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Howard homers twice to help Phillies extend win streak to six

Associated Press

Friday, September 18, 2009

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves wish they had a way to stop Ryan Howard. "We know what we're doing with him, but he seems to get us almost every series," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "We make mistakes." Howard homered twice, Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run shot, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a shortened start by rookie J.A. Happ to end Atlanta's seven-game winning streak with a 9-4 victory Friday night. Philadelphia, which has won six straight, stopped the Braves' longest stretch of ...

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