Braves Slow Phillies to Stay in the Hunt
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Mark Teixeira hits a three-run homer to help the Braves keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a 10-6 victory over the Phillies.
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Pitcher Mike Hampton homered off Kerry Wood and the Atlanta Braves sent the collapsing Chicago Cubs to the verge of wild-card elimination, holding on for a 5-4 win 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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So much for a Phillies flop. It's the New York Mets who are guarding against a September swoon.
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The game between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday was postponed because of a steady rain that began Monday night.
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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.
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The Atlanta Braves host Game Five of the NL Division Series against the Houston Astros tonight. After that, we&#39;ll know which team remains under a gag order.
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The Atlanta Braves, desperate for a sign that their bad luck and losing streak might end, instead were given an early indication Wednesday night the misery would continue.
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The Philadelphia Phillies are clinging to their slim playoff hopes even if they&#39;re having trouble hanging onto fly balls. Center fielder Jason Michaels accidentally knocked Charles Thomas&#39; drive over the fence
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Chase Utley hit a go-ahead, three-run double in an eight-run seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 Wednesday for their sixth win on a nine-game trip.
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The Phillies will continue their search for Larry Bowa&#39;s replacement this week at Citizens Bank Park. They will continue with Jim Fregosi tomorrow, John Russell on Wednesday and Terry Pendleton on Thursday.
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The Philadelphia Phillies want to keep playing next week, even if they are desperate for some rest. Needing sleep, but needing a win more, the Phillies stayed in the NL wild-card race Friday night by drubbing the Florida Marlins 14-2.
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Andruw Jones&#39; 25th home run of the season helped the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 3-1 Monday. Travis Smith, pitching in place of Mike Hampton, held the Phillies to one run, five
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There was little emotion from players or management yesterday as the Braves got ready for their streak of division titles to end.
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There should be a limit on how much frustration one team, one franchise, should have to bear. As the National League Division Series in Dixie moves to Game 2, the Atlanta Braves appear destined to push the envelope.
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Phillies manager Charlie Manuel keeps watching his team move within striking distance of the NL wild card, only to take a step back. "We could have stayed pretty good with them," Manuel said of the San Diego Padres. "Win two, lost two, that don't get it done."
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Cole Hamels kept Houston out of the hit column for 6 2/3 innings and the Phillies stayed in the wild card hunt with a 7-2 win on Saturday.