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| Cubs try to bounce back against lowly Nats |
MLB Baseball |
08/23/2008 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Washington Nationals may own the worst record in baseball, but they were able to take care of the team with the best mark in the National League on Friday. The Chicago Cubs will try to restore order when the two teams resume a three-game series this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Washington rallied from an early four-run deficit to outslug the Cubs by a 13-5 score in yesterday's opener. Willie Harris homered twice for the Nationals, including a grand slam during a six-run sixth inning that put |
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| Harris homers twice to lead Nats past Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
08/22/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Worldwide Gamble) - Willie Harris homered twice, including his first career grand slam, and drove in six runs as the Washington Nationals stunned the Cubs by coming back to down Chicago, 13-5, in the opener of a three-game series. Aaron Boone had a pinch-hit three-run double, and Ronnie Belliard went 4-for-5 with a homer, two RBI, and scored three times for the Nationals, who have won consecutive games after dropping 12 in a row. John Lannan (7-12) took advantage of the rare offensive outburst, getting |
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| Cubs host Nationals in matchup of first and worst |
MLB Baseball |
08/22/2008 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs continue their homestand against inferior opponents today, when the Washington Nationals come to town for the first of three straight games at Wrigley Field. Chicago won two of three games versus Cincinnati to open this homestand and tied the LA Angels of Anaheim for this season's best home record (47-18) following Thursday's 3-2 victory over the Reds. Starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano allowed just one run and six hits in seven innings of work, and |
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| Mets go for sweep of rival Braves |
MLB Baseball |
08/21/2008 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The National League East-leading New York Mets shoot for their second sweep in less than two weeks this evening, when they close out a three-game series versus the Atlanta Braves at Shea Stadium. The Mets swept the Washington Nationals in three games on the road from August 12-14, and have won the first two encounters with Atlanta. In Wednesday's 6-3 victory over the Braves, starter Mike Pelfrey recorded his first career complete game and allowed three runs on three hits with three walks and thr |
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| Nationals acquire INF Hernandez from Mets |
MLB Baseball |
08/21/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Worldwide Gamble) - The Washington Nationals acquired infielder Anderson Hernandez from the New York Mets on Wednesday. He went 3-for-4 in Washington's 4-0 loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday. The move completes a trade that sent Luis Ayala to New York in exchange for a player to be named later -- Hernandez. The 25-year-old Hernandez went 1-for-3 in four games with New York this season. Over the course of 35 career games, all with the Mets, he owns a .138 average (12-for-87) with one double, one trip |
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| Pelfrey goes the distance as Mets crush Bravos |
MLB Baseball |
08/20/2008 |
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| e plays," said Pelfrey. Daniel Murphy drove in two runs and David Wright added a solo shot for the Mets, who have won eight of their last nine games to remain 1 1/2 games ahead of Philadelphia for first place in the NL East. The Phillies blanked the Washington Nationals, 4-0, on Wednesday. Fernando Tatis finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Gregor Blanco went 2-for-4 and drove in a run for Atlanta, which has dropped four straight and nine of 10 overall. Jeff Francoeur collected the other hit for the Brave |
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| LA tries to beef up division mark vs. Rox |
MLB Baseball |
08/19/2008 |
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| eam's lack of offense. Maddux would be taking the place of Brad Penny, who was placed on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation last week and could miss the remainder of the season. The Rockies come in off a three-game road sweep of the horrid Washington Nationals that culminated with Sundays 7-2 win. Colorado swatted three home runs on the afternoon, including three-run blasts from Ian Stewart and Seth Smith. Aaron Cook (15-8) allowed two runs on seven hits over five innings before turning the game over to t |
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| Phils return home to battle win-starved Nationals |
MLB Baseball |
08/19/2008 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - Coming off a less-than-stellar road trip, the Philadelphia Phillies return to Citizens Bank Park tonight for the opener of a three-game series with the Washington Nationals, losers of 10 in a row. The Phillies headed out west last week with a two-game lead in the National League East, but were swept in four games by the Los Angeles Dodgers to fall into second place behind the New York Mets, who currently lead the division by 1 1/2 games. Philadelphia avoid further damage by taking two of three f |
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| Pirate rally halts Mets' six-game winning streak |
MLB Baseball |
08/18/2008 |
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| .Wright extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a single in the fourth inning...Mets manager Jerry Manuel was ejected in the third inning arguing a call at first base...To make room on the roster for Luis Ayala, who was acquired Sunday from the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later, the Mets optioned pitcher Eddie Kunz to Triple-A New Orleans...The Pirates set a record for attendance during a four-game series, attracting 129,473 fans during the series. The old record was 129,066, set in 2001 agai |
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| Santana's shutout at Pittsburgh keeps Mets rolling |
MLB Baseball |
08/18/2008 |
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| Philadelphia for first place in the NL East. New York remains a perfect 6-0 on their current seven-game road trip. The Mets also made an effort to bolster a struggling bullpen Sunday with the acquisition of right-handed reliever Luis Ayala from the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later, which is expected to be infielder Anderson Hernandez. This comes on the heels of sobering news regarding Mets closer Billy Wagner, who will not return to the Mets bullpen Monday as expected. Wagner, recovering from a |
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