Jamie Moyer tossed seven strong innings on Monday night as the Philadelphia Phillies hammered the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-4.  Moyer who pitched pretty much in the low 80′s in the came kept the Diamondbacks hitters off balanced as he improved his record to 2-2 on the season.

Eric Bruntlett led the Phillies at the plate with three RBI.  Ryan Howard wasn’t too far behind as he finished the game with two RBI.  Geoff Jenkins, Carlos Ruiz, Greg Dobbs, and Moyer all had one RBI in the game as well.  The Phillies could have made the score a lot worse, but they left 31 base runners on base in the game.

With the win, the Phillies are now 19-14 on the season.  They will play the Diamondbacks once again on Tuesday.

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First basemen Ryan Howard hit a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie and give the Phillies a 3-2 lead and then they held on for the 3-2 victory over the Padres.  Howards home run was a huge hit for the Phillies as the improved to 16-13 on the season.

Howard had two RBI in the game with his other RBI coming in the third inning when he doubled to center field and scored Shane Victorino.  Pat Burrell then had a RBI double that knocked in Howard from second base.

Adam Eaton pitched six innings to start the game for the Phillies.  Eaton gave up five hits and two runs in the game as he got a no decision.  Tom Gordon picked up the win to improve his record to 3-2 on the season.  Brad Lidge pitched the ninth inning to pick up his seventh save.

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