Beltre, Dodgers belt Mets
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Adrian Beltre went 5 for 5 with his major league-leading 42d home run, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got a pair of big pinch hits yesterday in a 4-2 victory over the Mets in New York.
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SAN DIEGO - Cesar Izturis homered and Adrian Beltre had three hits for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who survived a shaky start by Kazuhisa Ishii and beat San Diego 9-6 on Thursday night to take a 1 1/2-game lead over San Francisco in the NL West.    San Francisco lost 7-3 to Houston...
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NEW YORK - Mike Piazza and Richard Hidalgo homered, pinch-hitter Craig Brazell came through with a go-ahead double and the New York Mets rallied past the Atlanta Braves 9-7 on Monday in the first game of a doubleheader.    After the Mets spent all afternoon answering questions about manager Art Howe, they came back from a three-run deficit to win for only the third time in 22 games...
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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Adrian Beltre recorded three hits and two runs scored to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-6 victory over the San Diego Padres in the finale of a three-game series at Petco Park.
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Nobody is more excited about the addition of Carlos Beltran than his new teammates with the New York Mets.
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The Dodgers have a runaway leader in the clubhouse for scapegoat if they lose this Division Series to the Mets, and it's not manager Grady Little .
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The Mets spotted the Dodgers one Pedro and an El Duque, and still came away winning the first two games of their National League Division Series, abetted no end by the Dodgers' disturbing tendency to make mistakes at critical times.
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A comfortable lead in the standings allows the New York Mets to shrug off losing streaks. Carlos Delgado ended a 2 1/2-week homer drought by connecting twice, John Maine pitched six solid innings and the Mets avoided a four-game sweep with a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
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Cesar Izturis homered and Adrian Beltre had three hits for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who survived a shaky start by Kazuhisa Ishii and beat San Diego 9-6 on Thursday night to take a 1 1/2-game lead over San Francisco in the NL West.
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The Mets have defeated the Braves three times this season and the team will leave Atlanta atop the National League East.
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Adrian Beltre's first five full seasons in the majors were marked by stretches of inconsistency and only flashes of power potential. This year, the Los Angeles Dodgers' third baseman has become one of baseball's most prolific sluggers...
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Jose Reyes racesÃÂ to hisÃÂ first career inside-the-park home run and Tom Glavine dominates the Dodgers in the Mets 7-0 win on Thursday.
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In the ninth inning, with the Mets clinging to a four-run lead, the Los Angeles Dodgers loaded the bases with one out to recall some not-so-fond recent memories.
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Shawn Green hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Mets tightened their grip on first place in the N.L. East, beating the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
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Adrian Beltre made a triumphant return to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, hitting a two-run homer in his first at-bat, adding a double and two walks, and scoring four times to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 9-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Houston Astros centerfielder Carlos Beltran and Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Adrian Beltre headline a list of 65 players who have declared free agency Thursday, the first day individuals can officially file.
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Carlos Beltran misplayed Jimmy Rollins's line drive into a two-run triple and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat host New York, 5-3, yesterday for their seventh straight victory over the Mets.