Ibanez's 2-Run Homer Gives Phils the Win

Phillies beat the Padres 5-4

Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.

Ryan Howard started Philadelphia's winning rally with a leadoff single against Edwin Moreno. Ibanez then hit a 2-0 pitch in the right-field stands.

Padres manager Bud Black had to use Moreno (0-1) in the ninth because closer Heath Bell had worked three consecutive days. Moreno didn't allow an earned run in his first six appearances this season.

Ibanez, who signed a free-agent deal with the Phillies in the offseason, has four career game-ending homers. Jimmy Rollins connected for a pinch solo drive in the eighth for Philadelphia, which ended a three-game skid.

San Diego scored three times in the third inning against Chan Ho Park. Jody Gerut singled in Everth Cabrera to give the Padres a 1-0 lead. Edgar Gonzalez followed with a sinking liner to left that Ibanez struggled with before it glanced off his glove for a triple. Brian Giles added a run-scoring groundout. Notes:@ The Padres placed RHP Walter Silva on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Tuesday, with a strained right forearm. ... SS Rollins and OF Jayson Werth were held out the starting lineup for the first time this season. Rollins opened the season just 6-for-45 over 10 games. Werth entered in a 3-for-17 slump over the last four games. ... Cabrera left in the sixth with a hand injury.
 

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