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Roberts Leads O's Past Phils For Second Consecutive Game

By Brad James

Published on June 21, 2009 at 11:34PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Brian Roberts broke an eighth inning tie with a go-ahead double as the Baltimore Orioles completed a sweep of the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies with a 2-1 win Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. Roberts’ heroics marked the second time in as many days he led the O’s to victory as Saturday, he hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to defeat the Phillies, 6-5. Adam Jones added a single for the Orioles who won their fifth straight game to improve to 32-37. Greg Dobbs hit a solo shot in the second inning to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead before Baltimore rallied for the win. Although Philadelphia has been excellent on the road (23-9), their home record is a less than stellar 13-22, while they have lost six consecutive games in interleague play as Toronto swept them before Baltimore this week. In other MLB action Sunday, Detroit edged Milwaukee, 3-2, the Chicago White sox dismantled Cincinnati, 4-1, Tampa Bay ousted the New York Mets, 10-6, Boston downed Atlanta, 6-5, Toronto gashed Washington, 9-4, St. Louis walloped Kansas City, 12-5, Houston tripped up Minnesota, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs stymied Cleveland, 6-2, Colorado bested Pittsburgh, 5-4, San Diego overpowered Oakland, 4-1, San Francisco handled Texas, 3-2, Seattle stonewalled Arizona, 3-2, Florida humbled the New York Yankees, 6-5, and the Los Angeles Dodgers clipped the Los Angeles Angels, 5-3.