Phillies hit 5 homers in 12-10 win over Braves

[July 28, 2008]  PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Pat Burrell hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the fifth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies again rallied past the Atlanta Braves 12-10 on Sunday.

Chris Coste, Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth and Jimmy Rollins also went deep for the Phillies, who overcame a 5-0 deficit a day after coming back from a 9-3 hole.

Braves All-Star catcher Brian McCann left the game after a collision with Victorino in the sixth inning. There was no immediate word on the extent of McCann's injury.

Kelly Johnson and Omar Infante hit consecutive homers in the fourth inning for Atlanta. The Braves scored five times off Rudy Seanez and Ryan Madson in the eighth to make it close, and had the tying run at the plate in the ninth.

The game was delayed 1 hour, 57 minutes in the bottom of the second. Neither starting pitcher returned when play resumed.

Clay Condrey (3-2) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win, and Brad Lidge worked the ninth for his 24th save in as many chances.

Julian Tavarez (0-1) allowed the decisive homer to the first batter he faced.

Johnson ripped a two-run shot to right off Adam Eaton and Infante reached the seats in left to give the Braves a 5-0 lead in the fourth.

But the Phillies answered against Jo-Jo Reyes with two outs in the bottom half. Coste got the rally started with a two-run shot. After pinch-hitter So Taguchi reached on an infield single and Rollins walked, Victorino connected to tie it at 5.

Burrell put the Phillies ahead to stay in the fifth with his 26th homer -- a drive into the left-field seats.

The Phillies tacked on five runs in the sixth. Victorino had an RBI single and Ryan Howard delivered a two-run single. On Howard's hit to right field, Victorino jarred the ball loose when he ran over McCann.

McCann stayed down for a couple minutes, before walking off the field on his own.

Pinch-hitter Martin Prado's bases-clearing double capped a five-run eighth and got the Braves within two.

An animated crowd that mostly stuck around after the delay mocked the Braves with a tomahawk chop in the sixth. They saw the Phillies win an important series after falling out of first in the NL East following a 53-day stay atop the standings.

Phillies starter Joe Blanton allowed two runs and three hits in two innings in his second outing since he arrived in a trade with Oakland.

Braves starter Jorge Campillo gave up two hits in 1 2-3 scoreless innings. Reyes, who was scheduled to start Monday night against St. Louis, allowed five runs and three hits in 2 2-3 innings.

Notes: Braves 3B Chipper Jones remained out of the lineup with a strained left hamstring. Jones, who leads the majors with a .369 batting average, could be headed for the disabled list. ... Phillies 3B Pedro Feliz missed his third straight game with tightness in his lower back. ... The Phillies are 18-6 in the last 24 games against Atlanta, including 10-2 this year. ... Reyes doubled off Eaton for his first hit in 20 at-bats this season. ... The five homers were a season high for Philadelphia.

[Associated Press; By ROB MAADDI]

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