Burrell, Myers Lead Phillies Past Cubs

[April 12, 2008]  PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer and had a tiebreaking double in the sixth inning, helping the Philadelphia Phillies snap the Chicago Cubs' five-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory Friday night.

Brett Myers pitched eight strong innings to earn his first win since moving back into the starting rotation. Myers (1-1) allowed three runs on solo homers, five hits and struck out five.

Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano connected off Myers, who finished last season as Philadelphia's closer.

The Phillies won without shortstop Jimmy Rollins for the first time in three tries. The 2007 NL MVP hasn't been in the starting lineup since he sprained his left ankle Tuesday.

Brad Lidge pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save.

Carlos Zambrano (1-1) gave up five runs and nine hits in six innings. Zambrano pitched on regular rest, even though he moved up a day after Jason Marquis was scratched Thursday because of illness.

Ryan Howard lined a double to left-center to start the bottom of the sixth against Zambrano. Burrell, trying to hit the ball the opposite way to move Howard, ripped an RBI double to right field to put the Phillies ahead 4-3. Carlos Ruiz added an RBI single to make it 5-3.

Burrell is batting .519 (14-for-27) with six homers and 12 RBIs in his last nine games against the Cubs. He leads the Phillies with four homers and 12 RBIs this season.

A questionable call allowed the Phillies to take a 3-2 lead in the fifth. After Shane Victorino drew a two-out walk, Greg Dobbs hit a drive that center fielder Kosuke Fukudome chased down in the alley. But Fukudome dropped the ball after running into left fielder Soriano and Dobbs was ruled safe, allowing Victorino to score on the double.

Cubs manager Lou Piniella came out to argue because Fukudome took two steps before the ball fell out of his glove. He walked away scratching his head after listening to third base umpire Tim Welke's explanation.

Soriano made up for his gaffe by leading off the sixth with his second homer to tie it at 3.

Lee and Ramirez hit consecutive shots in the first inning to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead. Burrell's two-run homer tied it in the fourth. Burrell was 1-for-10 against Zambrano before he went deep.

Zambrano was a better pitcher on the road than at home last year, going 12-4 with a 3.06 ERA outside Wrigley Field. After three starts, it's been the opposite this year.

Notes@: Fukudome went 0-for-4. He had reached safely in his first nine games. ... Ramirez surpassed Mark Grace for 11th on the Cubs all-time list with his 149th homer since joining Chicago. It was his 500th career extra-base hit. ... The Phillies are 7-1 in the last eight games Myers has faced the Cubs.

[Associated Press; By ROB MAADDI]

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