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MLB: Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4

Published: May 13, 2008 at 11:11 PM
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PHILADELPHIA, May 13 (UPI) -- Jayson Werth went 3-for-4 with four RBI Tuesday, boosting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves,

With Mark Kotsay on second and Chipper Jones on first in the ninth, Brad Lidge faced Brian McCann with two outs. McCann lofted a line drive to center, but Werth froze and the ball flew over his head, scoring Kotsay with the first earned run surrendered by Lidge this season.

Lidge followed that with a walk to Greg Norton, but Jeff Francoeur flied out to Shane Victorino to end the game.

Kyle Kendrick (3-2) worked six innings despite 11 baserunners.

Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell each were 2-for-4 and Victorino also collected two hits for the Phillies, who have split their last eight games.

Jones added three more hits to raise his league-leading batting average to .415. Francoeur drove in a pair of runs for the Braves, who have lost four of their last five games.

Jo-Jo Reyes (1-1) suffered the loss after allowing five runs on 11 hits in 6 2/3 innings.


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