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| Yanks hope to keep bats hots in finale with Jays |
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07/13/2008 |
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| Rodriguez was the 537th of his career, pushing him past Yankee great Mickey Mantle for sole possession of 13th place on the all-time career list. Sitting in 12th place on the list is Mike Schmidt, who belted 548 home runs during his career with the Philadelphia Phillies. Rodriguez is second on the active list of home run hitters, trailing only former Seattle teammate Ken Griffey Jr. who has connected on 605 long balls and is sixth on the all-time list at the moment. Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner both scored twice |
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| Diamondbacks pound Eaton in Philly |
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07/13/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Chad Tracy went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks scored eight runs in the fourth inning to pound the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-4, in the second of a three-game set. Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer for Arizona, which has split its last 10 games as it has hovered around the .500 mark. Saturday's win pushed the NL West-leading Diamondbacks to 47-47. Randy Johnson (6-7) gave up five hits and four runs in six innings, and had a two-run double as he picke |
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| Big Unit put in charge of cooling off Howard, Phillies |
MLB Baseball |
07/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Ryan Howard tries to continue his offensive onslaught when the Philadelphia Phillies resume their three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. Howard belted his fourth home run in his last three games in Friday's opener, and Jayson Werth knocked in the winning run as the Phillies pulled out a 6-5 win in 12 innings. Werth ended with three hits, while Shane Victorino was 3- for-6 with a pair of RBI and finished a home run short of the cycle for Philadelphia, |
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| Phillies edge D'Backs on Werth's 12th-inning single |
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07/11/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Jayson Werth's game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in a back-and-forth opener of a three-game series. Werth finished with three hits and stepped to the plate with a pair of runners on in his final at-bat. Connor Robertson, in his second inning of relief, threw a 2-2 slider to the outside part of the plate, and Werth went out and poked it past Orlando Hudson at second. So Taguchi, who o |
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| Longoria and Hart voted as final All-Stars; Holliday to start for NL |
MLB Baseball |
07/10/2008 |
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| g Rays with a .281 batting average, 16 home runs and 22 doubles in 80 games so far this season. On the National League ballot, Hart received eight million votes to get the nod. He was followed by David Wright of the New York Mets, Pat Burrell of the Philadelphia Phillies, Aaron Rowand of the San Francisco Giants and Carlos Lee of the Houston Astros. Hart has compiled a .293 batting average with 14 long balls, 56 RBI and 46 runs scored in 90 games for the Brewers. In other All-Star news, Colorado Rockies outfielder M |
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| Howard homers twice to power Phils past Cardinals |
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07/10/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Ryan Howard homered twice and drove in three, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game series. Jamie Moyer (8-6) tossed seven strong innings, scattering seven hits and allowing only one run with four strikeouts and two walks to pick up the win. "I got a fair amount of ground balls, in the middle of the count," said Moyer. "They are a good hitting team." Chase Utley knocked in the other run for the Phillies, wh |
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| Braves first half a tale of two cities |
MLB Baseball |
07/10/2008 |
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| portion of the Atlanta Braves' 2008 season can easily be summed up: great at home and horrid on the road. Heading into an off day on Thursday, the Braves stand fourth in the National League East with a 43-49 mark, 6 1/2 games back of the first-place Philadelphia Phillies. However, it is safe to say that if Atlanta played half as well on the road as it does at home, the club would be running away with the NL East. Atlanta is a solid 30-18 at Turner Field this year, good for the second-most wins as the host club in th |
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| Happ sent back to minors |
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07/10/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Phillies have optioned pitcher J.A. Happ to Triple-A Lehigh Valley for the All-Star break. Happ, who started Wednesday's game against St. Louis, won't get another start before next week's break and the Phillies filled the vacant roster spot by bringing up infielder Mike Cervenak from Lehigh Valley. In two starts this season, Happ has not recorded a decision but has pitched to an earned run average of 3.27 by allowing just four runs and eight hits in 11 innings. H |
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| Mets aim to hold Giants off the board yet again |
MLB Baseball |
07/10/2008 |
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| ill handle pitching duties for the Mets on Thursday, and he is 8-6 with a 3.91 ERA in 18 starts this season. Maine is 0-1 in his previous two starts since a personal two-game winning streak. He did not factor in the outcome of a 9-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, as he gave up a three-run homer to Ryan Howard in 5 2/3 innings of work. The right-handed Maine, who is 4-1 in eight starts at Shea, owns a 1-0 record and a 3.00 ERA in two career starts against San Francisco. Maine defeated the Giants |
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| Howard, Phillies go for series win versus Cardinals |
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07/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Ryan Howard is showing flashes from his 2006 MVP season as of late, and will try to keep the Philadelphia Phillies in the win column when they close out a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. Howard is currently riding a 12-game hitting streak in which he owns a .340 batting average with six homers and 15 runs batted in. He drove in a pair of runs in Wednesday's 4-2 victory and put the NL East-leading Phillies ahead for good with a solo home run in |
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