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Phillies Notebook: Team's offensive troubles make Ruiz vulnerable

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — THE EXPECTATION WAS that catcher Carlos Ruiz, in his second full year in the majors, would improve on his .259 rookie batting average, that he would beef up his home runs (6) and runs batted in (54) as well.
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Phillies Notes: Phils looking for depth behind plate

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — The Phillies continue to look at ways to improve their roster for the stretch run, no matter how small the improvement might be.
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Tough local fans reflect passions for teams

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — No one was quite sure what would happen. Not the Phillies or Jimmy Rollins or even the fans, who apparently couldn't reach a consensus.
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Werth lifts Phillies over Nationals

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — Jimmy Rollins could not silence the boobirds last night at Citizens Bank Park. Jayson Werth had no such problem. He hit a game-winning solo home run to left-center field in the bottom of the eighth inning of a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals that kept the Phillies 11/2 games behind the New York Mets in the National League East.
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Game-winning HR is Werth waiting for

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — JAYSON WERTH hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Phillies over Washington last night, 5-4.
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Werth’s homer lifts Phils

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — Jayson Werth hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning to send the Phillies past Washington, 5-4, tonight at Citizens Bank Park, the Nationals' 11th consecutive loss.
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Werth Lifts Phillies Nationals, 5-4

ESPN Video — Phillies, send Nationals to 11th straight loss
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Minor Leagues: Feliz homers twice, but Reading loses

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — READING - Pedro Feliz hit a pair of solo home runs in the first game of his rehabilitation outing, but the rest of Reading's bats were silent as the Phillies fell to the Trenton Thunder, 8-2, in the Eastern League last night.
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Second-place Phillies start scoreboard watching

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — THE GROAN heard in the visitors' clubhouse at Dodger Stadium last week wasn't all that passionate and, in reality, served more as an acknowledgment of an event than an expression of true despair. But it was audible, and as the television at the far end of the room showed a bang-bang play at first base being called in the Mets' favor, it was a good indication that the Phillies had already begun that annual late-season ritual.
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For Phils' Rollins, unusual season of adversity

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — Larry Bowa once called Phillies fans the worst ( expletive deleted) fans in the world. Jimmy Rollins now has called them front-runners.
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Hamels earns win; Burrell delivers again

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — SAN DIEGO - Presented with the following scenario at the beginning of the season, you'd be hard-pressed to pick the more unbelievable aspect: that the Phillies, in a late-season, must-win series against the lowly Padres, would manage to score just six runs in three games. Or that this supposedly power-packed but pitching-poor team would end up winning two of them.
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Phillies Notes: Phillies' Manuel senses clock is ticking

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — SAN DIEGO - Maybe this West Coast trip was a wake-up call for the Phillies. They left Philadelphia last Sunday with a two-game lead over the New York Mets in the National League East. The Phillies entered last night's series finale against the San Diego Padres 21/2 games behind the Mets, needing a victory to avoid their first 1-6 road trip since May 2002.
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