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“font-size: 9pt;”>The Philadelphia Phillies held off the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in their NL playoff series.
“margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;”>Ben Francisco batted
for pitcher Cole Hamels and broke open a scoreless game with a
three-run homer in the seventh inning.
“margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;”>Ryan Madson earned a
five-out save. He induced a double play to escape in the eighth and
gave up a run in the ninth before nailing down his first
multi-inning save of the year.
“margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;”>The Phillies are
favored to win after a franchise-record 102-win season.
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“font-size: 9pt;”>Game 4 will be held tomorrow with Roy Oswalt opposing Edwin Jackson.
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Associated Press contributed to this report.
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