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NL East Daily Recap from 7-2-09
NL East Chatter — ... facing Rodrigo Lopez for the Phils, check back tomorrow for a NLEC Series preview.  For more Mets news though, be sure to go to ...

Post Game: The Stranger
The Real Dirty Mets Blog — ... Rodrigo Lopez (1-0), 33 year old journeyman pitcher, a stranger to the Major Leagues for the last year and a half, with a career record of 65-65 and an ERA of 4.80, held the ...

One Night in Philadelphia
Baseball Analysts — ... is exactly the kind of pedestrian right-hander the Cubs pounded on in 2008. Blanton's ERA has improved a bit since last year but make no mistake, he's the same pitcher he has always been. He has good control, can mix in some decent strikeout numbers from time to time and still gives up the long ball with the best of them. Coming off of a 10-1 loss at the hands of Rodrigo Lopez (Rodrigo Lopez!) and in the thick of the AL Central, the Cubbies had a chance to bounce back against Blanton. ...