Phillies gain ground on Mets in NL East
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The New York Mets' latest loss was filled with bad vibes, and the Philadelphia Phillies are threatening to add to their woes.
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With a loss to the Cardinals on Thursday, the Mets dropped out of sole possession of first place in the N.L. East for the first time since May 15.
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(Sports Network) - The Montreal Expos will get their chance to climb out of the cellar in the National League East this week, as they begin a three-game series against the New York Mets Tuesday at Olympic Stadium.
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The New York Mets' lead is gone, leaving them on the brink of a historic collapse. The free-falling Mets managed just three hits off Joel Pineiro and Jason Isringhausen in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night, dropping New York into a first-place tie with Philadelphia in the NL East.
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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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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 Braves&#39; magic number to clinch the NL East remained at 10, thanks to Florida&#39;s 4-3 victory over Montreal...Keppinger&#39;s error was the 130th this season for the Mets, tops in the majors...Betemit&#39;s RBI was the first of his career...Atlanta holds a 10-6
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Shawn Green hits a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Mets tighten their grip on first place in the NL East, beating the Braves, 4-3.
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Chase Utley hit an RBI single off Billy Wagner in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a huge sweep of the first-place New York Mets by rallying for an 11-10 victory Thursday in one of the wildest games of the season.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates again prevented the New York Mets from clinching the NL East when Ronny Paulino hit an RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
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The New York Mets squeezed out a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, the National League East leaders scoring the decisive run on Shawn Green's tie-breaking single in the eighth inning.
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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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Carlos Delgado, David Wright and Paul Lo Duca drove in two runs apiece and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 Monday for their ninth win in 10 games.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks took over sole possession of first place in the NL West from San Diego. The Philadelphia Phillies outlasted New York to complete a sweep of the Mets and tighten the East and wild-card races.
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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.
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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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Shawn Green hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Mets tightened their grip on first place in the N.L. East, beating the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.