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The Philadelphia Phillies are done chasing. After 159 games, the Phillies are finally atop the division standings — albeit tied with the free-falling New York Mets. Ryan Howard hit his 44th homer, Pat Burrell also connected and the Phillies roughed up John Smoltz, before hanging on for a 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on
The New York Mets’ lead in the NL East is gone. They might not even be in the playoffs at all if they can’t snap out of their near historic funk. The spiraling Mets managed just three hits off Joel Pineiro and Jason Isringhausen in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday
Even though both teams are in the playoff picture, only the San Diego Padres looked the part. Milwaukee made five errors, its most in eight years, and Scott Hairston hit a tiebreaking, three-run double to lead the Padres to a 9-5 victory over the Brewers on Thursday night. “They had some miscues, and Hairston came
Arizona manager Bob Melvin’s last-minute move to play Micah Owings would have been a great one even if Owings hadn’t pitched one of the best games of his career. Owings was 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs while pitching 6 1-3 innings to boost the Diamondbacks over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 Thursday and stop
The New York Mets can win something: coin flips. With New York’s big lead gone following nine losses in 13 games, the commissioner’s office held flips Thursday in case the Mets wind up in a tie for the wild-card lead. The Mets would host Arizona and San Diego, and they would play at Colorado. New
Umpire Mike Winters was suspended by Major League Baseball for the remainder of the regular season on Wednesday because of his confrontation with San Diego’s Milton Bradley last weekend. The Padres claimed Winters baited Bradley, who has a history of losing his temper. Bradley tore a knee ligament when his manager spun him to the
Kyle Lohse gave the Phillies something they’ve sorely lacked down the stretch. Then Washington helped them move closer to first place. Lohse became the first Phillies starter to pitch seven innings in two weeks, and Philadelphia moved within one game of NL East-leading New York with a 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday
Mike Lowell got a souvenir of his best season and drove the Red Sox closer to another memorable achievement — their first division title in 12 years. With Boston’s magic number down to two, that could come Thursday night for a team that is improving its hitting and health at just the right time. “We
Umpire Mike Winters was suspended by Major League Baseball for the remainder of the regular season on Wednesday because of his confrontation with San Diego’s Milton Bradley last weekend. The Padres claimed Winters baited Bradley, who has a history of losing his temper. Bradley tore a knee ligament when his manager spun him to the
Alfonso Soriano dressed slowly. Aramis Ramirez hunched over his postgame meal. Mark DeRosa sprawled on a couch. All focused on the TV in the corner of the clubhouse, hoping for help. The Chicago Cubs need it. Their grip on the NL Central became shaky Wednesday night, when they were shut out over the final 5
Mike Lowell got a souvenir of his best season and drove the Red Sox closer to another memorable achievement — their first division title in 12 years. With Boston’s magic number down to two, that could come Thursday night for a team that is improving its hitting and health at just the right time. “We
Umpire Mike Winters was suspended by Major League Baseball for the remainder of the regular season on Wednesday because of his confrontation with San Diego’s Milton Bradley last weekend. The Padres claimed Winters baited Bradley, who has a history of losing his temper. Bradley tore a knee ligament when his manager spun him to the