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ATLANTA -- Cliff Lee got some rare run support. Thats all he needed. Lee threw five-hit ball over seven scoreless innings, leading the Philadelphia Phillies past the slumping Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Saturday. "It looks like he enjoyed pitching," manager Charlie Manuel said. "He had a four- or five-run lead and he started feeling comfortable and feeling like he could pitch the way he wanted to." Jimmy Rollins hit his 16th homer for the Phillies, who got off to a good September start after a strong August. The wild card-leading Braves are heading in the opposite direction with three straight losses and only four wins in their past 14 games, rekindling memories of their historic collapse last season. "Im worried about our offence," said manager Fredi Gonzalez, whose team has scored only 10 runs in the past five games. "Were just not swinging the bats at all. Its easy to say the pitchers are better than us, but enough of that." Lee (4-7) came in with a record that was hardly indicative of the way hes pitched this season. The Phillies had been held to three runs or fewer in 14 of his 23 starts. The Phillies jumped on Tim Hudson (13-5) right away, going ahead in the first and blowing the game open with two runs in the sixth. Lee was on cruise control the whole way. "I felt like I was locating pretty good, mixing my off-speed pitches and staying out of the heart of the plate," he said. "When youre doing that, its hard to hit." Lee left the game for precautionary reasons after his left hamstring cramped on a sweltering day. The temperature was 90 degrees at the first pitch, with stifling humidity. One thing hes not doing is looking back on all the tough luck this season. "Whats done is done," Lee said. "Weve been playing better, well-rounded baseball." Hudson took his first loss since July 1, snapping a streak of seven straight wins. He gave up nine hits, walked three and was charged with all five Phillies runs. "I just wasnt very good today," he said. "Thats probably the worst stuff Ive had all year. It was a battle all the way." Rollins led off the game with a single. After Juan Pierre hit into a forceout and Chase Utley flied out, Ryan Howard and John Mayberry came through with two-out singles, the second of which brought home the first run. Rollins led off the third with a homer off the right-field foul pole, making it 2-0, and Philadelphia extended its advantage with more clutch hitting in the fifth. With two outs, Pierre slapped a weak grounder in a perfect spot between third base and shortstop, then came all the way around to score on Utleys double to centre. The Phillies started the sixth with three straight singles off Hudson, loading the bases. Lee worked the count full, fouled off a 3-2 pitch, then took a pitch that was just off the inside corner to force in a run. That was it for Hudson, who glared at plate umpire Angel Hernandez as he trudged slowly toward the dugout. Luis Avilan got Rollins on a popup, but pinch-hitter Ty Wigginton beat the relay throw to first when the Braves attempted to turn a double play, bringing home another run for a 5-0 lead. Atlanta threatened twice against Lee, who got out of both jams by retiring Brian McCann. The left-hander struck out five and walked only one. Chipper Jones and Freddie Freeman singled with two outs in the fourth, but McCann flied out to centre. In the sixth, again with two outs, Jason Heyward and Jones had back-to-back hits and Freeman walked to load the bases. McCann squandered another chance, popping out to Rollins in short left field, his head dropping as soon as the ball left his bat. The Braves avoided a shutout on Martin Prados ninth homer off B.J. Rosenberg in the eighth. That was of little consolation to a team that seemingly had a comfortable September lead in the wild-card race a year ago, only to be edged by St. Louis on the final day of the season. 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Toronto has scored three or fewer runs in six straight games.WASHINGTON -- Next stop for the World Series champion San Francisco Giants? The White House. U.S. President Barack Obama will open the White House to the Giants on Monday in honour of their first World Series title since the franchise moved West in 1958. San Francisco finished off the Texas Rangers in five games last year to win it all. "Its going to be very special," manager Bruce Bochy ssaid before the Giants hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.dddddddddddd "Im certainly looking forward to it. The guys can spend some time there and get a chance to meet the president, which is always an honour. Its going to be a thrill for everybody." The White House said Obama also will recognize the teams efforts to give back to the San Francisco area community. ' ' '


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