CINCINNATI (AP) — Ryan Howard hit his 30th homer, Vance Worley pitched into the seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies completed an historic four-game sweep in Cincinnati with a 6-4 win on Thursday.
Michael Martinez added a two-run homer as the Phillies (87-46) moved 41 games over .500 for the first time since Aug. 26, 1976, when they improved to 83-42 with a win at Cincinnati. Philadelphia won seven of eight games against the Reds this season to improve to 30-12 against them over the last six seasons.
Howard hit a solo drive to left-center on a 3-1 pitch from Mike Leake in the sixth, giving Philadelphia a 4-1 lead and extending his streak of consecutive seasons with at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs to six.
