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Howard Hits No. 58 as Phillies Win Again
Ryan Howard hit his major league-leading 58th homer last night, and the Philadelphia Phillies continued their playoff push with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Florida Marlins.
Howard, who is close to becoming only the sixth player to reach 60 home runs, lined a three-run shot off Ricky Nolasco into the seats in left-center in the third inning.
The Phillies (80-73) are half a game behind Los Angeles in the wild-card standings. Philadelphia is 34-19 since July 29, the day before trading outfielder Bobby Abreu to the Yankees as part of a midseason roster purge. Cole Hamels (9-8) pitched six and two-thirds strong innings.
DODGERS 2, DIAMONDBACKS 0 Derek Lowe pitched seven sharp innings, J .D. Drew broke a scoreless tie with a leadoff homer in the seventh and host Los Angeles remained half a game behind San Diego in the National League West.
Source : http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/23/sports/baseball/23nl.html