The Philadelphia Phillies snapped a five game losing streak, defeating Tampa Bay 8-5 between a Father ’ s Day crowd of 42,658 earlier today at Citizens ’ Bank Park in Philadelphia. Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard homered and knocked in four runs, and Phils ’ closer Tom Gordon, in a game for the first time in over a week, pitched 1 2/3 shaky innings for his 19th save. The Phillies are 15-5 in games in which Howard hits the long ball. Tampa OF Carl Crawford was 2 for 5 with a homer and 2 RBI for the losing Rays. Further south, Washington Nationals ’ third baseman Ryan Zimmerman hit a walk off 2 run shot in the bottom of the 9th to lift Washington over the visiting New York Yankees, 3-2. Zimmerman, whose hitting has gotten hotter with the temperatures, hit the game winner off of Yankees losing pitcher Chien - Ming Wang spoiling his major league debut Oakland A ’ s notch tenth win Oakland right-hander Joe Blanton, pitching into the ninth inning, helped the streaking Oakland A ’ s to their tenth straight win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2 earlier today. Blanton gave way to Oakland reliever Huston Street, who pitched an inning for his 17th save. Oakland center-fielder Jay Payton and infielder Marco Scutaro each had three hits for the A ’ s, who edged into first place in the AL west over Texas.
The Philadelphia Phillies snapped a five game losing streak, defeating Tampa Bay 8-5 between a Father ' s Day crowd of 42,658 earlier today at Citizens ' Bank Park in Philadelphia. Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard homered and knocked in four runs, and Phils ' closer Tom Gordon, in a game for the first time in over a week, pitched 1 2/3 shaky innings for his 19th save. The Phillies are 15-5 in games in which Howard hits the long ball. Tampa OF Carl Crawford was 2 for 5 with a homer and 2 RBI for the losing Rays. Further south, Washington Nationals ' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman hit a walk off 2 run shot in the bottom of the 9th to lift Washington over the visiting New York Yankees, 3-2. Zimmerman, whose hitting has gotten hotter with the temperatures, hit the game winner off of Yankees losing pitcher Chien - Ming Wang spoiling his major league debut Oakland A ' s notch tenth win Oakland right-hander Joe Blanton, pitching into the ninth inning, helped the streaking Oakland A ' s to their tenth straight win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2 earlier today. Blanton gave way to Oakland reliever Huston Street, who pitched an inning for his 17th save. Oakland center-fielder Jay Payton and infielder Marco Scutaro each had three hits for the A ' s, who edged into first place in the AL west over Texas.
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