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Article: Ryan Howard Powers Phillies Past Dodgers
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AP Online
08-11-2005
Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard, right, is greeted at home plate after his grand slam off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yhency Brazoban in the ninth inning in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005. The Phillies won 9-5. (AP Photo/Francis Specker)
On the night Jim Thome's season officially ended, Ryan Howard made it quite clear that the Philadelphia Phillies have a capable backup. The young first baseman did his best impression of the Phillies' injured slugger by hitting a grand slam in the ninth inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5 Wednesday night.
Thome, who has been hurt all year, will have season-ending surgery on his problematic right ...