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Phillies Nation Perfect Season: Howard’s two-run double lifts Phillies past Padres

Every day until Opening Day arrives, Phillies Nation will take a daily look back at a regular season victory from that particular day in history that you can watch in full in lieu of live Phillies baseball. Think of it is as your daily Phillies watch recommendation.

After getting shutout by Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels in the first two games of the series, the San Diego Padres thought they were catching a break when Joe Blanton was scheduled to pitch. That didn’t seem to be the case as Blanton, who came into this game with a 7.27 ERA to start the 2011 season, threw seven innings while only allowing two earned runs.

Ryan Howard drove in the game winning run against the Padres on April 23, 2011. (Aaron M. Sprecher/Icon Sportswire)

In the top of the eleventh, Ryan Howard came up to bat with men on first and third with two away. He was gifted a fastball in the middle of the plate and drove the pitch over left fielder Ryan Ludwick’s head. Plácido Polanco and Jimmy Rollins scored and the Phillies were well on their way to their tenth consecutive victory at Petco Park, sending the traveling Philly fans back to their hotels happy.

Phillies Lineup

Shane Victorino, center field
Pete Orr, second base
Jimmy Rollins, shortstop
Ryan Howard, first base
Ben Francisco, right field
Raúl Ibañez, left field
Brian Schneider, catcher
Wilson Valdez, third base
Joe Blanton, pitcher

Padres Lineup

Cameron Maybin, center field
Jason Bartlett, shortstop
Orlando Hudson, second base
Nick Hundley, catcher
Jorge Cantú, third base
Ryan Ludwick, left field
Brad Hawpe, first base
Will Venable, right field
Tim Stauffer, pitcher

You can watch the full game down below or by using this link.

You can also watch it on your Smart TV or streaming device with the YouTube app. Just put in “PHI at SDN – April 23, 2011” into the search bar and click on the video.