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| Red-hot Phils aim to back Myers in opener with Marlins |
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06/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Brett Myers hasn't been the beneficiary of much run support lately from the offensive-minded Philadelphia Phillies. Tonight, Myers hopes the bats will be alive when he takes the hill in the first of three straight games against the NL East-rival Florida Marlins at Dolphin Stadium. Myers has lost six of his last seven decisions to fall to 3-7 with a 5.13 earned run average in 13 starts this season. In his last outing on June 4 versus Cincinnati, Myers carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning be |
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| Mariners fire Pentland as hitting coach |
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06/09/2008 |
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| ight help the situation.'' Elia is in his 47th season of professional baseball. He was a part-time special assistant to manager John McLaren and was in uniform as an instructor during spring training. The former manager of the Cubs (1982-83) and Philadelphia Phillies (1987-88) was at home in Florida during the parts of this season that he wasn't with the Mariners.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewri |
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| Phillies complete sweep of Braves |
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06/09/2008 |
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With one weekend sweep in Atlanta, the Philadelphia Phillies emerged as the team to beat in the NL East. Ryan Howard drove in two runs in the ninth inning with his third double of the game and the streaking Phillies beat Atlanta 6-3 on Sunday to complete the sweep. The Phillies moved 3 1/2 games ahead of Florida. The Braves are now 6 1/2 off the lead and the Mets, who were swept in a four-game series in San Diego, trail by 7 1/2. Howard finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs and the first three-double game of his |
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06/08/2008 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -Ryan Howard drove in two runs in the ninth inning with his third double of the game and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Howard finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs. The game was tied at 3 through eight innings, but the Phillies bullied Blaine Boyer (1-4) for four hits and three runs in the ninth, including a single by Shane Victorino that drove in the go-ahead run. The Phillies boosted their road record to 18-13, best in the National L |
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| Howard and Victorino lead Phils to sweep of Braves |
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06/08/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Ryan Howard finished with three doubles and four runs batted in, as the Philadelphia Phillies swept a three-game series against Atlanta with a 6-3 win over the Braves. Shane Victorino also collected three hits and drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for Philadelphia, which has won four in a row, seven of eight and 12 of 14. "I like hot weather...growing up in St. Louis where it's hot and sticky like this," Howard said of the game, which was played in 93-degree weather accord |
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| Not feeling so Chipper; Jones out with leg injury |
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06/08/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones was out of the club's lineup for Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies because of a right quadriceps injury. Jones was hurt after hitting a ground ball to third base in the seventh inning of Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Phils. He remained in the game, but was informed after the contest that he has a slight quad tear that could force him to miss a few games. The 36-year-old switch-hitter owns a big league best batting average of .420 wi |
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| Phils target sweep in Dixie |
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06/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Phillies try to complete a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves this afternoon when the NL East rivals wrap up their series at Turner Field. On Saturday, Pat Burrell finished 2-for-4 with a home run, and the Philadelphia bullpen threw 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to lead the Phillies to a 6-2 win. Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer, Carlos Ruiz added a solo shot, and Chase Utley went 2-for-3 with an RBI triple for Philadelphia, which has won 11 of its last 13. Kyle Kendrick |
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| Werth activated from disabled list |
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06/07/2008 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -The Philadelphia Phillies activated Jayson Werth from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday and optioned outfielder Chris Snelling to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Werth was listed as the starting right fielder for Saturday night's game against Atlanta. He was placed on the disabled list on May 24 because of a strained right oblique muscle. Werth was hitting .260 with nine homers and 26 RBIs in 40 games. Snelling was 2-for-4 with a homer in four games, with each at-bat coming as a pinch hitter.Copyri |
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| Kendrick hopes to stretch unbeaten streak in Atlanta |
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06/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Kyle Kendrick tries to stretch his unbeaten streak to 10 starts this evening when the Philadelphia Phillies continue their three-game series with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Kendrick won his second straight start on Monday against the Cincinnati Reds, as he allowed four runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings to run his record to 5-2 to go along with a 5.00 earned run average. The 23-year-old righty, who is 2-0 lifetime versus the Braves, is 4-0 over his unbeaten stretch and has not lost sinc |
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| Victorino's 10th-inning heroics help Phils steal win in Atlanta |
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06/07/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Shane Victorino knocked in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th and threw out the potential tying run in the bottom half, as the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, in the opener of a three-game set between these NL East rivals. After the Phillies tied the game in the ninth, pinch-hitter Chris Snelling led off the top of the 10th with a double. So Taguchi entered as a pinch runner and Jimmy Rollins bunted him to third. Victorino then gave the Phillies the lead with |
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