Howard sparks Phillies; Moyer shuts down Marlins
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| Regular Season Series |
| Series tied 9-9 (as of Tue 8/7) |
| Fri 4/6 |
PHI 8, @FLA 2 |
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| Sat 4/7 |
@FLA 8, PHI 5 |
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| Sun 4/8 |
@FLA 6, PHI 4 |
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| Fri 4/27 |
@PHI 6, FLA 5 |
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| Sat 4/28 |
FLA 11, @PHI 5 |
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| Sun 4/29 |
@PHI 6, FLA 1 |
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| Tue 5/22 |
@FLA 5, PHI 3 |
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| Wed 5/23 |
PHI 8, @FLA 7 |
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| Thu 5/24 |
@FLA 5, PHI 4 |
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| >Tue 8/7 |
@PHI 11, FLA 1 |
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| Wed 8/8 |
@PHI 6, FLA 4 |
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| Thu 8/9 |
FLA 4, @PHI 2 |
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| Fri 8/31 |
PHI 9, @FLA 2 |
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| Sat 9/1 |
@FLA 12, PHI 6 |
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| Sun 9/2 |
@FLA 7, PHI 6 |
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| Fri 9/7 |
FLA 6, @PHI 3 |
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| Sat 9/8 |
@PHI 9, FLA 1 |
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| Sun 9/9 |
@PHI 8, FLA 5 |
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| · Complete Schedule: Phillies | Marlins |
| Scoring Summary |
| FLA | PHI |
 | 1st | H Ramirez homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | R Howard grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Rollins scored, T Iguchi out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Werth singled to right, R Howard scored, A Rowand to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | C Ruiz singled to right, A Rowand scored, J Werth to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd | A Nunez doubled to deep right center, J Werth scored, C Ruiz to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 3rd | C Ruiz scored, A Nunez to third on balk by R Vanden Hurk. | 1 | 5 |
| 3rd | J Moyer doubled to left, A Nunez scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 4th | R Howard homered to left center. | 1 | 7 |
| 4th | A Rowand homered to left. | 1 | 8 |
| 6th | R Howard homered to right. | 1 | 9 |
| 6th | A Nunez safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Cabrera, A Rowand scored, J Werth to third. | 1 | 10 |
| 6th | W Helms hit sacrifice fly to right, J Werth scored. | 1 | 11 |
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| Game Information |
| Stadium | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA |
| Attendance | 32,791 (75.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Ed Rapuano, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - C.B. Bucknor |
| A CLOSER LOOK |
 Howard
• Goat: Florida starter Rick VandenHurk gave up six runs and five hits and walked five in 2 1/3 innings.
• Figure this: Howard has 11 career multihomer games, including four this season.
• Quotable: "From the start of the game, I didn't have my control. That inning, I got behind in the count and they hit it good. The next thing I know, I had [thrown] a lot of pitches and we're behind by 6-1 and that was it." -- VandenHurk
-- ESPN.com news services
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Phillies 11, Marlins 1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --
Ryan Howard used his legs to produce a pair of runs. Then he drove a couple home in typical fashion.
Howard homered twice to back
Jamie Moyer and the
Philadelphia Phillies beat the
Florida Marlins 11-1 on Tuesday night.
The not-so-fleet Howard drove in the first run by hustling down the line and avoiding a double play on a grounder to second with runners at first and third in the first inning.
He raced home from second to score the second run on
Jayson Werth's single in the third.
"Sometimes they underestimate the speed," Howard joked.
Moyer (10-8) allowed one run and five hits in six innings and also had an RBI double.
Hanley Ramirez lined the first pitch of the game into the left-field seats for his 20th homer, but Moyer settled in nicely after walking the next two batters.
Unfazed by the humidity on a hot evening, the 44-year-old left-hander retired 13 straight batters at one point and won his third straight decision. Moyer improved to 6-0 in six career starts against Florida.
"That's going to change at some point," Moyer said of his success against the Marlins. "The odds are in their favor."
The Phillies closed within four games of the NL East-leading
New York Mets.
A five-run third-inning against Rick VandenHurk (3-3) put Philadelphia ahead 6-1.
Werth started the scoring with an RBI single to right field.
Carlos Ruiz singled in a run,
Abraham Nunez had an RBI double and VandenHurk balked one home to make it 5-1.
Moyer then slapped a double over a drawn-in infield down the left-field line to drive in Nunez, giving the Phillies a 6-1 lead.
"From the start of the game, I didn't have my control," VandenHurk said. "That inning, I got behind in the count and they hit it good. The next thing I know, I had [thrown] a lot of pitches and we're behind by 6-1 and that was it."
VandenHurk gave up six runs, five hits and walked five in 2 1/3 innings.
J.D. Durbin pitched the final three innings for his first career save.
Howard hit a 431-foot shot to left-center in the fourth off
Carlos Martinez, and
Aaron Rowand followed with his 17th homer of the season.
Howard connected for his 32nd homer against Mauro Zarate in the sixth. The reigning NL MVP finished the game first in the NL with 93 RBIs and second in homers, even though he spent time on the disabled list earlier this year.
"I'm just trying to be consistent," Howard said.
The Phillies are 7-4 since losing All-Star second baseman
Chase Utley to a hand injury.
Game notes Howard has 11 career multihomer games, including four this season. ... Ramirez has four leadoff homers this year and 11 in his career. ... The Phillies have hit back-to-back homers twice this season. Rowand and
Pat Burrell did it on July 17 against the Dodgers. ... Zarate, making his major-league debut, gave up two earned runs in 1 1-3 innings. He also got a warning after hitting Rowand with a pitch following Howard's homer. ...
Chris Roberson, subbing for Rowand, robbed
Miguel Cabrera of extra bases with an outstanding, diving catch on a hard liner to right-center in the eighth.
Phillies 11, 
Marlins 1