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Phils win second straight NL East title (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Sat, 09/27/2008 - 18:06

The Fightin' Phils are going back to the playoffs. Just getting there won't be good enough this time. Jimmy Rollins made a sliding stop with the bases loaded to start a game-ending double play, and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their second consecutive NL East title by holding off the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Saturday.


 

Nationals RHP Cordero out for season (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Tue, 07/01/2008 - 09:38

Washington Nationals closer Chad Cordero is out for the season with a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Cordero will have surgery on the shoulder, which has been bothering him all season.

The date for the procedure has not been set. Cordero has pitched in only six games, allowing one run in 4 1-3 innings.