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| Cardinals P Mulder suffers another setback, leaves comeback start |
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07/09/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder exited his first start of the season with left shoulder discomfort after tossing just one-third of an inning Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Mulder, who had thrown 1 1/3 innings over two relief appearances this season, issued back-to-back one out walks to Shane Victorino and Chase Utley, then grabbed his left arm and was lifted for Brad Thompson. Thompson allowed two runs over 4 1/3 innings of relief as the Cardinals went on to |
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| Astros, Pirates continue set at PNC Park |
MLB Baseball |
07/08/2008 |
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| e tries to snap a recent skid tonight when the Houston Astros visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for game two of a three-game series at PNC Park. Backe, a draft choice of the Tampa Bay Rays in 1998, improved his 2008 record to 4-5 with a 4-3 defeat of the Philadelphia Phillies on May 23 in Houston. He's won just once in six starts since, however, including a 4-3 loss to the Pirates on June 5 in Pittsburgh that dropped his career mark against them to 4-2 in nine games - six starts. The 30-year- old allowed nine hits and fo |
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| Reeling Phils start series with Cards |
MLB Baseball |
07/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Phillies must start winning if they want to maintain the top spot in the National League East. Tonight, the slipping division leaders will play the first of three games versus the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies opened a 10-game homestand by losing three of four games to the rival New York Mets, including Monday's 10-9 loss in the series finale. They battled back from a nine-run deficit, but it wasn't enough to extend the lead in the NL East. Florida is no |
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| Mets hold off Phillies to move above .500 |
MLB Baseball |
07/08/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - David Wright hit a solo home run and drove in four as the New York Mets held off the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-9, to wrap up a four-game set at Citizens Bank Park. Endy Chavez went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI and runs scored, while Jose Reyes went 2-for-4 and scored twice for the Mets, who took the final three games of the set after dropping the opener. Pedro Martinez (3-2) got the win for giving up just two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings of work. Billy Wagner held on for his |
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| Phillies, Mets to wrap up key NL East clash |
MLB Baseball |
07/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Mets will try for three straight wins for the first time since late May when they wrap up a four-game series against the NL East-rival Philadelphia Phillies this evening at Citizens Bank Park. The last time the Mets won three straight was from May 27-29 and Willie Randolph was still manager. After losing the opener of this important series in South Philly on Friday, the Mets responded with back-to-back victories, including Sunday's rain-delayed 4-2 victory in 12 innings. Veteran slug |
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| Phillies place Gordon on DL |
MLB Baseball |
07/06/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Phillies placed relief pitcher Tom Gordon on the 15-day disabled list Sunday. Manager Charlie Manuel cited Gordon's need to rest his arm as the primary reason for putting him on the shelf. "He has some tenderness," Manuel said. "We'll shut him down through the All- Star break, and he's going to come back strong." Gordon's 20th major league season has been up-and-down, as he owns a 5-4 record with a 5.16 earned run average in 34 relief appearances. For his career, |
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| Phillies sign closer Lidge to three-year extension |
MLB Baseball |
07/06/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Phillies announced on Sunday they have agreed to terms with closer Brad Lidge on a contract extension through 2011. Lidge will get $37.5 million over the next three years with a club option for 2012. The 31-year-old right-hander has had a great first half of 2008, compiling a record of 2-0 to go along with an earned run average of 0.77 in 35 games. He is a perfect 19-for-19 in save opportunities and is only one of two closers in the majors not to blow a save this |
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| Mets, Phillies resume key weekend set |
MLB Baseball |
07/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Jamie Moyer hopes for some run support this evening when the Philadelphia Phillies continue their four-game series with the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park. Moyer lost his third straight start on Sunday against Texas, as he surrendered three runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings of a 5-1 loss, dropping him to 7-6 on the season, while raising his earned run average to 4.13. The 45-year-old left-hander, who will be pitching on extra rest, has given up just eight runs over his last three starts, |
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| Phils down Mets on Victorino's two-out, game-winning single |
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07/05/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Shane Victorino's two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win over the New York Mets in the opener of a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Duaner Sanchez started the ninth for the Mets and struck out the first two batters he faced. Pedro Feliz then hooked a double into the left-field corner before Victorino smacked the game-winning single to right. J.A. Happ made his second major league start for Philadelphia in place of str |
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| Braves option slumping Francoeur to minors |
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07/04/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves optioned slumping outfielder Jeff Francoeur to Double-A Mississippi prior to the club's 6-2 win over the Houston Astros. Francoeur went 0-for-4 against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night, dropping his batting average to .234. The 24-year-old former first round pick has a .287 on-base percentage and a .374 slugging percentage and batted just .206 in June. Last season, Francoeur hit .293 with 19 home runs and 105 runs batted in. To fill the roster spot, the B |
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