Phillies 5, Rockies 0

Ryan Howard belted a pair of homers and Kyle Kendrick scattered four hits over eight innings as the Philadelphia Phillies cruised to a 5-0 victory over the host Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.

Hunter Pence doubled twice and drove in a run for Philadelphia, which has won five in a row and claimed its sixth straight road series.

With the Phillies holding a 2-0 lead in the fourth, Howard launched a 443-foot homer to right-center field. He capped the scoring in the eighth with an opposite-field shot for his team-leading 23rd of the season.

The offensive outburst was more than enough for Kendrick (6-5), who struck out a season-high seven to improve to 3-2 in his career against the Rockies.

Aaron Cook (2-6) dropped to 1-7 versus the Phillies after permitting four runs on five hits in four innings. He left the game with neck spasms.

Colorado has dropped seven of its last 10 games.
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Colorado RockiesRockies000000000040
WP:Kyle Kendrick (PHI)
LP:Aaron Cook (COL)
Season Series
ColoradoStatsPhiladelphia
1-4Vs4-1
.253Batting Average.248
3.4Runs / Game4.0
6Home Runs5
0Errors3