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PHILADELPHIA, May 18 (UPI) -- Carlos Ruiz touched off a four-run first inning with a two-run single Friday, propelling Philadelphia to a 6-4 victory over Boston.
The Phillies overcame three solo homers by the Red Sox to win their sixth in a row, their longest such streak of the season.
Hunter Pence had a solo shot for the Phillies and Freddy Galvis added another in the eighth, giving support to starter Cole Hamels.
Hamels (6-1) gave up three runs on six hits over seven innings. He walked one and struck out nine. Jonathan Papelbon worked around a hit in the ninth to pick up his 12th save in as many opportunities.
The Boston homers came from Mike Aviles in the third, Cody Ross in the sixth and Adrian Gonzalez in the eighth.
Daniel Bard (3-5) suffered the loss, allowing five runs on three hits with five walks in five innings.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 25 (UPI) --
Billy Buckner earned his first win since 2009 with five shutout innings Saturday and the Los Angeles Angels blanked Kansas City 7-0.
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JAKARTA, May 25 (UPI) --
South Korean pop star Psy will perform in Indonesia at a concert celebrating diplomatic ties between the two countries, his management agency said Saturday.
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COLOGNE, Germany, May 25 (UPI) --
An Apple-1 computer, which sold for $666 when it debuted in 1976, sold for a record $671,400 Saturday at auction in German, the auctioneer said.
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WRENSHALL, Minn., May 25 (UPI) --
A woman says she was riding along a trail in northern Minnesota recently when she found herself falling off her horse and the animal slipping into a sink hole.
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