Phillies make up more ground in NL East
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The Philadelphia Phillies thought Marlon Anderson was out of line. So did second base umpire CB Bucknor.
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Pat Burrell hit a grand slam in the first inning off Roger Clemens and the Philadelphia Phillies kept their slim NL East title hopes alive with a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
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The New York Mets twice blew a three-run lead, and they might be about to blow the NL East.
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By beating the Marlins Monday, the Mets became the first team other than the Braves to win the N.L. East division since the 1993 Phillies.
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Whether it was the last day at RFK Stadium or not, the Washington Nationals had some important business after yesterday's 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies: Making as much fun as possible of the 10 rookies on the roster, an annual ritual.
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Cliff Lee followed his return from the disabled list with a more important comeback. After a rough start to the season, the left-hander finally looks all right. Lee shut down the NL's highest-scoring team and Kelly Shoppach hit a three-run homer off Cole Hamels, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 10-1 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
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The once-desperate Braves have been invited back into the National League East race by the suddenly-desperate Mets.
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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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So much for a Phillies flop. It's the New York Mets who are guarding against a September swoon.
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The goal for the Phillies is to find a manager who can take a disappointing winning team to the next level -- the playoffs. So why not call in the guy who managed the last Phillies team to do it?
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The Philadelphia Phillies rapped out 17 hits in a comfortable 9-2 victory over the New York Mets on Monday, taking the home opener of a pivotal four-game series between the National League East Division rivals.
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F the Red Sox thought they could come into Yankee Stadium and change the direction of the American League East race, they have another thought coming.
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On July 30, one day before baseball's non-waiver trade deadline, Philadelphia gave up on the season. Now it's September andÃÂ the Phillies are in the playoff hunt.
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Philadelphia has gone longer without a major pro title than any other city with teams in the four major professional sports. But as the baseball season winds down, the Phillies have fans optimistic.
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Ryan Howard doubled home the winning run in the 10th after Pat Burrell tied the score with a dramatic homer in the seventh, leading the Phillies to a 6-5 win over the Colorado Rockies last night in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia, PA -- Pat Burrell&#39;s two-out, two-run single highlighted a six-run seventh inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 7-4 win over the Florida Marlins in the opener of a season-ending four-game series at Citizens Bank Park.
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The team managed to win their first NL East title since 1988 with Pedro Martinez battling injuries all season. They will have to show that same resiliency in the postseason.