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Church's throw helps Mets top Diamondbacks
MetsBlog.com found this 5/5/2008 on www.newsday.com [flag]
PHOENIX - With the Mets' Johan Santana, a two-time Cy Young winner, matched against Dan Haren, another of the Diamondbacks' elite starters, there was a good chance that one of those golden arms would decide yesterday's series finale at Chase Field. [link]

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Note: Ryan Church is a Good Player
Published 5/5/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... Church also made a running catch of a liner by Chris Young in the sixth to get Santana out of a bases-loaded jam in what would prove to be the Mets ace’s final inning of work. ...

Viva Cinco de Mayo
Published 5/5/2008 by Matthew Artus at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
... will worry about health concerns all season (see: Martinez, Pedro), it must be nice to see most of the gang back together. Ryan Church . How many of you out there are still heartbroken that Lastings Milledge plays his games in the nation's capital? Church is hitting a better-than-advertised .318 with a .382 On-Base Percentage and .491 Slugging Percentage thus far and has helped hide Luis Castillo's aching knees low in the lineup by fitting perfectly after Reyes in the 2-hole. And did I mention Church's arm ? His .373 BAPIP suggests he should become human at some point this ...

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