Howard sets Phillies HR Record with 49th
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Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard set a franchise record when he hit his 49th home run of the season in the fourth inning of Thursday night's game with Washington.
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are ahead of Larry Bowa&#39;s team in the chase for the wild card. The Phillies. have 19 games to play, including 12 against teams with under-.
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The Seattle Mariners&#39; Ichiro Suzuki broke a long-standing Major League record with his 258th hit of the season, a third-inning single against the Texas Rangers on Friday.
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Jonathan Papelbon overpowered the Philadelphia Phillies and looked much better than Scott Kazmir did in his first start since a 2006 shoulder injury. Shifting from closer to starter this season, Papelbon struck out Philadelphia's 2-3-4 hitters &#151; including NL MVP Ryan Howard &#151; in the fourth inning of Boston's 12-9 loss in 10 innings Saturday.
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Ryan Howard hit his 55th and 56th home runs, and Jamie Moyer pitched eight solid innings to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 3-2 Friday night.
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Even when Ryan Howard doesn't get the big hit, the Philadelphia Phillies are getting contributions from backups and role players. Carlos Ruiz and Jeff Conine each drove in three runs, Jon Lieber pitched seven solid innings and Philadelphia beat the Florida Marlins 8-6 Saturday to continue its playoff push.
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While dozens of players agreed to contracts Friday, Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies remained $3 million apart in negotiations.
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Ryan Howard is making the most of the few pitches he gets to see.
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Ryan Howard's two-run home run off Guillermo Mota in the 10th inning caps a late rally and leads the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
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Frank Thomas will remember the day he hit his 500th homer &#151; for reaching the milestone and getting ejected. The Toronto slugger hit a three-run shot in the first inning of the Blue Jays' 8-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, becoming the 21st major leaguer to reach 500.
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The Philadelphia Phillies' 48th come-from-behind victory was much easier on the nerves than many of the other 47. Home runs from Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell had the NL East title chasers back in front before the third inning was done.
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Ryan Howard slammed his NL-best 39th  homer of the season on Monday, guiding the Philadelphia  Phillies past the Atlanta Braves 9-6 at Turner Field.
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That&#39;s more than any other baseball player except Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron. Pretty good company there. It was an accomplishment to be celebrated, and in San Francisco, they did.
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Joe Borchard cracked the longest home run in the history of Chicago&#39;s US Cellular Field to help the White Sox defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 in an interleague game on Monday.
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Ryan Howard hit a 451-foot homer and drove in four runs, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cleveland Indians 9-6 Tuesday night and helping Kyle Kendrick to his first major league victory.
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Ryan Howard, the season's leading   home-run hitter, added another to his tally while Chris Coste   homered and drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies   dumped the Florida Marlins 14-8 on Thursday.
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Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols perfected their power strokes yesterday.