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| Marlins host Royals aiming to snap skid |
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05/17/2008 |
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| straight decisions, the Florida Marlins continue their three-game interleague set with the Kansas City Royals tonight at Dolphin Stadium. Prior to the current slide, Florida had strung together seven consecutive victories, but now the club finds the Philadelphia Phillies on its tail. On Friday night the Marlins put up a strong effort in the final two innings, but still bowed to Kansas City by a score of 7-6 in the opener. Dan Uggla continued his hot hitting with three hits, including yet another home run, and three |
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| Werth hits three homers as Phillies beat Blue Jays |
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05/17/2008 |
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Jayson Werth surprised even himself with his power surge. Werth connected for three home runs and had eight RBIs to match a Philadelphia Phillies record in a 10-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. ``Anything can happen on any given day, I guess,'' Werth said. ``This game is crazy. It's not like I was trying to do anything like that. It just happened. I don't know what else to say. It's just crazy.'' Werth had a chance to tie the major league record of four homers in a game in the seventh i |
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| Werth matches Phillies record with career night against Toronto |
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05/16/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Jayson Werth slugged a career-best three home runs and tied a franchise record with eight runs batted in as the Philadelphia Phillies trounced the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-3, in the opener of a three-game interleague set at Citizens Bank Park. Werth's power display included his first career grand slam, and he became the fifth Phillie to knock in eight runs in a game, joining Kitty Bransfield, Gavvy Cravath, Willie Jones and Mike Schmidt. Ryan Howard and Shane Victorino each drove in |
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| Werth homers in first three at-bats |
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05/16/2008 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. With a chance to tie the major league record of four home runs in a game, Werth fouled out to first base to end the seventh inning. Werth hit an 0-1 pitch off Blue Jays starter David Purcey for a three-run home run to right field in the second inning and followed with a 425-foot grand slam to right on a 3-1 pitch against Purcey in the third. |
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| Blue Jays OF Mench leaves game |
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05/16/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Kevin Mench left Friday night's game with the Philadelphia Phillies after running into the outfield wall. Mench crashed into the wall in left while making a leaping catch on Chris Coste's line drive in the third inning. He was replaced in left by Shannon Stewart. |
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| Braves demote P James |
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05/16/2008 |
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| s optioned struggling starting pitcher Chuck James to Triple-A Richmond on Friday. James was optioned to Richmond for the third time this season, one night after allowing five runs on six hits and five walks in just four innings in a 5-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. He surrendered three home runs in the outing and failed to strike out a batter. James' ERA ballooned to 8.22 after the loss, bringing his record to 2-3 on the season through 23 innings. He has allowed seven home runs with 16 walks and 17 strikeouts |
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| Phils' Hamels hurls first career shutout against Atlanta |
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05/15/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Cole Hamels went the distance for his first career shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies launched three home runs in defeating the Atlanta Braves 5-0 in the rubber match of a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Hamels (5-3) allowed only four hits and two walks, striking out six. He retired 16 of the first 17 batters including 15 straight for Philadelphia, which is 5-5 in its last 10 games. Ryan Howard, Pedro Feliz and Shane Victorino all homered for the Phillies in the win. |
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| Hard work pays off for Phillies' Utley |
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05/15/2008 |
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| d earn a few bucks picking up balls or trash and take more hacks. The strong work ethic Utley possessed during his childhood in Southern California has only intensified now that he's in the major leagues. A two-time All-Star second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, Utley is never satisfied. He wants to keep improving, so he's always working to get better. Need a minute to chat with Utley? Better catch him on the run. He's polite and mild-mannered, but he's usually too busy to talk and doesn't care about sel |
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| Phils send out Hamels in hopes of gaining series win from Braves |
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05/15/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Lefty Cole Hamels will try for a fourth straight start without a loss tonight, when the Philadelphia Phillies host the Atlanta Braves in the finale of a three-game set between National League East Division rivals at Citizens Bank Park. Hamels lost three off his first five decisions to begin 2008, but has since gone 2-0 with a no decision in three outings, beginning with a 7-4 victory over San Diego on April 29. He's since faced San Francisco twice - once at home and once on the road - and combine |
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| Glavine gets first win, Brewers lose again |
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05/15/2008 |
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Tom Glavine picked up his first win in his second stint with Atlanta as the Braves' patchwork bullpen managed to hold things together against the Philadelphia Phillies. Doesn't seem to matter what Milwaukee starters do these days. The Brewers' bullpen problems extend far beyond Eric Gagne. Glavine was so-so for 5 2-3 innings but still won his first game for the Braves in six years, thanks to three solo homers and Brian McCann's three RBIs in an 8-6 victory over the Phillies on Wednesday night. Glavine (1-1) |
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