chavez Ravine less than two weeks ago, but Philadelphia completed its first four-game thrashing of the Dodgers since August 29 - September 1, 1985. Myers (7-10), victorious in four of his five decisions sin |
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| Mets place P Maine on DL, activate 2B Castillo |
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08/25/2008 |
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| tive to July 29, with a mild strain of his right rotator cuff. He was reinstated on August 13. Maine is 10-8 with a 4.18 earned run average in 25 starts for New York, which, going into Monday's action, holds a tenuous half-game lead over the surging Philadelphia Phillies for first place in the NL East. In a corresponding move, the club activated second baseman Luis Castillo from the 15-day DL. He started in the Mets' 9-1 win over Houston on Monday and went 0-for-4 with a walk. Castillo is batting .257 with three hom |
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| Mets turn to Pelfrey in key finale with Astros |
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08/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Mike Pelfrey has been pitching like an ace lately. The New York Mets will need that trend to continue tonight, if they want to hang onto first place in the NL East heading into their two-game showdown with the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. First things first, though, as New York turns to Pelfrey to snap a two-game losing streak in the finale of its four-game series with the Houston Astros at Shea Stadium. The Mets saw their division lead dwindle to a half-game on Sunday, |
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| Sweet revenge? Phillies aiming to turn tables on slumping Dodgers |
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08/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - What a difference a week makes. Just a short time ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers swept a four-game series from the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to knock them from the top of the National League East. Tonight Philadelphia has a chance to return the favor, as it will try to complete its first four-game sweep of the Dodgers in nearly 23 years when the two postseason contenders wrap up their series at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia may very well find itself back in first place, as the team moved a |
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| Feliz wins it in extras as Phils down LA, inch closer to Mets |
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08/25/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Pedro Feliz tied the game with a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning and came through with a game-winning three-run homer in the 11th, as the Philadelphia Phillies escaped with a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Feliz's heroics made a winner out of Chad Durbin (5-2), who pitched two scoreless innings of relief. Shane Victorino has two hits and scored twice for the Phillies, who have won the first three games of this four-game set and six of seven overall. Joe Beimel (4-1) |
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