Article: Phillies run win streak to six games: They rout the Florida Marlins for Kyle Kendrick's eighth win.

Byline: Stephen Miller

Sep. 1--| When asked about the muddled National League playoff races, Charlie Manuel has said several times that one hot streak could decide who plays in October and who sits at home.

No NL team will enter September with a longer winning streak than the one sported by the team he manages.

With Friday's 9-2 whipping of Florida, the Phillies won for a season-best sixth straight game and moved 10 games over .500 for the first time this season. The victory also kept them two games behind the Mets in the NL East and gave them a chance to move within one game of San Diego in the wild-card race. The Padres played late against the ...

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