If this were a perfect world, the Houston Astros would be entering September with a slate full of important…
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Roy Oswalt has been one of baseball's most consistent winners down the stretch — which is exactly what the Philadelphia Phillies were bargaining for when they obtained him just before the July 31 trade deadline. Oswalt pitched one-hit ball into the seventh and the Phillies used leadoff homers by Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino in the first two innings to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on…
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Continuity, experience and starting pitching has Philadelphia in the chase for another NL pennant.
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The Atlanta Braves have been playing at a feverish pace for the last month, holding off the Philadelphia…
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The bits and bytes were hardly dry on Alex Remington's playoff case for the Atlanta Braves when I heard from…
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Hiroki Kuroda didn't realize he had a no-hitter going until the fifth inning. It should have come as no surprise, though. He's been at his best against Philadelphia. Kuroda took his no-hit bid into the eighth and Rod Barajas homered in his home debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won 3-0 Monday night to move within 5 1/2 games of the Phillies in the NL wild-card race.
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AccuScore uses past performance statistics to describe how players perform under different environmental,…
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TORONTO – Aaron Hill hasn't had much to get excited about at the plate this season, but the Blue Jays second baseman came through when it counted Friday.
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Cole Hamels wouldn't mind another trip to his hometown this season. That, of course, would mean a Phillies-Padres playoff series. "It'd be special," Hamels said after shutting down the Padres on four singles in eight innings to lead Philadelphia to a 5-0 victory Sunday that completed a three-game sweep of the bumbling NL West leaders.
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The news that Stephen Strasburg likely will need Tommy John surgery was unsettling. But while the procedure…
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