Times wires
Friday, April 29, 2011
PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard hit two homers, including a grand slam, and drove in six runs to back rookie fill-in Vance Worley and lead the Phillies to a 10-3 victory over the Mets on Friday night.
Howard launched a two-run shot into the second deck in rightfield off starter Mike Pelfrey in the fourth inning to give Philadelphia a 2-0 lead. After making contact, Howard dropped his bat and stared in admiration for a couple of seconds at the 427-foot drive before trotting around the bases.
The big slugger is batting .412 (14-for-34) with three homers and six RBIs vs. Pelfrey.
In the sixth, Howard hit a slam off reliever Dillon Gee. With that shot, Howard tied Del Ennis for second place on the team's all-time home run list with 259 while setting a club record with 27 RBIs for April.
Worley, called up to replace injured starter Joe Blanton (elbow), allowed just two hits while striking out five.