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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 11, Florida 4
When: 7:10 PM ET, Monday, September 13, 2010
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Gerry Davis
Attendance: 20616

Carlos Ruiz belted a two-run homer and drove in four runs and Joe Blanton tossed six strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies went deep four times in their convincing 11-4 triumph over the Florida Marlins on Monday.

Jayson Werth, Chase Utley and Greg Dobbs blasted solo homers and Ryan Howard and Placido Polanco had run-scoring singles as Philadelphia (84-61) secured its 13th win in 17 games.

With the convincing victory, the Phillies remained one game ahead of the Atlanta Braves (83-62), who posted a 4-0 triumph over the Washington Nationals on Monday.

The offensive onslaught was certainly enough for Blanton (7-6) to notch his sixth win in seven decisions. The 29-year-old right-hander allowed one run and five hits while striking out eight.

Dan Uggla launched a two-run homer, rookie Logan Morrison added a solo shot and Chad Tracy had an RBI double for Florida (73-70), which saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.

Andrew Miller (1-2) struggled in his second straight start against the Phillies. The sixth overall pick of the 2006 draft, Miller permitted seven runs and nine hits in five innings to suffer his second consecutive loss.

Last Wednesday, Miller allowed seven runs and 11 hits in just four innings in a 10-6 loss to Philadelphia.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Philadelphia   Florida
Joe Blanton Player Andrew Miller
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 5.0
8 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 9
1.50 ERA 9.00
Hitting
Philadelphia   Florida
Carlos Ruiz Player Hanley Ramirez
3 Hits 2
4 RBI 0
1 HR 0
6 TB 3
.750 Avg .400
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Philadelphia 15 4 28 .366 17 7 10 6 1 0
Florida 8 2 17 .229 14 10 4 3 0 2