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| Florida Marlins |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
04/29/2009 |
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| Acquired pitcher Kyle Gunderson from the Washington Nationals for pitcher Logan Kensing. |
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| Nationals activate SS Guzman |
MLB Baseball |
04/29/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - The Washington Nationals activated shortstop Cristian Guzman from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday. Guzman suffered a left hamstring injury against the Phillies on April 13, having gone 17-of-33 (.515) in the first seven games of the season. The 31-year-old had arguably his best season in 2008, hitting .316 with a .345 on-base percentage, nine home runs and 55 RBI in 138 games. Infielder Alberto Gonzalez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse to make roster space. The 26-year-old w |
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| Phils aim for three-game sweep of visiting Nats |
MLB Baseball |
04/29/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Philadelphia Phillies will try to sweep a divisional foe in a second straight series tonight, as they wrap up a three-game set with the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies are beginning to put their early-season struggles behind them thanks to a season-high five-game winning streak. The club had lost five of seven prior to this win streak, moving it to 6-8 on the season, but the Phils are now three games over .500 and a half-game back of Florida for first place in the Na |
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| Phillies' Hamels exits after rolling ankle |
MLB Baseball |
04/28/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels left Tuesday's game against the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning after rolling his left ankle while fielding a bunt. This is the second consecutive start the reigning World Series and NLCS MVP has had to leave early as he was hit just below the left shoulder on a line drive back to the mound by Prince Fielder in the fourth frame of an April 23 loss to Milwaukee. Hamels, who also missed an Opening Day assignment after experiencing |
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| Surging Phils resume high-scoring set with Nats |
MLB Baseball |
04/28/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Cole Hamels will try to lift Philadelphia to a fifth straight victory tonight in the middle portion of a three-game series with the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. The MVP of both the NLCS and World Series a year ago, Hamels is 0-2 with a 9.69 earned run average in three starts this year. He has struggled to keep the ball in the park, allowing five homers in 13 innings of work. The left-hander was putting together his best effort of the season last Thursday, as he struck out six batt |
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| Nationals activate Harris from DL |
MLB Baseball |
04/28/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Washington Nationals utilityman Willie Harris was activated from the 15-day disabled list following Monday's 13-11 loss to the Phillies. Harris had been on the DL with a left oblique strain. The Nationals also optioned pitcher Justin Maxwell to Triple-A Syracuse and will make another move on Tuesday as shortstop Cristian Guzman will come off the DL. Guzman has been sidelined with a left hamstring strain. |
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| Phils return home to face Nationals |
MLB Baseball |
04/27/2009 |
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| ggled in their home park this season, while Jimmy Rollins hasn't been able to buy a hit no matter where he has played. Philadelphia and Rollins will both try to get on track at Citizens Bank Park tonight in the opener of a three-game series with the Washington Nationals. The Phillies return home on a bit of a roll, having swept a three-game set from first-place Florida to get within 1 1/2 games of the Marlins in the National League East. Philadelphia has also won five of its last seven and is 6-2 on the road this y |
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| Mets, Nats close series in Flushing |
MLB Baseball |
04/26/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Erratic southpaw Oliver Perez returns to the mound for the first time since April 21 today when the New York Mets wind up a three- game series with the visiting Washington Nationals at Citi Field. Re-signed to a lucrative three-year contract in the offseason, Perez began this year by allowing five hits and eight runs in an ugly 8-6 loss at Cincinnati on April 9. He bounced back and pitched well - giving up three runs and a hit in six innings - while defeating San Diego on April 15, but was tagge |
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| Mets, Nats continue series at Citi Field |
MLB Baseball |
04/25/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New York Mets will continue their stretch against NL East foes today when they resume a three-game series versus the Washington Nationals at Citi Field. New York is in the midst of playing 13 straight games against division opponents and ended a four-game slide with Friday's 4-3 victory over the Nationals in the series opener. Mets starter Johan Santana struck out 10 batters and gave up one run on six hits and one walk over six innings. Francisco Rodriguez almost blew it for the Mets in the |
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| Mets, Santana welcome Nationals to Citi Field |
MLB Baseball |
04/24/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New York Mets call on southpaw ace Johan Santana to stop the early season bleeding tonight when they open a three-game weekend series with the visiting Washington Nationals at Citi Field. The Mets open the weekend in fourth place in the five-team National League East, leading only the Nationals after coming out on the short end of a three- game sweep at St. Louis. Santana, who came to New York from Minnesota prior to 2008, was a 16-game winner in his first National League tour of duty, loggi |
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