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You could feel the charge of the Marlins' in the ninth inning of an 8-6 Phillies win on Friday night. Phillies ace Roy Halladay left the rain-plagued game in the eighth inning with an 8-2 lead. Reliever David Herndon gave up four runs to make 8-6 before Ryan Madson closed the door, allowing one inherited runner to score. The Marlins' Ricky Nolasco almost shut out the Phillies the following night, save Jayson Werth's two-out ninth inning solo home run. The Marlins won the second game, 5-1. Starter Jamie Moyer gave up five runs in the first inning Saturday before setting down to pitch five more shutout innings. More on Moyer later. The Phillies looked better on Sunday as Cole Hamels gave up only a fourth inning home run to Dan Uggla in eight innings. The Phillies best scoring chance came in ...

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