In Loss to Astros, Nationals Swing And Miss Again
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Despite home runs from Ronnie Belliard and Ryan Zimmerman, the Nationals fall, 4-2, to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
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Even before the Astros lost the first two games of the National League Championship Series in St. Louis, they downplayed the notion that their best
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WASHINGTON D.C.  - The slumping New York Mets lost their fifth game in a row on Tuesday, a 9-8 defeat to the Washington Nationals, and saw their National League East lead over the Philadelphia Phillies shrink to a game and a half.
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The Mets dropped their fourth consecutive game last night, a 6-3 defeat in 10 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies at Shea Stadium.
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The Nationals fight back from an eight-run deficit, including putting up three runs in the ninth inning, but still fall to the Detroit Tigers, 9-8.
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Despite a solid outing by Matt Chico, the Nats fall, 3-2, in Pittsburgh as Jose Bautista drives in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks stumbled into Baltimore after dropping three straight and six of seven. They had fallen from first place to third in the NL West, their offense was struggling and beating American League teams was a daunting task.
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Cleveland's Victor Martinez hits a three-run homer in the top of the ninth and Nook Logan runs the Nationals out of a rally in a 4-3 loss.
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The Cubs fall behind early and lose their second straight game to the lowly Mets 3-2, putting a dent in their playoff chances.
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Mike Mussina did all he could to keep the Yankees close, but his teammates wasted one scoring chance after another last night in a 2-0 AL Division Series Game 1 loss to Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins.
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Phil Nevin paused briefly to watch the ball before starting the emotional, and long-awaited, trot around the bases. Forgotten for a moment was the offensive slump that has been so bad Nevin didn&#039;t even play the previous two games for the Texas Rangers. Done was the 0-for-17 skid that had made manager Buck Showalter feel as though he needed to assure the designated hitter he&#039;d get another at-bat Thursday night.
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The Metsâ latest debacle came courtesy of the Minnesota Twins, who scored the last five runs of the game to send them to their 14th loss in 18 games this month.
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In losing Tuesday, their ninth setback in 12 games, the Mets again struggled to generate productive offense, stranding eight base runners.
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The Houston Astros, down two games to none heading into Game 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series, knew they could absolutely not
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The Astros&#39; 12-3 victory Monday night in Game 5 of the National League Division Series marked the third consecutive season that the Braves have lost the deciding playoff game at home.
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Losing four out of five from their opening day starting rotation to injury should have spelled disaster for the Nationals, but it has somehow coincided with their rejuvenation.
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A six-run ninth inning wasn't enough for the Mets. An improbable rally fell just short last night when Paul Lo Duca flied out with a runner on third, and New York's 10-9 loss to the Washington Nationals at Shea Stadium cost the NL East leaders another chance to expand their cushion.