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Phillies' East lead cut to 4 after 5th loss in last 7 games

Associated Press

Monday, September 28, 2009

PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies manager Charlie Manuel had hoped he could rest some players and set up his postseason rotation in the final week of the regular season. Not anymore. Yorman Bazardo pitched 5 2/3 effective innings against the team that cut him in spring training, and helped the Houston Astros beat Philadelphia 8-2 on Monday night, preventing the Phillies from reducing their magic number. The Phillies, who had an 8 1/2-game lead with 13 remaining, are four ahead of Atlanta in the NL E ...

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