Phillies Keep Pressure on With 8th Win in 9 Games
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21  â Philadelphiaâs 48th come-from-behind victory was much easier on the nerves than many of the other 47. Home runs from Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell had the Phillies back in front before the third inning was done.
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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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In danger of losing more ground in the NL wild-card race, the Philadelphia Phillies scraped out an 8-7 victory over the Washington Nationals on Jimmy Rollins' two-run triple with two outs in the 14th inning Wednesday night.
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David Ortiz beat the Phillies in Boston&#039;s last at-bat for the second consecutive game, singling home the winning run in the 12th inning for an 8-7 victory over Philadelphia on Monday and extending the Red Sox&#039;s winning streak to nine games.
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Carlos Beltran misplays Jimmy Rollins' line drive into a two-run triple and the Phillies rally to beat New York, 5-3, for their seventh straight victory over the Mets.
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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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Playing against the National League put David Ortiz in postseason form. The Red Sox slugger beat the Philadelphia Phillies in extra innings for the second consecutive game, singling home the winning run in the 12th for an 8-7 victory on Monday and extending Boston&#039;s winning streak to nine games.
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Ryan Howard hit his major league-leading 58th homer, Cole Hamels pitched 6 2-3 strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies continued their playoff push with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.
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This isn&#39;t good news for the Phillies, who thought they had beefed up their pitching staff, or for the Marlins, who felt their offense gave them an edge.
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Ryan Howardâs two-run home run off Guillermo Mota in the 10th inning capped a rally and led the Phillies to a win over the Mets.
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The Philadelphia Phillies survived a bizarre ninth-inning melt down.
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Carlos Beltran's two-run double in the eighth inning helped Houston beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 Wednesday night after Roger Clemens joined Andy Pettitte on the Astros' injury list.
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Ryan Howard homered and drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 14-2 rout against the visiting San Diego Padres yesterday.
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Carlos Delgado, David Wright and Paul Lo Duca drove in two runs apiece and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 Monday for their ninth win in 10 games.
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Chase Utley struck out in his final chance to keep his hitting streak alive. He could have gotten another shot to keep it going but it would have meant the Philadelphia Phillies giving up the lead and threatening their winning streak. "I really didn't want it to go extra innings," Utley said. "It was a good run."
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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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The Nationals drag Philadelphia into the 14th inning - their longest game of the year - before succumbing to the Phillies, 8-7, on Wednesday night.