Phillies beat Marlins in series opener
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A night after Florida's Anibal Sanchez pitched the major leagues' first no-hitter in more than two years, the Marlins couldn't stop giving up hits. Ryan Howard hit his 54th home run &#151; his 10th in 15 games &#151; and Chris Coste, Chase Utley and Jeff Conine also homered in the Philadelphia Phillies' 14-8 victory Thursday night.
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Juan Pierre had three hits and AJ  Burnett pitched eight solid innings to help the Florida Marlins  salvage a split of their four-game series against the Chicago  Cubs with an 11-1 rout in the National League (NL) Sunday.
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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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A rout, a rally, and a rare call gave the Phillies their first three wins over the Mets in a pivotal series.
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Dontrelle Willis pitched a three-hit   shutout to help the Florida Marlins step up their National   League wild card challenge with a 3-0 home win over the   Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
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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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The Florida Marlins came out ready to play despite not having much time to prepare for the Washington Nationals.
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Pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs hits a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Phillies beat the Mets, 3-2, Friday night in the opener of a big weekend series.
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Pat Burrell went 4-for-4, including a tiebreaking two-run single in Philadelphia&#39;s six-run seventh inning, helping the Phillies rally for a 7-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Thursday night.
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Replacement starter Travis Smith pitched five solid innings, Andruw Jones homered again and the Atlanta Braves buried Philadelphia a little deeper in the NL East, beating the Phillies 3-1 on Monday.
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Joe Girardi is as surprised as anyone. &quot;I knew we would play better,&quot; the Florida Marlins&#039; rookie manager said, &quot;but I did not expect this.&quot; He&#039;s surely not alone.
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With the wild card still up for grabs, the Phillies top Florida on Saturday, 8-6,ÃÂ to claimÃÂ their ninth win in 11 games.
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The Marlins and Phillies swapped shoves in a standoff Thursday night, then played past midnight before Miguel Cabrera made Florida a winner. Cabrera doubled off the scoreboard to score Hanley Ramirez from first base with no outs in the 11th inning, and the Marlins beat the Phillies 5-4.
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Ryan Howard hit a 451-foot homer and drove in four runs, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cleveland Indians 9-6 Tuesday night and helping Kyle Kendrick to his first major league victory.
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Cody Ross hit a two-run homer, Ricky Nolasco pitched seven strong innings and the Florida Marlins beat the slumping Atlanta Braves 3-2 Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.
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The Marlins&#039; worst home shutout loss in franchise history didn&#039;t faze them at all. Hanley Ramirez and Wes Helms each homered and drove in three runs to help Florida bounce back with a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
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The Phillies hang on to their thin playoff hopes by claiming a 4-3 victory over the Marlins on Saturday, only to be eliminated from contention an hour later.