Phillies

Phillies: PHILADELPHIA Chris Carpenter tossed a three-hitter to outpitch old pal Roy Halladay in a duel for the ages and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 Friday night in the deciding Game 5 of their NL playoff series. The wild-card Cardinals scored in the first inning when Rafael Furcal led off with a triple and Skip Schumaker followed with a double. And that was it.Heavily favored Philadelphia never broke through against Carpenter. Ryan Howard grounded out to end the game and hurt his leg coming out of the batter's box – he limped a couple of steps and crumpled to the ground as St. Louis started to celebrate. "It...

 

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Ryan Howard

Ryan Howard: ST. LOUIS For as long as he has been in the middle of their lineup, and certainly for as long as he has been at the top of their payroll, Ryan Howard has endured as the Phillies’ most reliable measuring device. When he’s hot, chances are they will be too. And when he wastes a two-game postseason road trip without providing a hit, chances are the Phillies will be drenched only in questions, not champagne. So it was Wednesday as they retreated from Busch Stadium in hopes of salvaging a season Friday night at Citizens Bank Park. Despite a career-long tendency to torment the Cardinals in his hometown, Howard was subdued in Games...

 

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