Article: Phillies drop game, series to Braves: Philly wastes Ryan Howard's 3-run homer, decent outing by starter Freddy Garcia.

Byline: Stephen Miller

May 3--The Phillies' season-opening run of National League East games came to a close Wednesday.

The ending was a familiar one.

Atlanta's 4-3 win at Turner Field gave it a second series victory over the Phillies in as many meetings this year. It dropped the Phillies, who played 21 of their first 27 games within the NL East, to 8-13 in their division.

The bad news didn't end there.

Closer Tom Gordon was scheduled to return to Philadelphia this morning to have his right shoulder examined by team doctor Michael Ciccotti. He has been experiencing stiffness in the shoulder since the spring, a new revelation ...

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