Joe Blanton's return from the DL was a little shaky in Miami tonight, but thanks to 4 double plays he was able to tough out 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits while striking out 2. Meanwhile, with the help of 2 Marlin's errors, the Phils managed to scratch out 6 runs on 12 hits to make Blanton's effort just enough for the win. Jimmy Rollins led off the game with a solo shot for a quick 1-0 lead. In the 3rd inning Blanton himself singled, then moved to second on a single by Rollins and 3rd on a single by Placido Polanco. Finally Ryan Howard followed with the 4th single of inning to score Blanton. Later with 2 out Ross Gload rolled another single to left, scoring Rollins, and Polanco after Emile Bonifacio airmailed the throw home and Javier Vazquez failed to back up the play, and then dropped the ball while trying to tag him. With that the Phils went up 4-3 and would never trail again. In the 5th, Shane Victorino tripled, as Mike Stanton bobbled a line drive just inside the foul line, and scored on a sac fly by Polanco. Then a couple batters later Gload ripped another RBI single and Phils lead 6-3. From there Vance Worley backed up Blanton, allowing just 1 run in 3 solid innings in relief. Finally with the Phils up 6-4 in the 9th, Ryan Madson came in and picked up his 4th save. The win is Blanton's first of the season and moves the Phils to 3 games up in the NL East.
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