Phillies down 2 games in wild card race
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The longest of nights produced the most painful of losses for the Philadelphia Phillies and dozens of their die-hard fans. The Phillies waited out a rain delay of nearly 4 1/2 hours at the start, then dropped a 3-1 decision to the Washington Nationals that left Philadelphia two games back in the NL wild-card race with only three games to play.
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(Sports Network) - The Phillies will try to get back on the winning track this evening, when the try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
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&quot;We&#39;ve battled through a lot of adversity these past two or three weeks; this is just a little bump in the road,&quot; manager Jack McKeon said after Florida lost 6-2 and 10-4 to fall 31/2 behind San Francisco in the wild-card race.
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C.C. Sabathia gave up hits to the first two batters he faced &#151; one of them a homer &#151; before buckling down and knocking the Chicago White Sox farther behind in the AL wild card race.
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The Philadelphia Phillies finally gave their best relievers a rest Sunday, and it resulted in a rare late-season loss.
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David Dellucci hit a three-run homer, Shane Victorino also connected and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame three homers from Jose Reyes on Tuesday to rout the New York Mets for the second straight night, 11-4.
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The Philadelphia Phillies beat the   Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Wednesday to claim a share of the National   League wild card lead with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Weaver lasted just 4 2-3 innings of the Los Angeles Dodgers&#39; 8-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 2 of their NL playoff series Thursday night, dropping to 0-2 for his career in the postseason.
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Not only are the Marlins&#39; playoff hopes disappearing, the defending World Series champions are in danger of slipping out of second place in the National League East.
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Jim Fregosi fell two wins short of leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series championship 11 years ago.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks took over sole possession of first place in the NL West from San Diego. The Philadelphia Phillies outlasted New York to complete a sweep of the Mets and tighten the East and wild-card races.
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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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The Philadelphia Phillies moved to within four games of the New York Mets in the National League East after Ryan Howard's two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning sealed a 4-2 home victory on Tuesday.
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The Philadelphia Phillies couldn't make it two extra-inning wins in a row. Yadier Molina singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory Wednesday night that stopped Philadelphia's six-game winning streak and dropped the Phillies 2 1/2 games back of the NL East-leading New York Mets.
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Another solid outing from Cole Hamels and timely situational hitting helped the Philadelphia Phillies end their losing skid. Backed by three sacrifice flies, Hamels pitched his second complete game to lead the Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Saturday night.
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The Philadelphia Phillies stay in the NL playoff chase, battling through a strange day to come away with a 14-2 drubbing of the Florida Marlins on Friday.
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Pitcher gives up 3 home runs as Cubs fall into tie with Giants for NL wild-card lead. CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs are determined to do things the hard way.