GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (70-58) at PHILADELPHIA (66-62)

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
PHILADELPHIA 3 3 0 5 3 0 0 0 14 17 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN HAMPSON
PHI - JOHN ENNIS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.242, 0-FOR-3)
P LAFOREST (.375, 1-FOR-3)
R MACKOWIAK (.204, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (14) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cameron cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .254
C Stansberry 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
G Blum 2b-lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .257
M Bradley lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .356
W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Meredith p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Gonzalez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .279
K Greene ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .248
T Sledge rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217
K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .242
P LaForest c 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .375
T Stauffer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
R Mackowiak cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 30 2 8 2 1 5 18

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron (29, K Kendrick); R Mackowiak (3, J Ennis); G Blum (14,
J Ennis). 3B - G Blum (1, K Kendrick). S - T Stauffer. RBI - M Cameron (67), G
Blum (21). 2-out RBI - G Blum. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Gonzalez 1, M Bradley 1, T Stauffer 2, C Meredith 1. GIDP - T Sledge. Team LOB
- 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hampson-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .286
A Nunez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
T Iguchi 2b 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .301
P Burrell lf 3 3 1 1 2 0 2 .267
R Howard 1b 4 3 3 4 0 1 2 .264
a-W Helms ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
A Rowand cf 5 1 3 2 0 2 2 .314
G Dobbs 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .277
J Werth rf 5 1 5 4 0 0 0 .294
C Coste c 5 1 1 3 0 0 5 .333
K Kendrick p 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .167
J Ennis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 40 14 17 14 4 7 22

a-struck out looking for R Howard in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (22, T Stauffer). HR - R Howard (34, 2nd inning off T
Stauffer 2 on, 2 Out), C Coste (4, 4th inning off T Stauffer 2 on, 2 Out). RBI
- P Burrell (70), J Werth 4 (27), R Howard 4 (106), A Rowand 2 (73), C Coste 3
(18). 2-out RBI - J Werth 4, R Howard 3, C Coste 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - P Burrell 1, J Rollins 1, C Coste 2. GIDP - J Ennis. Team LOB
- 7.

FIELDING: E - P Burrell (7, bobble). DP: 1 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard).


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SAN DIEGO - 001 000 10 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 330 530 00 -- 14
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 4 11 11 11 3 3 2 21.13
W Ledezma 1 4 3 3 1 2 0 7.56
C Meredith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.53
J Hampson 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.21

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 6 6 1 1 1 4 0 3.89
J Ennis 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50

HBP - T Sledge (by K Kendrick); T Iguchi (by T Stauffer). Pitches-strikes: T
Stauffer 93-53; W Ledezma 41-27; C Meredith 9-5; J Hampson 27-20; K Kendrick
85-54; J Ennis 23-15. Ground balls-fly balls: T Stauffer 2-7; W Ledezma 1-0; C
Meredith 2-1; J Hampson 3-1; K Kendrick 7-7; J Ennis 2-3. Batters faced: T
Stauffer 27; W Ledezma 8; C Meredith 4; J Hampson 6; K Kendrick 25; J Ennis 8.


UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
PHILADELPHIA 3 3 0 5 3 0 0 0 x 14 17 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - TIM STAUFFER, WILFREDO LEDEZMA (5TH), CLA MEREDITH (6TH),
JUSTIN HAMPSON (7TH) AND PETE LAFOREST

PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, JOHN ENNIS (7TH) AND CHRIS COSTE

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

PHI - RYAN HOWARD (34) OFF TIM STAUFFER IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
CHRIS COSTE (4) OFF TIM STAUFFER IN THE 4TH, 2 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
PHILADELPHIA 3 3 0 5 3 0 0 0 x 14 17 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - TIM STAUFFER, WILFREDO LEDEZMA (5TH), CLA MEREDITH (6TH),
JUSTIN HAMPSON (7TH) AND PETE LAFOREST

PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, JOHN ENNIS (7TH) AND CHRIS COSTE


WP - KYLE KENDRICK (7-3)
LP - TIM STAUFFER (0-1)
SAVE - JOHN ENNIS (1)

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

PHI - RYAN HOWARD (34) OFF TIM STAUFFER IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
CHRIS COSTE (4) OFF TIM STAUFFER IN THE 4TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:47 ATT: 39,362

PROBABLES: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE (1-1, 5.57)
PHI - J.D. DURBIN (5-3, 5.44)

PROBABLES: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (9-8, 4.96)
SDG - JAKE PEAVY (14-5, 2.21)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (14) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cameron cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .254
C Stansberry 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333
G Blum 2b-lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .256
M Bradley lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .356
W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Meredith p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Gonzalez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .279
K Greene ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .248
T Sledge rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .244
P LaForest c 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .360
T Stauffer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
R Mackowiak cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .220

Totals 35 2 10 2 1 6 23

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron (29, K Kendrick); R Mackowiak (3, J Ennis); G Blum (14,
J Ennis). 3B - G Blum (1, K Kendrick). S - T Stauffer. RBI - M Cameron (67), G
Blum (21). 2-out RBI - G Blum. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Gonzalez 1, G Blum 1, M Bradley 1, T Stauffer 2, C Meredith 1. GIDP - T Sledge.
Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hampson-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .286
A Nunez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
T Iguchi 2b 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .301
P Burrell lf 3 3 1 1 2 0 2 .267
R Howard 1b 4 3 3 4 0 1 2 .264
a-W Helms ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
A Rowand cf 5 1 3 2 0 2 2 .314
G Dobbs 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .277
J Werth rf 5 1 5 4 0 0 0 .294
C Coste c 5 1 1 3 0 0 5 .333
K Kendrick p 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .167
J Ennis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 40 14 17 14 4 7 22

a-struck out looking for R Howard in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (22, T Stauffer). HR - R Howard (34, 2nd inning off T
Stauffer 2 on, 2 Out), C Coste (4, 4th inning off T Stauffer 2 on, 2 Out). RBI
- P Burrell (70), J Werth 4 (27), R Howard 4 (106), A Rowand 2 (73), C Coste 3
(18). 2-out RBI - J Werth 4, R Howard 3, C Coste 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - P Burrell 1, J Rollins 1, C Coste 2. GIDP - J Ennis. Team LOB
- 7.

FIELDING: E - P Burrell (7, bobble). DP: 1 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard).


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SAN DIEGO - 001 000 100 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 330 530 00x -- 14
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer (L, 0-1) 4 11 11 11 3 3 2 21.13
W Ledezma 1 4 3 3 1 2 0 7.56
C Meredith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.53
J Hampson 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.21

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick (W, 7-3) 6 6 1 1 1 4 0 3.89
J Ennis (S, 1) 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 3.00

HBP - T Sledge (by K Kendrick); T Iguchi (by T Stauffer). Pitches-strikes: T
Stauffer 93-53; W Ledezma 41-27; C Meredith 9-5; J Hampson 27-20; K Kendrick
85-54; J Ennis 41-26. Ground balls-fly balls: T Stauffer 2-7; W Ledezma 1-0; C
Meredith 2-1; J Hampson 3-1; K Kendrick 7-7; J Ennis 2-5. Batters faced: T
Stauffer 27; W Ledezma 8; C Meredith 4; J Hampson 6; K Kendrick 25; J Ennis 13.


UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Laz Diaz.

T--2:47. Att--39,362.
Weather: 81 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN DIEGO 2
PHILADELPHIA 14 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

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SAN DIEGO (2) AT PHILADELPHIA (14) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins reached on bunt single to first. T Iguchi
singled to left, J Rollins to second. P Burrell hit a ground rule double to
deep center, J Rollins scored, T Iguchi to third. R Howard struck out
swinging. A Rowand struck out swinging. G Dobbs walked. J Werth singled to
center, T Iguchi and P Burrell scored, G Dobbs to third. C Coste flied out to
right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: K Kendrick walked. J Rollins popped out to third.
T Iguchi flied out to center. P Burrell walked, K Kendrick to second.
R Howard homered to left, K Kendrick and P Burrell scored. A Rowand singled
to right. G Dobbs flied out to center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
PHILADELPHIA 6.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: P LaForest singled to center. T Stauffer sacrificed to
pitcher, P LaForest to second. M Cameron doubled to deep left center, P
LaForest scored. G Blum flied out to center, M Cameron to third. M Bradley
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: T Iguchi hit by pitch. P Burrell flied out to center.
R Howard singled to right, T Iguchi to third. A Rowand singled to center,
T Iguchi scored, R Howard to second. G Dobbs flied out to right. J Werth
singled to left, R Howard scored, A Rowand to second. C Coste homered to left,
A Rowand and J Werth scored. K Kendrick struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, PHILADELPHIA 11.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: R Mackowiak in center field. G Blum in left field.
W Ledezma relieved T Stauffer. C Stansberry at second base. J Rollins singled
to center. T Iguchi struck out swinging. P Burrell walked, J Rollins to second.
R Howard singled to center, J Rollins scored, P Burrell to second. A Rowand
singled to center, P Burrell scored, R Howard to third. G Dobbs struck out
swinging. J Werth singled to left, R Howard scored, A Rowand to second.
C Coste grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
PHILADELPHIA 14.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: J Ennis relieved K Kendrick. P LaForest flied out to right.
R Mackowiak doubled to left. C Stansberry flied out to center. G Blum doubled
to deep right, R Mackowiak scored. C Meredith grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, PHILADELPHIA 14.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (2) AT PHILADELPHIA (14) - EVENT LOG
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San Diego Starting Lineups -- M Cameron CF, G Blum 2B, M Bradley LF, A Gonzalez 1B,
K Greene SS, T Sledge RF, K Kouzmanoff 3B, P LaForest C, T Stauffer RHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, T Iguchi 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs 3B, J Werth RF, C Coste C, K Kendrick RHP.

Umpires -- Bill Welke (HP), John Hirschbeck (1B), Wally Bell (2B), Laz Diaz (3B).

Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Overcast, wind in from center at 6 mph.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: M Cameron struck out swinging. G Blum tripled to center.
M Bradley fouled out to third. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins reached on bunt single to first. T Iguchi
singled to left, J Rollins to second. P Burrell hit a ground rule double to
deep center, J Rollins scored, T Iguchi to third. R Howard struck out
swinging. A Rowand struck out swinging. G Dobbs walked. J Werth singled to
center, T Iguchi and P Burrell scored, G Dobbs to third. C Coste flied out to
right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, PHILADELPHIA 3.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Greene reached on infield single to shortstop. T Sledge
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Greene out at
second. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 0, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: K Kendrick walked. J Rollins popped out to third.
T Iguchi flied out to center. P Burrell walked, K Kendrick to second.
R Howard homered to left, K Kendrick and P Burrell scored. A Rowand singled
to right. G Dobbs flied out to center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
PHILADELPHIA 6.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: P LaForest singled to center. T Stauffer sacrificed to
pitcher, P LaForest to second. M Cameron doubled to deep left center,
P LaForest scored. G Blum flied out to center, M Cameron to third. M Bradley
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Werth singled to center. C Coste grounded out to
shortstop, J Werth to second. K Kendrick lined out to second. J Rollins
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, PHILADELPHIA 6.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez walked. K Greene singled to left, A Gonzalez to
second, A Gonzalez to third on error by left fielder P Burrell. T Sledge hit by
pitch, K Greene to second. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. P LaForest struck
out swinging. T Stauffer grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
SAN DIEGO 1, PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: T Iguchi hit by pitch. P Burrell flied out to center.
R Howard singled to right, T Iguchi to third. A Rowand singled to center,
T Iguchi scored, R Howard to second. G Dobbs flied out to right. J Werth
singled to left, R Howard scored, A Rowand to second. C Coste homered to left,
A Rowand and J Werth scored. K Kendrick struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, PHILADELPHIA 11.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: M Cameron lined out to third. G Blum grounded out to
second. M Bradley flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 1, PHILADELPHIA 11.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: R Mackowiak in center field. G Blum in left field.
W Ledezma relieved T Stauffer. C Stansberry at second base. J Rollins singled
to center. T Iguchi struck out swinging. P Burrell walked, J Rollins to second.
R Howard singled to center, J Rollins scored, P Burrell to second. A Rowand
singled to center, P Burrell scored, R Howard to third. G Dobbs struck out
swinging. J Werth singled to left, R Howard scored, A Rowand to second.
C Coste grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
PHILADELPHIA 14.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: A Nunez at shortstop. A Gonzalez singled to right center.
K Greene flied out to left. T Sledge flied out to left. K Kouzmanoff struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, PHILADELPHIA 14.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: C Meredith relieved W Ledezma. K Kendrick grounded out to
pitcher. A Nunez reached on infield single to shortstop. T Iguchi grounded
out to pitcher, A Nunez to second. P Burrell flied out to left. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, PHILADELPHIA 14.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: J Ennis relieved K Kendrick. P LaForest flied out to right.
R Mackowiak doubled to left. C Stansberry flied out to center. G Blum doubled
to deep right, R Mackowiak scored. C Meredith grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, PHILADELPHIA 14.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: J Hampson relieved C Meredith. W Helms hit for R Howard.
W Helms struck out looking. A Rowand struck out swinging. G Dobbs grounded
out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, PHILADELPHIA 14.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: W Helms at first base. A Gonzalez grounded out to second.
K Greene struck out swinging. T Sledge fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, PHILADELPHIA 14.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: J Werth reached on infield single to third. C Coste
flied out to right. J Ennis grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop
to first, J Werth out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2,
PHILADELPHIA 14.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: K Kouzmanoff singled to left. P LaForest popped out to
first. R Mackowiak singled to left center, K Kouzmanoff to second.
C Stansberry flied out to center. G Blum struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, PHILADELPHIA 14.</div>

 

Howard, Werth lift Phillies past Padres

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 14, SAN DIEGO 2</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth eachdrove in four runs and rookie righthander Kyle Kendrick kept hisunbeaten streak intact as the Philadelphia Phillies pounded theSan Diego Padres, 14-2, on Sunday.


Howard belted a three-run home run, his 34th of the season, inthe second inning to stake the Phillies to a 6-0 lead.

It was Howard's second career homer off San Diego starter TimStauffer (0-1), who was called up from Class AAA Portland priorto the game.


Stauffer's stay was not long - but it certainly was painful - ashe left the game after allowing 11 runs and 11 hits in fourinnings. Stauffer also surrendered a three-run blast toPhillies catcher Chris Coste in the fourth.


As for Werth, he had a career day. He followed his two-runsingle in the first inning with RBI singles in the fourth andfifth innings. Werth finished the day 5-for-5, raising hisaverage from .270 to .294.


Kendrick celebrated his 23rd birthday by notching his firstcareer victory against the San Diego Padres.


Kendrick (7-3), who has not lost in his last seven outings,allowed one run and six hits in six innings. He struck out fourbefore giving way to John Ennis, who gave up an RBI double toGeoff Blum.


Ennis settled down to pitch to the final three innings to pickup his first save this season.


Philadelphia is now 6-2 at home on Sundays this season, 40-11since Citizens Bank Park opened in 2004.


Chase Utley watched the game in uniform from the Philliesdugout, and is expected to be activated from the disabled listin time for Monday night's game against the New York Mets.

Philadelphia (67-62) pulled within three games of San Diego(70-59) in the National League wild card race.

 

Howard, Werth lift Phillies past Padres

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 14, SAN DIEGO 2</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth eachdrove in four runs and rookie righthander Kyle Kendrick kept hisunbeaten streak intact as the Philadelphia Phillies pounded theSan Diego Padres, 14-2, on Sunday.


Howard belted a three-run home run, his 34th of the season, inthe second inning to stake the Phillies to a 6-0 lead.

It was Howard's second career homer off San Diego starter TimStauffer (0-1), who was called up from Class AAA Portland priorto the game.


"He was moving the ball in and out," Howard said of Stauffer."He just left that one up a little bit."


Stauffer's stay was not long - but it certainly was painful - ashe left the game after allowing 11 runs and 11 hits in fourinnings. Stauffer also surrendered a three-run blast toPhillies catcher Chris Coste in the fourth.


"Coste's HR was a back breaker," Padres' manager Bud Black said."Tim just couldn't keep them at bay. A couple of situationswhere he couldn't make the pitch he needed."


As for Werth, he had a career day. He followed his two-runsingle in the first inning with RBI singles in the fourth andfifth innings. Werth finished the day 5-for-5, raising hisaverage from .270 to .294.


"The more at-bats I get, the more productive I'll be." Werthsaid. "Getting a chance to play every day is a big part of it."

Kendrick celebrated his 23rd birthday by notching his firstcareer victory against the San Diego Padres.


"This is the present I wanted to get, a win for the Phillies,"Kendrick said. "I just concentrated on doing what I do, and notchange anything."


Kendrick (7-3), who has not lost in his last seven outings,allowed one run and six hits in six innings. He struck out fourbefore giving way to John Ennis, who gave up an RBI double toGeoff Blum.


Ennis settled down to pitch to the final three innings to pickup his first save this season.


"I was glad to go out there and get to pitch a little bit,"Ennis said.


Philadelphia is now 6-2 at home on Sundays this season, 40-11since Citizens Bank Park opened in 2004.


Chase Utley watched the game in uniform from the Philliesdugout, and is expected to be activated from the disabled listin time for Monday night's game against the New York Mets.

Philadelphia (67-62) pulled within three games of San Diego(70-59) in the National League wild card race.