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MLB: Philadelphia 9, Colorado 5

DENVER, April 22 (UPI) -- Pat Burrell had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Philadelphia Phillies pounded out 13 hits Monday night to beat Colorado 9-5.

Burrell, Jayson Werth, T.J. Bohn and Carlos Ruiz each drove in a pair of runs for Philadelphia, which has won two straight games. Werth had an inside-the-park homer and Chase Utley had a solo shot for the Phillies, extending his home run streak to five games.

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Philadelphia starter Kyle Kendrick went five innings, giving up five runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Rudy Seanez (2-1) was perfect in one inning of relief to pick up the win.

Yorvit Torrealba smacked a three-run homer and Garrett Atkins had a two-run home run for the Rockies.

Taylor Buchholz (1-1) yielded two runs on two hits with a walk and two strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings of relief to take the loss. Rockies starter Mark Redman gave up four runs on six hits, with five strikeouts and no walks in five-plus innings.

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Ruiz's two-run double in the eighth put the Phillies ahead to stay.

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