The Philadelphia Phillies have gone from inexplicably losing four straight home games to the Houston Astros to taking two close road victories against the San Diego Padres, who have the NL's best record. Shane Victorino had two of Philadelphia's three hits at spacious Petco Park, including a go-ahead triple off Jon Garland in the seventh inning, and the Phillies beat the Padres 3-1 on…

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Jimmy Rollins thought he was all but out as he was racing toward a close play at the plate. Turns out he was safe, thanks to his super slide that lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win over the NL West-leading San Diego Padres in the 12th inning Friday night, three innings after Brad Lidge balked in the tying run.

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The Dodgers must decide whether they really want to trade Manny Ramirez, and then he negotiates.

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There's something about the Phillies that brings out the best in the Houston Astros. Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven sharp innings, Carlos Lee homered and the Astros beat the Phillies 5-1 Thursday to complete their first four-game sweep in Philadelphia in 11 years. "Houston has been a team that for years has given us problems," Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins said.

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Manny Ramirez is on waivers, but the Dodgers don’t have to make a decision on a deal until early next week.

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The Houston Astros' wild 4-2 win over Philadelphia lasted 16 innings, over 5 hours, and saw Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt play left field and ground into the final out Tuesday night. Oswalt became the first Phillies pitcher to play a position in the field in 39 years after Ryan Howard was ejected in the 14th inning.

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First, Brett Myers. Then, J.A. Happ. Maybe Houston should move Nelson Figueroa up a day in the rotation. Happ pitched effectively into the seventh inning against his former team and the Astros beat Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Wednesday night. Happ (4-2) allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1-3 innings, becoming the second former Phillies pitcher to beat them in this series.

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The Philadelphia Phillies did not trade for right-hander Roy Oswalt so he could play the outfield.

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If you happened to watch the truimphant return of Brett Myers to Citizens Bank Park on Monday night, you saw a…

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Nationals rookie Stephen Strasburg is headed to the 15-day disabled list due to a strained flexor tendon in his right forearm, the Washington Post reports. MLB.com cites a baseball source who says Washington may opt not to make the move until Thursday, the day the righty was scheduled to make his next start. The Post reports Jordan Zimmermann will make that start instead. Strasburg left Saturday's Nats game with strained tendon in his right forearm, and had an MRI exam Sunday.

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