Phils slam Mets again to tighten NL East
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The NL East race just got a lot more interesting. Greg Dobbs had a pinch-hit grand slam and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Mets for the eighth straight time Sunday, completing another sweep of sloppy New York with a 10-6 victory.
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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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Even with Jake Peavy on the mound, the San Diego Padres were unable to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks to take the lead in the NL West. The Philadelphia Phillies were in perfect position to pick up a game on the New York Mets in the NL East, before a shocking comeback by the Atlanta Braves handed them a most deflating loss.
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The Philadelphia Phillies moved to within two games of first place in the National League East after hammering the lowly Cincinnati Reds 11-4 on Tuesday.
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The Philadelphia Phillies rapped out 17 hits in a comfortable 9-2 victory over the New York Mets on Monday, taking the home opener of a pivotal four-game series between the National League East Division rivals.
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Tony Batista homered twice to reach 30 this season, Livan Hernandez pitched another complete game and the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 6-1 Tuesday night before just 3,839 at Olympic Stadium.
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Everything's bigger in New York including Omar Minaya's goals. The new Mets' general manager wants to take the NL East from the Braves and precedence over the Yankees.
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The Philadelphia Phillies moved to within four games of the New York Mets in the National League East after Ryan Howard's two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning sealed a 4-2 home victory on Tuesday.
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The Mets spot the Nationals four runs before turning on the floodgates Saturday as the NL East champions rally for a 12-6 victory at Shea Stadium.
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The Marlins pounded the soon-to-be division champion Mets into submission, notching the most hits against them this season.
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The Philadelphia Phillies needed 49 games to finally move above .500 &#151; not exactly the script for a team picked by some to win the NL East. "Now we get to come back and see if we can stay there," said manager Charlie Manuel.
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The Mets (79-61) got solid efforts from starter Mike Pelfrey and their bullpen, and the teamâs defense chipped in with a handful of outstanding plays.
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For the first time since the weekend in Philadelphia, the Mets looked like themselves, stealing bases, drawing walks and jumping all over the erratic Jason Jennings.
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If the New York Mets keep playing like this, they won't have to worry about coming up short again to the Atlanta Braves. Carlos Beltran homered twice, Orlando Hernandez allowed only three hits in eight innings and the Mets buried their old nemesis a little deeper in the NL East, routing the Braves 11-3 Saturday.
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The New York Mets twice blew a three-run lead, and they might be about to blow the NL East.
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The Philadelphia Phillies avoided a lost weekend against the Mets. Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer, Kyle Kendrick pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Phillies salvaged the finale of a four-game series Sunday with a 5-3 victory over New York.
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Philadelphia picked up its major league-leading 44th come-from-behind win and cut the Metsâ lead in the N.L. East to 5 1/2 games.