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MLB: Philadelphia 8, Colorado 7

DENVER, June 15 (UPI) -- Triples in back-to-back innings by Freddy Galvis drove in four runs Friday and rallied Philadelphia to an 8-7 decision over Colorado.

The Rockies owned a five-run lead heading into the sixth before Galvis fueled the comeback.

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Philadelphia scored three times in both the sixth and seventh innings to take the lead and Jonathan Papelbon worked out of a ninth-inning jam to preserve the victory.

Galvis tripled in the sixth with Ryan Howard and Kevin Frandsen aboard and then scored the third run of the inning on a ground out by Humberto Quintero.

With two away in the seventh, Galvis again tripled to bring home Domonic Brown and John Mayberry. Jimmy Rollins followed with a single off Wilton Lopez (1-3) that brought home Galvis with what turned out to be the winning run.

The rally gave the win to Michael Stutes (2-0), the third of seven Philadelphia pitchers who walked one in his only inning of work.

Papelbon surrendered a one-out single to Carlos Gonzalez in the ninth and Gonzalez promptly stole second. Neither Michael Cuddyer nor Todd Helton could come up with a clutch hit, however, and Papelbon collected his 13th save in as many opportunities.

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