Placido Polanco’s eighth-inning two-out RBI single was the difference, as Philadelphia nipped Florida, 8-7, in the third installment of a four-game series. Read more at The Good Phight and Fish Stripes.
Placido Polanco Lifts Phillies Into First Place With Clutch Late Single
Florida came back with two in the third as Bonifacio singled and went to second on Blanton’s error on a Morrison grounder. After a groundout moved up both runners, Uggla plated one with a grounder to first and Sanchez added an RBI single.
Ibanez reached the seats in left-center with one out in the home half, then the home team picked up three in the fifth to move ahead 5-3 on a Victorino leadoff homer, a two-out solo shot from Howard and an RBI hit by Ibanez.
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