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Phillies dispose of Mets 2-0, complete easy sweep

Found July 05, 2009 on Beerleaguer:
PLAYERS: Joe Blanton
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies

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Joe Blanton capped a brilliant weekend by the Phillies' pitching staff, icing the Mets through 7 1-3 innings, as the Phils' dominated their division rivals in rousing fashion, combining pitching and defense to silence the sinking Mets. Talk about your all-time reversals. After getting clobbered in Atlanta, the Phillies dragged themselves back home, dusted themselves off and set the pace this entire series. The Phillies, uncharacteristically, took early leads in each of these games and held, building a wall the...
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