Ryan Howard: 3 for 5, 2 HR, 4 runs, 5 rbis
The Phillies faced the Pujols-less Cardinals on Friday for the only intra-league game of the day. Even with Pujols, I don’t think the Cards would have surmounted the 20-2 score that the Phillies racked up.
Going 3 for 5, Ryan Howard is slowly bringing that batting average back up again. He’s at .212 now. For those who don’t believe in batting averages, there’s hope. If you take out the Chase Utley Factor, Howard leads his team in runs and rbis.