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Phillies Edge Giants, 6-5  

Posted May 4, 08 10:23 PM CDT in Sports    Most Covered

(newser) – Pat Burrell had two doubles and two RBIs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the San Francisco Giants 6-5 today for manager Charlie Manuel's 500th career victory. Shane Victorino had two hits and Carlos Ruiz homered for the Phillies. Philadelphia won in the bottom of the ninth when Geoff Jenkins hit a sharp grounder toward second base, allowing Ryan Howard.

Brad Lidge (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. Keiichi Yabu (2-2) took the loss for the Giants. Yabu walked Howard and Burrell with two outs, setting up Jenkins' at-bat. Burrell is second in the National League with 30 RBIs and has reached base in 30 straight games. Cole Hamels gave up four runs and seven hits in six innings for Philadelphia.

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Phillies Edge Giants, 6-5
Philadelphia Phillies' Shane Victorino (8) slides home on a wild pitch by San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum in the fifth inning of a baseball game today in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 6-5.   (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
Phillies Edge Giants, 6-5
Philadelphia Phillies' Eric Bruntlett, left, high-fives Pedro Ruiz after Pat Burrell's two-run double drove both Bruntlett and Shane Victorino home during a game with the San Francisco Giants today.   (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
Phillies Edge Giants, 6-5
Fans in left field reach for the home run ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants today in Philadelphia.   (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
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