The Phillies have the most wins (61) and were coming off a three-game home sweep of the NL West-leading Dodgers while outscoring Los Angeles 19-5.
Lawrence Butler homered, Shea Langeliers drove in a two runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Friday night.Miguel Andujar and Brent Rooker also had RBIs for the A’s, who are in last place in the AL West and have the fourth-fewest wins in baseball.The Phillies have the most wins and were coming off a three-game home sweep of the NL West-leading Dodgers while outscoring Los Angeles 19-5.
Three consecutive RBI singles by Andujar, Rooker and Langeliers in the third put Oakland ahead 3-1.Philadelphia got a run back in the bottom of the frame on Edmundo Sosa’s RBI single before Langeliers’ single in the fifth made it a two-run game again.Butler’s two-run, pinch-hit drive in the eighth off right-hander José Ruiz increased the lead to 6-2.Phillies shortstop Trea Turner was ejected in the eighth inning by home-plate umpire David Rackley for arguing a called third strike.
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