Hamels becomes NL's 1st 8-game winner
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Another solid outing from Cole Hamels and timely situational hitting helped the Philadelphia Phillies end their losing skid. Backed by three sacrifice flies, Hamels pitched his second complete game to lead the Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Saturday night.
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Albert Pujols hit his first home run in 10 games to help the St. Louis Cardinals end their second eight-game losing streak of the season with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
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J.D. Durbin breezed to his first major league victory and had three of Philadelphia's 26 hits, Ryan Howard hit a pair of two-run homers and the Phillies routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 15-3 on Tuesday night.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 21  â Josh Beckett pitched six strong innings Friday night to become the first 20-game winner in the major leagues since 2005, and the Boston Red Sox used late home runs by Jason Varitek, David Ortiz and Mike Lowell to pull away for an 8-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
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Albert Pujols' go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning was the difference in St. Louis' 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night, ending a seven-game losing streak during which the Cardinals' NL Central lead shriveled to 1 1/2 games.
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Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer to help Atlanta overcome an early deficit Friday night, and the Braves reduced their magic number for clinching the NL East to eight by beating the Florida Marlins 8-1.
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Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen hit  back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to lead the St  Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros in Game  Two of the NL Championship Series at Busch Stadium on Thursday.
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Albert Pujols hits a two-run homer that launches St. Louis to a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in the opening game of the division series on Tuesday.
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Brad Penny becomes the second nine-game winner in the NL, Russell Martin homers in his first major league game in his native Canada, and the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays, 10-1.
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Roy Oswalt became the National League's first 17-game winner and the Astros extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 9-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night in Houston.
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The Florida Marlins' bid for back-to-back no-hitters ended in the first inning, and Ryan Howard's 54th home run helped the Philadelphia Phillies rally for a 14-8 victory Thursday night.
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Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Saturday night.
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Rookie John Van Benschoten pitched  eight strong innings to seize his first major league victory,  powering the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Houston Astros 6-1 in  the National League Friday.
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Juan Pablo Montoya spun teammate Scott Pruett to take the lead with eight laps left, then held off Denny Hamlin to win the Busch Series race on Sunday for his first NASCAR victory.
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Ryan Howard homered in his first three   at-bats to help the Philadelphia Phillies edge the Atlanta   Braves 8-7 in the opening game of a doubleheader on Sunday.
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Jim Edmonds hit his 300th career home run, Jason Marquis won his 11th straight decision and the St. Louis Cardinals won their eighth in a row overall, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 Saturday night.
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Mike Matheny had a pair of two-run singles Thursday night as St. Louis took command of its NL Division Series with an 8-3 win over Los Angeles.