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	Philly continues surge

Phillies 13, Cardinals 11

Aaron Rowand and Ryan Howard combined for four homers and eight RBIs. (Jeff Roberson/AP)

By Nate Latsch / Special to MLB.com

Ryan Howard hit a grand slam among two homers, Aaron Rowand added a pair of long balls and Jimmy Rollins chipped in one of his own as the Phils built an 11-0 edge and then survived shaky relief to move to within 2 1/2 games of the Mets, who lost to the Nats, in the National League East race.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 09/17: PHI 13, STL 11
Tue. 09/18: PHI 7, STL 4
Wed. 09/19: STL 2, PHI 1

Philadelphia (81-69)
Won 5

Philadelphia 13, St. Louis 11

St. Louis (70-79)
Lost 2

September 17, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	1	0	5	1	4	1	0	1	13	11	1
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	2	0	11	15	1

Standings thru 9/17/07 | Gameday | Phillies Stats | Cardinals Stats

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Rollins, SS	4	2	2	3	1	0	1	.297
Utley, 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333
Burrell, LF	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	.263
Bourn, LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272
Howard, 1B	4	3	2	5	1	1	1	.262
Rowand, CF	5	2	3	3	0	2	1	.316
Dobbs, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.280
Nunez, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Werth, RF	3	2	1	1	2	0	0	.320
Ruiz, C	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.257
Kendrick, P	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.167
a-Victorino, PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.284
Condrey, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mesa, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Alfonseca, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Davis, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Castro, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Rosario, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	35	13	11	13	7	5	8
a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Kendrick in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Utley (45, Thompson), Ruiz (27, Reyes). HR: Howard 2 (40, 2nd inning off Thompson, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Reyes, 3 on, 2 out), Rowand 2 (26, 4th inning off Thompson, 1 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Isringhausen, 0 on, 0 out), Rollins (28, 4th inning off Cavazos, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Rollins 5; Utley 2; Howard 8; Rowand 9; Dobbs; Werth; Ruiz 2. RBI: Howard 5 (120), Rowand 3 (87), Rollins 3 (88), Werth (41), Victorino (45). 2-out RBI: Rollins 3; Werth; Howard 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Burrell 2; Rollins. S: Kendrick. SF: Victorino. GIDP: Dobbs. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING E: Rollins (11, fielding). PB: Ruiz (4). DP: 2 (Rollins-Utley-Howard, Utley-Rollins-Howard).

St. Louis	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Miles, 2B	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	.297
Schumaker, LF-RF	5	2	3	1	0	0	1	.316
Pujols, 1B	4	2	2	3	1	0	1	.321
Edmonds, CF	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.249
Ludwick, RF	3	1	1	3	0	0	3	.248
Isringhausen, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ankiel, RF-CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.288
Spiezio, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.263
Maroth, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
Taguchi, LF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.290
Stinnett, C	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.207
c-Cairo, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.239
Thompson, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
Cavazos, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Flores, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Barden, PH-SS	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	.190
Ryan, SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.310
Reyes, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077
Johnson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Branyan, PH-3B	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	.199
Totals	40	11	15	10	4	3	16
a-Singled for Flores in the 5th. b-Singled for Johnson in the 7th. c-Singled for Stinnett in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Schumaker (8, Kendrick), Pujols (33, Mesa). HR: Ludwick (14, 6th inning off Kendrick, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Miles 2; Schumaker 4; Pujols 3; Ludwick 4; Ankiel; Stinnett 2; Cairo; Barden 2; Branyan. RBI: Pujols 3 (95), Ludwick 3 (46), Miles 2 (31), Ankiel (30), Schumaker (14). 2-out RBI: Schumaker. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ankiel; Ludwick; Branyan. SF: Ankiel. GIDP: Spiezio; Ryan. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Miles (2, 2nd base off Kendrick/Ruiz). FIELDING E: Ryan (7, fielding). Outfield assists: Edmonds (Dobbs at 3rd base). DP: (Ryan-Miles-Pujols).

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kendrick (W, 9-4)	6.0	7	3	3	1	1	1	4.05
Condrey	0.0	4	5	4	0	0	0	5.48
Mesa	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.66
Alfonseca (H, 15)	0.1	1	2	1	1	0	0	5.11
Davis (H, 3)	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	5.19
Castro (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.00
Rosario (S, 1)	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	5.47

St. Louis	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Thompson (L, 6-6)	3.1	4	4	3	3	1	2	5.14
Cavazos	0.2	1	3	1	1	0	1	8.35
Flores	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4.56
Reyes	1.1	3	5	5	3	1	1	6.04
Johnson	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.53
Maroth	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.81
Isringhausen	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.25

Condrey pitched to 5 batters in the 7th.
Cavazos pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

Pitches-strikes: Kendrick 89-58, Condrey 10-8, Mesa 8-6, Alfonseca 12-6, Davis 18-9, Castro 5-3, Rosario 19-9, Thompson 55-31, Cavazos 15-6, Flores 13-10, Reyes 41-20, Johnson 9-6, Maroth 15-10, Isringhausen 16-10.
Ground outs-fly outs: Kendrick 12-5, Condrey 0-0, Mesa 2-1, Alfonseca 0-1, Davis 0-2, Castro 0-0, Rosario 0-1, Thompson 5-4, Cavazos 1-1, Flores 0-1, Reyes 1-2, Johnson 0-2, Maroth 0-1, Isringhausen 1-2.
Batters faced: Kendrick 24, Condrey 5, Mesa 4, Alfonseca 3, Davis 4, Castro 1, Rosario 4, Thompson 16, Cavazos 5, Flores 4, Reyes 10, Johnson 2, Maroth 3, Isringhausen 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Mesa 3-3, Davis 2-2, Cavazos 1-1, Flores 1-1, Johnson 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Ed Montague. 3B: Jerry Layne.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:19.
Att: 42,031.

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