Phillies beat Mets 5-3, avoid 3-game sweep
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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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The Mets' Marlon Anderson is ruled out on a game-ending interference call at second base in the ninth inning, negating a possible tying run and giving the Phillies a 3-2 win over the Mets.
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Ryan Howard's two-run home run off Guillermo Mota in the 10th inning capped a late rally and led the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
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A two-run homer in the seventh by Jason Michaels put Philadelphia in front Friday night and the Phillies went on to down the New York Mets, 9-5.
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Ryan Howard hit his 55th and 56th home runs, and Jamie Moyer pitched eight sharp innings to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Mariners 3-2 Friday night.
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One night after his most embarrassing moment in the major leagues, Jason Michaels went 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 9-5 Friday.
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The Mets made six errors, gave up 11 walks and hit one batter Sunday in a loss to Philadelphia that left the second-place Phillies three and a half games behind the Mets in the N.L. East.
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Scott Olsen struck out his first five batters and finished with 10, one shy of his career high, as the Florida Marlins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
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The NL East race just got a lot more interesting. Greg Dobbs had a pinch-hit grand slam and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Mets for the eighth straight time Sunday, completing another sweep of sloppy New York with a 10-6 victory.
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The Philadelphia Phillies downed the New York Mets 6-3 in 10 innings on Thursday to hand the struggling Mets a season-high fourth loss in a row.
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Jason Michaels goes 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBI to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets, 9-5, Friday.
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The Philadelphia Phillies needed 49 games to finally move above .500 &#151; not exactly the script for a team picked by some to win the NL East. "Now we get to come back and see if we can stay there," said manager Charlie Manuel.
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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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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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David Wright hit a two-run homer and Oliver Perez tossed another gem against the Atlanta Braves, leading the New York Mets to a tidy 3-2 victory Monday night.
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Roy Oswalt and two relievers combined on a five-hitter, and Raul Chavez hit a three-run double in the Houston Astros' 5-0 victory over the free-falling Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
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Even when Ryan Howard doesn't get the big hit, the Philadelphia Phillies are getting contributions from backups and role players. Carlos Ruiz and Jeff Conine each drove in three runs, Jon Lieber pitched seven solid innings and Philadelphia beat the Florida Marlins 8-6 Saturday to continue its playoff push.