Phillies top Dodgers; Durbin gets 1st win
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The Philadelphia Phillies pounded the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching staff so handily that even starter J.D. Durbin got a few hits.
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Los Angeles Dodgers starter Odalis Perez learned just how quickly things can unravel against the potent St. Louis Cardinals. After allowing Albert Pujols&#39;s first-inning
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LOS ANGELES - Jose Lima willed the Los Angeles Dodgers to their first postseason win in more than 15 years. Lima pitched eight shut out innings in a 4-0 win against the St.
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Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies singled in the first inning Thursday night, extending his hitting streak to 35 games. Utley lined a 2-2 pitch from Jason Marquis to center field and went to second when St. Louis center fielder So Taguchi bobbled the ball. Utley hit an RBI single off the first-base bag in the third to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead, and making him 6-for-11 against Marquis.
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The Philadelphia Phillies had their chances to move into a tie for the NL wild-card lead for the first time this season. They just couldn't close out Washington.
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Greg Maddux earned his 330th win to move into 10th place on the career list, which he acknowledged was "kind of cool." Pitching for a contender puts things in an entirely different perspective. Maddux worked seven solid innings, and the Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 Wednesday night to complete one of the most successful months since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1958.
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Shane Victorino put quite a cap on his own bobblehead day. Victorino hit a walkoff homer in the ninth inning, and Ryan Howard's three-run shot helped the Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants, 9-8, yesterday in Philadelphia.
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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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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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LOS ANGELES - Steve Finley's grand slam capped a seven-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West, beating the San Francisco Giants 7-3 Saturday.    The Dodgers reached the postseason for the first time since making it as the wild card in 1996...
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Bobby Abreu hit his 30th homer and Jimmy Rollins had a grand slam to lead Philadelphia to a 10-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Sunday, a day after the Phillies fired manager Larry Bowa.
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Jimmy Rollins and Placido Polanco homered, Cory Lidle pitched six solid innings and the Philadelphia Phillies secured second place in the NL East with a 6-2 win over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.
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An 11-run lead almost wasn't enough for the Philadelphia Phillies. Aaron Rowand prevented the tying and go-ahead runs from scoring with a tumbling catch on the warning track that ended the eighth inning, and the Phillies narrowly avoided a monumental collapse when they held on for a 13-11 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
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Brett Myers tosses his first complete game in over a year and Chase Utley hits a two-run homer to lead Philadelphia to a 6-2ÃÂ win over the Chicago Cubs.
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Woody Williams pitched six strong innings and Larry Walker homered twice, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.
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Roger Clemens won for the first time in almost a month &#151; the 323rd victory of his career &#151; and Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer to lead the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Monday night.
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Ryan Howard hit his major league-leading 58th homer, Cole Hamels pitched 6 2-3 strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies continued their playoff push with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.