Phillies fight past Braves on Howard's homer in ninth

The surge is on for Ryan Howard, who stayed back on Rafael Soriano's low slider and deposited it deep to left center, lifting the Phillies to a tough 3-2 win at Turner Field. Howard's 28th homer of the season was his second in as many games, as the slugging All-Star appears to be settling into his sweet-swinging, second-half comfort zone. Braves' skipper Bobby Cox will be rightfully second guessed this morning, swapping left-hander Mike Gonzalez for his right-handed closer to...