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| Rookie hurlers square off in Philly |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (BettingExpress) - A pair of rookie hurlers tangle at Veterans Stadium this evening, when Damian Moss and the Atlanta Braves square off with Brett Myers and the Philadelphia Phillies in the middle contest of a three-game series. Moss was tagged with the loss in his last trip to the rubber after permitting five runs on five hits in 2 2/3 innings against the Florida Marlins. He walked four and struck out only one. The defeat was the Australian lefthander's first since August 20 and halted his |
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| Philadelphia's Padilla makes early exit |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (BettingExpress) - Philadelphia Phillies righthander Vicente Padilla suffered from tightness in the back of his right shoulder and left after throwing just 11 pitches in his start against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. However, four relievers held the Braves to just two runs, and the Phillies held on for a 5-3 victory. Padilla, who came into the game with a 14-11 record and a 3.24 ERA, had lost his last three starts and seemed to have less velocity on his pitches than usual. Six of Padilla's |
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| Glavine faces Padilla at the Vet |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (BettingExpress) - Tom Glavine aims for his 19th win of the year this evening, when the National League East champion Atlanta Braves begin a season-ending, seven-game road trip with the first of three against the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium. Glavine defeated the Phillies at Turner Field five days ago with six shutout innings of four-hit ball. He walked one and fanned three in reaching 18 wins on the season. The veteran lefthander has five 20-win campaigns to his credit, but has |
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| Expos open final homestand versus Marlins |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| e Expos in his last trip to the rubber and was not involved in the decision after giving up a pair of runs -- one earned -- on six hits in six frames. He fanned five and did not issue a free pass. The righthander, in his previous start, defeated the Atlanta Braves at Olympic Stadium with six innings of three-hit, three-run ball. The win was his second in a row. He has pitched well of late, surrendering a total of eight runs -- seven earned -- in his last four starts to lower his earned run average from 5.68 t |
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| Likely playoff opponents meet in St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2002 |
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| me in six tries. Jim Edmonds ended 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Tino Martinez added a solo blast, in the winning effort. At 91-64, the Cardinals trail the D'backs by three games in the race for home-field advantage in the NLDS. The Atlanta Braves, with a 97-57 record, own the best mark in the Senior Circuit. Chuck Finley gave up three runs -- two earned -- on five hits in seven frames to earn his first victory since August 27. The veteran southpaw did not walk a batter and fanned one. Jason |
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