Phillies Series With Braves A Big One For Both Teams
What looked like a meaningless series just a few weeks ago has turned into quite a significant three games for the National League East rivals.
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What looked like a meaningless series just a few weeks ago has turned into quite a significant three games for the National League East rivals.
Pinch-hitter Ross Gload hit an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep and extend their lead to 10 1/2 games in the NL East.
The major league-leading Phillies won their 90th game and reduced their magic number for clinching their fifth straight NL East title to 14 games. They have won 90 games in four consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history.
The Phillies have added another September callup, bringing INF/OF Pete Orr up from AAA Lehigh Valley.
Cliff Lee tossed a five-hitter for his sixth shutout of the season, helping the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the second-place Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Monday night.
Raul Ibanez homered and drove in six runs to back eight strong innings by Cole Hamels in the Philadelphia Phillies' 14-1 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
For the first time since 1979, two St. Joe's Hawks have been selected in the MLB Draft.
Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking home run off Roy Halladay in the eighth inning and Atlanta's pitching held Philadelphia to just 4 hits as the Braves beat the Phillies 3-2 on Sunday.
Shane Victorino left Saturday's game with the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning with a sore right hamstring and will not play in Sunday's final game of the series, according to Phillies manager Charlie Manuel.
Martin Prado homered and drove in three runs, Jair Jurrjens took a perfect game into the sixth and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Saturday.
Raul Ibanez snapped a tie with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Friday night.
Freddie Freeman, Alex Gonzalez and Eric Hinske each homered, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Sunday night.
The Philadelphia Phillies placed catcher Carlos Ruiz on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday because of inflammation in his back.
Fill-in starter Kyle Kendrick and four relievers combined on a five-hitter, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-0 Saturday night.
Derek Lowe took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves won their sixth straight game, beating Philadelphia 5-0 on Friday night despite Cliff Lee's 16 strikeouts for the Phillies.
Chris breaks down Carl Lewis' latest court victory and the controversy now surrounding the President's decision not to release the photo of a dead Osama bin Laden. He talks to Steve Butler about commodities and jobs for Finance Friday and Beasley Reece about tonight's Flyers-Bruins game and the Phillies-Braves series this weekend.
Cole Hamels combined with two relievers on a five-hitter and Shane Victorino capped a big series with three hits, including his first homer, to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Sunday.
Chipper Jones hit a go-ahead, three-run double in the fourth inning off Cliff Lee and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Friday night in their home opener.
Roy Halladay tuned up for his start on opening day with three scoreless innings and had a two-run single as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-1 on Sunday.
Jimmy Rollins' grand slam capped a five-run sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Atlanta 11-5 on Friday night to keep Bobby Cox and the Braves from moving closer to a wild-card berth.
A costumed Phillies fan who ran onto the field and briefly eluded security guards has been released from juvenile detention.
