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Sweep by Phillies drops Mets four games behind

The Mets are officially half bad.

Joe Blanton and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as the Phillies swept the weekend series with a 2-0 win over the Mets and Johan Santana yesterday at Citizens Bank Park.

The Mets fell to 39-42 at the halfway point of the 162-game schedule. They also fell four games behind the first-place Phillies and remained tied for third with the Braves....

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