The Philadelphia Phillies were recently struggling and their hold on the NL East seemed to be slipping. But with a 9-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday, the Phillies have now won six games in a row and they have all but clinched their division.
Leading the way for the Phillies was slugging first baseman Ryan Howard. In the fourth inning, Howard hit a two-run blast. In the sixth, he followed up his previous at-bat with a solo home run. Jimmy Rollins and Ben Francisco also hit homers for the Phillies.
The win gave the Phillies an 8-game lead over the …read more

Ryan Howard and J.A. Happ were masterful on Sunday as the Philadelphia Phillies toppled the Atlanta Braves by a final count of 4-1. With the win, the Phillies were able to build their advantage in the NL East to 4.5 games over the Florida Marlins and 6 games over the Braves.
In the second inning, Howard connected on his 29th home run of the year. His 30th homer of the year came in the sixth when he hit a three-run blast. Happ, the rookie starting pitcher, did the rest.
In 7.2 innings of work, Happ gave up only three hits and one …read more

As September rolls on, we are getting closer and closer to the end of the baseball regular season and the start of the baseball playoffs. Here is a breakdown of each of the division in Major League Baseball.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AL East
The Tampa Bay Rays are leading the division but the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox are only 1.5 games back. The New York Yankees aren’t even third anymore as they have been passed by the red hot Toronto Blue Jays.
AL Central
The Chicago White Sox have a 2.5 game lead over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox …read more