Philadelphia -- Pat Burrell and Geoff Jenkins both had two-run hits Sunday to boost the Philadelphia Phillies past the Florida Marlins 7-5.
Burrell's two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning, his only hit after two earlier walks, snapped a 5-5 tie. Jenkins, a pinch-hitter in the sixth, hit a two-run homer to create the tie.
Chase Utley hit a solo homer, his 20th this season, in the third. Sane Victorino extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a seventh inning single for the Phillies, who regained first place in the National League East with their second win in the three-game series.
The winner was Jamie Moyer (6-3) and closer Brad Lidge earned his 13th save.
Florida got two homers from Mike Jacobs, a solo shot in the second and a three-run blast in the third.
Jorge Cantu had two hits and one RBI, and Hanley Ramirez added two hits for the Marlins, who have dropped four of five.
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