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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Phillies win NL East title on final day

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Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:43pm EDT
Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after defeating the Washington Nationals to win the MLB National League baseball Eastern Division championship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 30, 2007. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies won the National League East title when they defeated the Washington Nationals 6-1 on the final day of the regular season on Sunday.

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The win, coupled with the New York Mets' 8-1 loss to the Florida Marlins, put the Phillies in the playoffs for the first time since 1993.

The Phillies and Mets entered Sunday's play tied for the NL East lead, but the Mets gave up seven runs in the first inning en route to the season-ending loss to the Marlins.

New York had led the division by seven games on September 12.
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