Saturday’s National League Capsules (PA SportsTicker)

Roy Oswalt threw seven dominant innings, Raul Ibanez hit a grand slam and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their fifth straight NL East title with a 9-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.

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NL Capsules (AP)

Raul Ibanez doubled and scored on LaTroy Hawkins' throwing error in the 10th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win. The NL East-leading Phillies are on pace for their best season in franchise history and could clinch a playoff berth on Sunday with a win and a loss by St.

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NL East preview: Are the Phils vulnerable after spring setbacks? (Yahoo! Sports)

Rejoice, rejoice, the baseball season is almost here! In an attempt to quickly get some of you slackers up to speed on the year ahead, Big League Stewards Kevin Kaduk and David Brown look at a division, hold a conversation … Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper: Nationals are ‘gonna be the Yankees of the NL East’ (Yahoo! Sports)

Bryce Harper barely finished his first day in the Arizona Fall League before the word came down.

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NL Roundup: A look at Monday’s games (The Canadian Press)

The Philadelphia Phillies are the NL East champions for the fourth consecutive year — and Roy Halladay is heading to the playoffs for the first time.

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Halladay helps Phils beat Nats, clinch NL East (The Canadian Press)

WASHINGTON - Roy Halladay stood in the middle of the sort of wild clubhouse celebration he'd longed to be a part of for so many years, a pair of goggles perched on the brim of his dark cap with "Playoffs" written in white above a red Phillies "P."

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Four of a kind! Phillies clinch another NL East championship (Yahoo! Sports)

The Philadelphia Phillies ended their quest for another NL East championship just as they started it : In...

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Phillies are kings of the hill: 3 aces, 1 ball (AP)

Having three aces is no problem until the Philadelphia Phillies have to pick one to start the first game of the playoffs. Barring a monumental collapse, the Phillies will win their fourth straight NL East title and secure home-field advantage throughout the postseason early enough for manager Charlie Manuel and pitching coach Rich Dubee to set their rotation for the first round.

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Phils, Rays lead wild cards with 40 games to go (AP)

Charlie Manuel scoffed at the notion of second place. So did Phillies stars Jimmy Rollins and Roy Oswalt. Even if it meant a playoff spot. "We don't care about the wild card," Manuel said this week. OK, Charlie. Let the Philadelphia manager focus on overtaking Atlanta in the NL East. And surely the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are thinking about winning the AL East, rather than...

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