Phillies pull within  1/2-game of wild card
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Brett Myers pitched his first complete game in 13 months and Chase Utley hit a two-run homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
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Astros: Houston got rolling under manager Phil Garner, who replaced Jimy Williams at the All-Star break, and an amazing late-season surge carried the Astros to the wild card.
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Chase Utley came off the disabled list in time to help the Philadelphia Phillies get an important win. Jake Peavy's terrific outing for San Diego helped the Padres pick up a big victory, too.
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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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Ryan Howard homered in his first three at-bats, raising his major league-leading total to 52, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied after wasting a five-run lead to beat the Atlanta Braves 8-7 Sunday in the opener of their second straight doubleheader split.
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The Philadelphia Phillies won a coin   toss giving them home field advantage in the event of a   tie-breaking game with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National   League wild card, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.
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Mark Prior allowed five hits in 7 2/3 innings to outpitch Carl Pavano, and the Chicago Cubs moved one percentage point ahead of San Francisco atop the NL wild-card standings by beating the Florida Marlins 5-1 in the first game of a
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By beating Florida in 11 excruciating innings while Philadelphia was losing in Washington, the Mets increased their lead to two and a half games over the second-place Phillies.
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After stumbling out of the blocks with a 4-11 start, worst in the major leagues, the Phillies awakened Tuesday having finally drawn even in the wild-card chase.
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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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Johan Santana boosted the Minnesota Twins to a 1 1/2-game lead in the AL wild-card race.
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Jim Fregosi fell two wins short of leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series championship 11 years ago.
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Brett Myers' first complete game in 13 months boosted the Philadelphia Phillies into a tie with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL wild-card lead.
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Jimmy Rollins' two-out homer in the 10th inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 9-8 victory over Florida on Thursday night and move the World Series champion Marlins within a game of elimination from the postseason.
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A comfortable lead in the standings allows the New York Mets to shrug off losing streaks. Carlos Delgado ended a 2 1/2-week homer drought by connecting twice, John Maine pitched six solid innings and the Mets avoided a four-game sweep with a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
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The Philadelphia Phillies won a coin  toss giving them home field advantage in the event of a  tie-breaking game with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National  League wild card, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.
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Chris Young is getting comfortable pitching without much run support. Young gave up two hits in seven innings, and Brian Giles' RBI double provided all the offense he needed in the San Diego Padres' 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.