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WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Johan Santana allowed a run over seven innings and Brian Schneider hit two homers Thursday, carrying the New York Mets to a 7-2 victory over Washington.
The Mets won their second straight and remained a half game behind Philadelphia in the chase for the National League East title. New York also increased its lead over Milwaukee in the wild card race to 1 1/2 games.
Santana (14-7) gave up eight hits and struck out eight. He improved to 7-0 in his last 15 starts and has allowed two or fewer runs in 12 of those games.
Washington suffered its seventh setback in nine games. Tim Redding (10-10) gave up five runs on seven hits in just three innings.
New York scored in each of the first five innings to open a 7-0 lead. Schneider hit a solo homer in the second and another in the fourth.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Remaining members of the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA will merge to form a new superconference, college sports officials said Monday.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Actor Matt Bomer, star of the U.S. television series "White Collar," confirmed during the weekend he is gay and has a longtime partner.
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PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A European space mission has seen previously undiscovered islands of star formation and mysterious microwave emissions in our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers say.
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