Phils top Braves to tie Mets for first
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When Jimmy Rollins boldly predicted the Phillies would win the NL East, he didn't expect it would take Philadelphia this long to reach first place.
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ATLANTA - Gerald Williams and Eric Valent hit solo home runs to give the New York Mets a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday.    Williams broke a scoreless tie in the third with his fourth home run, a deep drive to center off Paul Byrd...
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Chase Utley's hitting streak ended at 35 games, David Dellucci hit a tiebreaking homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-3 Friday night for their fourth straight win.
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After 159 games, the Phillies are finally atop the NL East standings, pulling into a tie with New York after Philadelphia's 6-4 win over Atlanta on Thursday night.
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(Sports Network) - The Phillies will try to get back on the winning track this evening, when the try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
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NEW YORK - David Bell&#39;s second home run of the game broke a 13th-inning tie, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit Saturday in an 11-9 win over the New York Mets.
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The Atlanta Braves rallied from six  runs down to score a wild 9-8 win over the Philadelphia  Phillies on Wednesday.
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The Philadelphia Phillies downed the New York Mets 6-3 in 10 innings on Thursday to hand the struggling Mets a season-high fourth loss in a row.
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It would seem the Houston Astros have a distinct advantage on the mound heading into Game 1 of their National League Division Series with the Atlanta Braves Wednesday afternoon at Turner Field.
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Through the final seven innings, the Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen successfully nursed a one-run lead. Shane Victorino scored from second base on an infield single and chased down a 420-foot fly for the final out. With their season on the brink, the Phils came through with a clutch win. It wasn't enough.
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Pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs hits a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Phillies beat the Mets, 3-2, Friday night in the opener of a big weekend series.
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The once-desperate Braves have been invited back into the National League East race by the suddenly-desperate Mets.
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Phillies manager Charlie Manuel dropped Jimmy Rollins from the leadoff spot, let Brett Myers throw 119 pitches and called for Tom Gordon in the eighth inning. Even though it&#039;s May, Manuel knew he needed a win Thursday. Philadelphia avoided a costly three-game sweep, beating the New York Mets 5-3 behind Myers, Gordon and new leadoff hitter Shane Victorino.
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Atlanta holds a 9-4 edge in the season series, and has won four of seven in New York...The doubleheader was the Braves&#39; second in five days after they were swept at home by Philadelphia on September 8...The last doubleheader between these clubs at Shea
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Jose Reyes hit a grand slam to cap a seven-run fourth, John Maine extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 on Sunday night.
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The New York Mets became the first   major league team to clinch a playoff berth as second baseman   Jose Valentin belted two home runs to lead the New Yorkers to a   4-0 win over the Florida Marlins on Monday.
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Carlos Beltran and the New York Mets just about put away the Braves with a three-game sweep in Atlanta. Beltran hit two homers, including his third grand slam in July, and New York completed its first sweep of at least three games in Atlanta in 21 years by beating its longtime nemesis 10-6 Sunday.