Ryan Howard Hits His Way Into Historic Company

What happened? Ryan Howard hit two homers to lead the Phillies past the Braves en route to their 86th win of the season. Who did what? Jay Happ (ND) allowed one run on five hits in three innings. He struck out one. Jimmy Rollins went 1 for 4 with a homer (19) and three RBIs. Ben Francisco went 3 for [...]

Ryan Howard hit two home runs so far tonight, driving in all three Philadelphia runs as the Phillies lead the Braves 3-1 in the sixth. Those two bring Howard’s season total to 40, the fourth straight season he’s reached that milestone. It’s impressive, since he’s just the 25th player to have four 40 [...]

The Philadelphia Phillies were recently struggling and their hold on the NL East seemed to be slipping. But with a 9-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday, the Phillies have now won six games in a row and they have all but clinched their division. Leading the way for the Phillies was slugging first baseman Ryan Howard. In the fourth inning, Howard hit a two-run blast. In the...

Ryan Howard homered twice, Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run shot, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a shortened start by rookie J.A. Happ to end Atlanta's seven-game winning streak with a 9-4 victory Friday night.

Ryan Howard homered twice, Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run shot, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a shortened start by rookie J.A. Happ to end Atlanta's seven-game winning streak with a 9-4 victory Friday night.

ATLANTA(AP) Ryan Howard homered twice, Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run shot, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a shortened start by rookie J.A. Happ to end Atlanta's seven-game winning streak with a 9-4 victory Friday night.

The Phillies used four home runs and at-the-ready long relief by Kyle Kendrick, spotting an effective J.A. Happ, who was taken out a precautionary measure, to dump the second-place Braves last night at Turner Field 9-4. Carlos Ruiz suffered a sprained wrist, and Ryan Howard, who homered twice, was plunked by a pitch and could be a game-time decision tonight. Chooch could be sidelined...

ATLANTA (AP) -Ryan Howard homered twice, Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run shot, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a shortened start by rookie J.A. Happ to end Atlanta's seven-game winning streak with a 9-4 victory Friday night.

Ryan Howard homered twice, Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run shot, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a shortened start by rookie J.A. Happ to end Atlanta's seven-game winning streak with a 9-4 victory Friday night.

Let's see if Tommy Hanson can keep Ryan Howard in the yard, and let's see if the Braves can take the series from the Phillies. Current Series 3 game series vs Phillies @ Turner Field Fri 09/18 WP: Kyle Kendrick (2 - 1) LP: Tim Hudson (1 - 1) 4 - 9 loss Sat 09/19 WP: Javier Vazquez (14 - 9) LP: Pedro Martinez (5 - 1) 6 - 4 win ...

Philadelphia Phillies (86-60) at Atlanta Braves (78-69) Pedro Martinez (5-0, 2.87) vs. Javier Vazquez (13-9, 3.01) Time: 7:00 p.m at Turner Field in Atlanta Weather: Rain, 78 TV:MyPHL 17 Twitter: Phillies Nation Ryan Howard’s big night and Kyle Kendrick’s stellar relief appearance each played big roles in the Phillies’ sixth consecutive win.  The magic number...