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Jayson Werth of the Phillies is on fire. Jayson homered in his first three at-bats last night and he had a chance to tie a major league record of four straight when he fouled out to the first baseman in the 7^th inning.  Still not a bad night for the kid from Springfield, Illinois. He’s already chalked up 6 homers this year. That might not seem like much, but consider that he had a total of eight during the entire season last year. He also raised his batting average 16 points in that one game. He is 8 for 15 in his last three games, with 8 RBI’s.  Werth started with a three-run shot in the second inning, and followed it with a grand slam HR in the third and a solo shot in the fifth. The big loser in all of this was Blue Jays starting pitcher David Purcey who was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse after the game.  Tough break for him. Just goes to show you that MLB is a business, not a sport.

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