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Martinez throws eight six-hit innings as Phillies finish sweep of doubleheader

Associated Press

Sunday, September 13, 2009

PHILADELPHIA -- Pedro Martinez was pushing 130 pitches and the tying run stood on second base when manager Charlie Manuel came out to the mound for a chat. Pull Pedro? With the way the Phillies bullpen has been struggling, not a chance. Martinez escaped the eighth-inning threat and looked again like a free-agent bargain, leading Philadelphia to a 1-0 win over the New York Mets and a doubleheader sweep on Sunday night. "If I'm healthy, I feel like I'm able to do anything anybody does," Mart ...

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