Jay Bruce hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Roy Halladay, rallying the Cincinnati Reds past the Philadelphia Phillies in yet another last-gasp victory. Joey Votto also homered off Halladay (9-7), who fell to 2-4 since his perfect game on May 29. Jonny Gomes opened the eighth with a single, and Bruce connected for Cincinnati's 25th comeback win — most in the majors.

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The Atlanta Braves are back in a spot the team used to reside in consistently: first place in the National…

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Raul Ibanez ended Arthur Rhodes' record-tying streak of scoreless innings with a run-scoring double in the 10th inning, rallying the Philadelphia Phillies past the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 on Tuesday night. Joey Votto's three-run homer with two outs off Brad Lidge (1-0) tied it in the ninth. Rhodes (2-2) hadn't allowed a run in his last 33 appearances, tying the major league season record.

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The Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies will make up their rainout from this spring on Sept. 2 at Coors Field. The game was originally scheduled as the second game of a double-header on May 12. The Phillies will be returning home from a six-game West Coast trip when they make a stopover in Denver.

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Scott Rolen hit his 300th career homer Monday night, and Johnny Cueto shut down the team that gave him an historic loss the last time they faced, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Reds won for the sixth time in seven games, keeping them atop the NL Central.

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Jamie Moyer gave up his record-breaking 506th home run but was sharp otherwise as the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of Toronto's troubles to beat the Blue Jays 11-2 Sunday. Moyer only mistake was a two-run homer by Vernon Wells in the third inning. Moyer passed former Phillies Hall of Famer Robin Roberts for the most homers allowed in a career.

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PHILADELPHIA – Jamie Moyer gave up his record-breaking 506th home run but was sharp otherwise, and the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of Toronto's troubles to beat the Blue Jays 11-2 Sunday.

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As they have all season, the Toronto Blue Jays relied on Shaun Marcum to put the brakes on a potential slump.

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PHILADELPHIA – The Toronto Blue Jays aren't hitting for a high average this season, but when they connect the ball often travels a long way.

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A terribly timed meeting of world leaders may have forced a mad scramble that eventually produced the oddity of…

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