Phillies 14, Braves 1
Raul Ibanez had a homer and six RBIs and John Mayberry Jr. ripped three doubles and drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies collected a season-high 20 hits in a 14-1 home rout over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Michael Martinez recorded four hits and Jimmy Rollins joined Domonic Brown and Mayberry with three as Philadelphia seized a 3 1/2-game lead over second-place Atlanta in the National League East heading into the All-Star break.
Ibanez belted a three-run homer in the ninth inning after hitting a two-run single in the previous inning for the Phillies, who took two of three from the Braves this weekend to even the season series at six games apiece.
The offense was more than enough for Cole Hamels (11-4), who has won two in a row and improved to 11-6 in his career against the Braves. He allowed one run and three hits in eight innings.
Derek Lowe (5-7) saw his modest two-game winning streak come to an end after permitting four runs on 10 hits in six innings.