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Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2

Monday, March 13, 2006

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Ryan Howard hit his spring training-leading seventh home run, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Monday. Howard connected in the second inning off Justin Verlander, and Chris Roberson hit a two-run double in the eighth against Bobby Seay. Philadelphia sent scheduled starter Jon Lieber to its minor league complex to do his work and instead started Ricardo Rodriguez, a 27-year-old right-hander acquired from Texas during the offseason. Rodriguez ...

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