That's four homers in four games for Ryan Howard, if you count the one he hit in the exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants. Howard also doubled and singled in the MLB All-Stars' 11-4 rout of Japan on Sunday morning, making him 7-for-10 in the series.
"[The World Baseball Classic] definitely opened up a lot of people's eyes," Howard told reporters, referring to Japan's victory in that tournament in March. "I think maybe the Dominican or the US team was probably one of the favorites to win the whole thing. They opened a lot of eyes. We know they were going to be riding high on that. We wanted to come out here and put on a good show. We wanted to win and take it back home, so to speak."
Phillies second baseman Chase Utley started and went 1-for-3 with two runs.
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Looks like no foreign presence at the hot corner.....
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Pat Gillick said exactly that today at a luncheon at Citizens Bank Park. Also, the Phillies won't be bidding on Japanese P Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Paul, to answer your question from an earlier post: The Phillies won't use Gavin Floyd as a reliever. He's never been a relief pitcher before, and it's unlikely he'll start now. A better bet is the Phillies try to trade Floyd, although he has little value at the moment.
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