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Tuesday, August 02, 2011

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Ryan Howard blasted 2 home runs and Kyle Kendrick tossed 8 scoreless innings while striking out a career high 7 to lead the Phils over the Rockies again 5-0. Hunter Pence also collected his first RBI as a Phil with an RBI double in the 1st, Raul Ibanez stayed hot singling and scoring in 4th inning on a sac fly by Brian Schneider, and Jimmy Rollins continued to lead the way with a walk and a run scored in the 1st inning. Aside from Kendrick, the only other pitcher used by the Phils in this one was David Herndon who threw a scoreless 9th inning to seal the 5-0 win. With the win the Phils now have 70 on the season and now lead the NL East by 8 games over the scuffling Braves.

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