Victorino hit a two-run homer in the seventh then singled and scored the tying run in the ninth. Shane has been on a tear of late, batting .400 with seven extra base hits, over the past eight games, raising his season average to .279.
The victory allowed the Phils to take a one-game lead over the Mets and Florida Marlins in the National League East.
Kurt Suzuki also was hot at the plate last night, contributing three hits, one run score and one RBI in helping Oakland end a six-game skid with an 8-1 victory over Tampa Bay.
Suzuki has six multi-hit games in his last nine starts and is batting .287 for the season.
The recent bad stretch has dropped Oakland nine back of the Angels in the American League West.
Kanekoa Texeira is moving on up the baseball ladder.
In this case, the hard-throwing right-hander from Maui.was promoted from Single-A Winston Salem to the Double-A Birmingham Barons.
Texeira had a Carolina League-leading 20 saves in 23 chances to go with a 3-1 record and 0.93 ERA. He had 36 strikeouts and 14 walks in 38.2 IN over 36 appearances. He was also the WP in the Carolina League All-Star Game.
Dylan Rush, the former Big Island standout football player and wrestler, will give up playing for the UCLA Bruins to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.
Rush was originally recruited as a tight end, and was making the switch to fullback.
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