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Rays get even with Phils 7-1

By Staff | Jun 25, 2009

Matt Garza shut down Philadelphia’s offense and ex-Phillies slugger Pat Burrell homered for the first time in over two months to help Tampa Bay beat his former team 7-1 Wednesday night.

The win, Garza’s first since May 16, evened the rematch between the participants in last year’s World Series at 1-1. The Phillies, who defeated the Rays in five games in October, won the opener 10-1.

Garza (5-5) limited the Phillies to Greg Dobbs’ fifth-inning single until Jayson Werth hit an opposite-field solo homer to trim Tampa Bay’s lead to 2-1 and enable Philadelphia to remain the only team in the majors with an extra-base hit in every game this season.

Burrell’s second homer since signing with the Rays in January – a two-run shot in the second inning – ruined an otherwise strong performance for Phillies starter Joe Blanton (4-4), who struck out 10 while yielding two runs and six hits in seven-plus innings.

Marlins 5, Orioles 2: Hanley Ramirez and Cody Ross both drove in two runs and Ricky Nolasco had his fourth straight strong outing since his recall from the minors as Florida beat Baltimore.

Ross had three hits, including two doubles, and Emilio Bonifacio and Dan Uggla both scored twice for Florida (37-36), which moved above .500 for the first time since May 12.