The Phils looked to make it back to back road series wins this afternoon as Roy Halladay opposed Tim Hudson. Just as in his last start Halladay went the distance, allowing just 3 runs on 8 hits while striking out 7. Unfortunately he was once again saddled with the complete game loss. The Phils trailed most of the afternoon before a 2 run blast by John Mayberry Jr in the top of the 6th gave them a 2-1 lead. Atlanta tied things up in the bottom of the inning and then with a lucky swing to open the 8th, Dan Uggla homered for a 3-2 Brave's lead. Although Halladay avoided further after that, the damage was already done. The Phils could not answer in the 9th, as Ben Francisco was stranded on 1st. Still despite the loss the Phils remain atop the NL East by 2 games and still own baseball's best record.
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