Blanton Bests Santana, Phillies Sweep (ap)

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Joe Blanton(notes) pitches in the third inning of a baseball game with the New York Mets, Sunday, July 5, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 2-0 sweeping the three game series.

Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies knew they had a great opportunity to get back on track with a hurting New York Mets squad in town. Boy did they take advantage. Joe Blanton tossed four-hit ball into the eighth inning and Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley each homered off Johan Santana, leading the Phillies to a 2-0 victory over the Mets on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of their NL East…

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