howard to dl; halladay helps himself

On the day that Ryan Howard, the one constant in the line-up all these years, was put on the DL, Roy Halladay took the mound in Florida and led the Phillies to a 6-1 win. Halladay went seven, limiting the Fish to one run on five hits and striking out nine. He also knocked in two with a bases-loaded single. Carlos Ruiz (four hits) and Ben Francisco (three hits)went back-to-back with solo home runs. Chad Durbin finished off the 8th and 9th. It was a good team win and they will need a lot more of them in the absence of Howard, Utley, and Victorino. Jimmy Rollins is playing but still limping.