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| Hampton slated to return Saturday for Braves |
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07/26/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Atlanta pitcher Mike Hampton has encountered a handful of health-related setbacks, but the southpaw's long road back to the mound will culminate on Saturday, when he starts the Braves' game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Hampton, who last appeared in a major league game on August 19, 2005, missed the past two campaigns while recovering from separate surgical procedures on his left elbow. The 35-year-old was set to make his season debut on April 3, but strained his left pector |
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| Jones out of lineup for Atlanta |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones missed Friday's 8-2 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies. Omar Infante started at the hot corner and went 2-for-5. Jones, who leads the majors with a .369 batting average, strained his left hamstring running out a fourth inning groundout in Wednesday's 9-4 win at Dolphin Stadium. The club is unsure whether the All-Star will have to go on the disabled list. |
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| Pedro's father loses battle with cancer |
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07/23/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - Pedro Martinez's father, Pablo, died during the New York Mets 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday night. After hearing the news, Martinez immediately left Shea Stadium in the seventh inning. Pablo Martinez, 87, had been battling brain cancer and the younger Martinez recently spent the All-Star break with his ailing father in the Dominican Republic. "I didn't have a chance to embrace him or anything like that," manager Jerry Manuel told the team's Web site. "Sad day for h |
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| Reyes homers, Wagner closes as Mets tie Phils for NL East lead |
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07/23/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - Jose Reyes hit the go-ahead three-run home run in the sixth inning and John Maine was solid on the hill, as the New York Mets edged the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, as the clubs moved into a tie atop the NL East. Maine (9-7) got the win as he went seven frames and yielded just three runs on six hits while fanning five and walking two batters. Damion Easley went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Mets, who are just 2-3 over their last five games. Carlos Beltran and Marlon Anderson chipped in |
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| Pair of aces highlight Braves/Marlins matchup |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| ly reeled off five straight victories to reach double-digit wins for the second time in three years. His final pre-break start ended in his fifth loss of 2008, however, when he gave up seven hits and four runs in seven innings of a 4-2 defeat by the Philadelphia Phillies. He is 1-3 with a 4.63 earned run average in 35 career innings against the Braves. On Tuesday, Mike Jacobs hit a three-run homer and the Marlins pitching staff combined on a one-hitter as Florida defeated Atlanta, 4-0. Jacobs was 2-for-3 in the win |
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| So Good for Phils! Taguchi, Rollins lead Phillies to win over Mets |
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07/22/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - Jimmy Rollins' two-run double as part of a six-run ninth lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a come-from-behind 8-6 win over the New York Mets in the opener of a three-game NL East battle at Shea Stadium. The Phils were trailing by three runs to start the ninth and Duaner Sanchez took the mound to close out the game. However, he didn't record an out and singles by Jayson Werth, Greg Dobbs and Shane Victorino loaded the bases. Joe Smith then took the mound and induced a grounder up the |
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| Mets, Phillies to start up key divisional set |
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07/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - First place in the National League East division will be up for grabs when the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies square off tonight in the opener of a crucial three-game series from Shea Stadium. The Mets have recently been the talk of baseball after recording 11 wins over their last 13 games to pull even with rival Philadelphia atop the NL East standings. Ever since manager Willie Randolph was fired last month, the team has been playing cohesive baseball. New York just split a four-game se |
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| Phils bring back Myers |
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07/21/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Phillies recalled pitcher Brett Myers from his minor league assignment at Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday. Myers has been in the minors since July 1 after struggling all season. In 17 starts, he is 3-9 with a hefty 5.84 earned run average. After coughing up the lead in an eventual 8-7 loss to Texas on June 27, he agreed to head down to the minors. In four starts (two at Lehigh Valley, one at Double-A Reading and one at Single-A Clearwater) he went 1-3 with a 3.0 |
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| Marlins welcome Braves to Dolphin Stadium |
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07/21/2008 |
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| sional race tonight, when his Florida Marlins host the Atlanta Braves in the first of three games at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. The Marlins enter the series third in the jumbled National League East Division, trailing the co-leading New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies by a half-game apiece. Florida took two of three from the Phillies over the weekend, while the Mets split a four-game series at Cincinnati. Volstad, the 16th overall pick in the 2005 draft, made his major-league debut with two innings of scoreless r |
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| Reds' miscue helps Mets knock off Cincy in extra innings |
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07/20/2008 |
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| e Reyes finished 4-for-6 with a triple and three runs scored for the Mets, who are 13-4 in the month of July. Carlos Delgado was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs batted in, while Ramon Castro belted a two-run homer. With the win, New York tied the Philadelphia Phillies -- who lost at Florida, 3-2, in 11 innings -- atop the NL East standings. Edinson Volquez lasted only five innings for the Reds, giving up four runs on eight hits with three walks and three strikeouts in a no-decision. Bill Bray (2-1) surrendered tw |
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