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| Royals try and put brakes on five-game skid in Toronto |
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05/24/2008 |
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| st one earned run over six innings of a 2-1 triumph at home. Toronto will look to keep their winning ways going behind the arm of Jesse Litsch. The right-hander is returning to the starting rotation after throwing three innings of relief against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 16th. Litsch has had success as a starter this season and is 3-0 with a 2.67 ERA over his last four starts. He hasn't allowed more than three earned runs and has lasted at least seven innings in three of his past four starts. He is 5-1 overal |
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| Myers hopes to get off schneid in Houston |
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05/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Brett Myers tries to snap a six-start winless streak tonight when the Philadelphia Phillies continue their four-game series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Myers, who hasn't won beating the Astros back on April 17, lost his third straight start on Monday against the Washington Nationals. Myers gave up three runs and eight hits over six innings of that one, as he fell to 2-5 on the season to go along with a 5.76 earned run average. The 27-year-old right-hander is 0-4 over the course o |
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| Pence homers twice as Astros edge Phillies |
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05/23/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Hunter Pence's two solo home runs and Brandon Backe's performance on the hill allowed the Houston Astros to survive a late rally in a 4-3 conquest of the Philadelphia Phillies, in the second meeting of a four-game series. Backe (4-5) lasted 7 1/3 innings, allowing just one run on six hits while striking out six for Houston, which has won three of four. Jose Valverde, who was nearly knocked out of the game after a line drive caromed off his chest in the ninth inning, recorded his 15th |
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| Sweep helps Braves make statement in NL East |
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05/23/2008 |
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| see it as far as regaining respect in the National League East is concerned, one down and one to go. The Braves ripped off 11 straight NL East titles from 1995-2005, only to get unseated in 2006 by the New York Mets, who were then knocked off by the Philadelphia Phillies last season. With the Mets seemingly set for the future with David Wright, Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran and Johan Santana, and the Phillies ready to run out Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Cole Hamels for years to come, the thought of the |
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| Worst hitting outfield? Nats headed in that direction |
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05/22/2008 |
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| the only major-league player below .100 with at least 30 at bats. He actually got a single in the seventh - with nobody on base - doubling his hit output for the season. By then, the Nationals' fate was already sealed in Wednesday's 12-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. It therefore wasn't too surprising when Manny Acta, a levelheaded manager who usually doesn't like to embarrass his players, essentially singled out Dukes when asked about the team's struggles with runners in scoring position. ``How about put t |
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| Houston's Oswalt aims to rebound in opener against Phils |
MLB Baseball |
05/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Houston ace Roy Oswalt will try to put a recent poor performance behind him tonight, when he leads the Astros versus the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. Oswalt was 4-0 in six starts before losing his last outing on Saturday against the Texas Rangers at Arlington. He ended his unbeaten by allowing six runs and 11 hits through six innings of a 6-2 loss. It was Oswalt's third start this season with at least 10 hits allowed and five runs earned, and drop |
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| Hamels tries to get Phils to bounce back against Nats |
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05/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Cole Hamels will try to build off the first shutout of his career tonight for the Philadelphia Phillies, who resume a three-game series with the Washington Nationals. Hamels scattered four hits and two walks while keeping the Atlanta Braves off the board Thursday in Philadelphia. He also struck out six on the way to winning his second straight start, while limiting Atlanta to just three singles and a double over 120 pitches. The left-handed phenom is 5-3 with a 2.89 earned run average on the seas |
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| Mets, Braves set to play two in Atlanta |
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05/20/2008 |
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| nnings for the win. Taking the ball for the Braves in the second game will be Jorge Campillo, who is 0-0 with a 1.27 ERA in 13 relief appearances this season. Campillo has made one start in his career and is coming off back-to-back games against the Philadelphia Phillies. He tossed one-third of an inning in a 5-4 loss on May 13 before yielding five hits in three frames of a 5-0 setback two days later. The right-hander faced the Mets for the first time in his career on April 26 this season at Shea Stadium. Campillo r |
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| Jays end road trip in Philly |
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05/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Blue Jays will conclude their 10-game road trip this afternoon, as they play the finale of a three-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Toronto had split the first eight games of the swing after Friday's loss to Philadelphia, but rebounded with a 6-3 victory on Saturday. Former Phillie Rod Barajas provided most of the offense with a second-inning grand slam off of Adam Eaton (0-2), and then added some insurance in the top of the ninth with a solo homer to giv |
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| Werth tries to follow up career night versus Jays |
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05/17/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Jayson Werth is making it very difficult for manager Charlie Manuel to take him out of the lineup. Werth will likely get a chance to follow up his career night, as the Philadelphia Phillies resume a three- game set with the Toronto Blue Jays at Citizens Bank Park. Werth entered the season in a left-field platoon situation with the newly signed Geoff Jenkins and figured to see most of his at-bats against left- handed hitters. However, when center fielder Shane Victorino suffered an injury earlier |
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