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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Ryan Howard drove in Philadelphia's first run of the game and added a three-run homer Thursday, helping power the Phillies past Arizona 12-3.
The division-leading Phillies produced 12 hits and got a solid start from Joe Blanton to win their fourth straight game.
Philadelphia took a quick 3-0 lead only to have the Diamondbacks tie it in the fourth. The Phillies went back in front in the bottom half of the inning, however, when Blanton drove in a run with a ground out.
Jayson Werth added a two-run homer for Philadelphia in the fifth and the Phillies broke things open with a five-run sixth that included Howard's 32nd homer of the season. Carlos Ruiz added a solo shot in the sixth.
Blanton (8-6) allowed three runs through eight innings and then gave way to Chad Durbin in the ninth in a non-save situation.
Doug Davis (7-10) suffered the loss, giving up five hits and five runs in five innings.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 Monday and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-92 in Caron Butler's return to Dallas, where he helped win a title last year.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
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