Friday, April 11, 2008

tough one tonight

Burrell hits two-run homer, Myers goes 8 innings to help Phillies beat Cubs

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer and had a tiebreaking double in the sixth inning, helping the Philadelphia Phillies snap the Chicago Cubs’ five-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory on Friday night.

Brett Myers pitched eight strong innings to earn his first win since moving back into the starting rotation. Myers (1-1) allowed three runs on solo homers, five hits and struck out five.

Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano connected off Myers, who finished last season as Philadelphia’s closer.

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