Pirates end Phillies&#39; postseason hopes
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Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer and Oliver Perez pitched 6 2-3 strong innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates stop a seven-game road losing streak with a 6-1 victory over
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The Los Angeles Dodgers expected nothing less than a three-game sweep of the plummeting Pittsburgh Pirates &amp;#151; and that&#039;s exactly what they got.
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Todd Pratt hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched consecutive winning seasons for the first time in 21 years with an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday.
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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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Ty Wigginton, a former Met, hit a two-run homer and Oliver Perez pitched six and two-thirds strong innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates stop a seven-game road losing streak with
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The Pittsburgh Pirates again prevented the New York Mets from clinching the NL East when Ronny Paulino hit an RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates ran themselves into out after out with some of the worst baserunning imaginable. With Ian Snell on the mound, it hardly mattered.
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The Houston Astros know they are a long shot to make the playoffs. At least, the defending NL champions enjoyed the end of their road trip.
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Aaron Harang pitched an eight-hitter for his National League-leading sixth complete game and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Friday night to keep their slim postseason hopes alive.
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The Chicago Cubs moved a step closer to reaching the National League playoffs with a 9-5 home victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
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Arizona manager Bob Melvin made a great last-minute move by putting Micah Owings into his lineup. Pitching him was a good idea, too. Owings was 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs to boost the Diamondbacks over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 Thursday and stop a three-game losing streak for the NL West leaders.
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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.
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Willie Parker runs for 132 yards and a touchdown to lead Pittsburgh past Carolina, 37-3, to all but end the PanthersÃÂ¿ playoff hopes.
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Roger Clemens has been pitching so well that his Houston Astros teammates feel they merely need to get on the board to win. Clemens limited Pittsburgh to one run over six innings to win his fourth in a row, extending his surge of late-season pitching for a fast-fading team as the Astros beat the Pirates 5-1 Friday night.
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An 11-run lead almost wasn't enough for the Philadelphia Phillies. Aaron Rowand prevented the tying and go-ahead runs from scoring with a tumbling catch on the warning track that ended the eighth inning, and the Phillies narrowly avoided a monumental collapse when they held on for a 13-11 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
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Ryan Howard, the season's leading   home-run hitter, added another to his tally while Chris Coste   homered and drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies   dumped the Florida Marlins 14-8 on Thursday.
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All-Star Jason Bay drove in three runs and Paul Maholm held the slumping New York Mets in check for six innings, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 11-1 rout Monday night.