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SAN DIEGO (AP) – Rickey Henderson made more history, only to
watch his San Diego Padres make more misery.
|  | | Philadelphia's Travis Lee slides into third during the Phillies' seven-hit, five-run first inning. |
Henderson tied Babe Ruth's career record of 2,062 walks but was
left standing on first base as the Padres lost 12-7 to the
Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
Held out of the starting lineup because he was hitting just
.111, Henderson pinch-hit for reliever David Lee in the sixth
inning with the Padres trailing 7-6. He worked the count full,
fouled off a pitch and then walked when reliever Chris Brock missed
low and outside with a 90 mph fastball.
Standing on first, Henderson took off his helmet and pointed
toward the stands.
"It's a great record," Henderson said. "Being in a class with
Babe Ruth is an outstanding achievement. I'm the type of guy that
individual stats don't mean much if you're not winning ballgames,
and in this situation we're not winning."
The Padres lost for the eighth time in nine games after allowing
season-highs in runs and hits (17).
"You're down one run and I'm not really thinking about it,"
Henderson said about the record. "I'm basically trying to get on
base, trying to put the bat on the ball and make good contact."
Bobby Abreu homered, drove in four runs and scored three times
as the Phillies won their fifth straight.
With each regular getting at least one hit, the NL East-leading
Phillies won their fifth straight and had season-highs in runs and
hits.
Randy Wolf (1-3) struck out a season-high nine and made it into
the sixth inning for the first time in four starts, although he
blew a 5-0 first-inning lead.
"It was kind of ugly," Wolf said. "One batter I wouldn't
miss, but then I'd give up a hit or hit walk a guy. It's an ongoing
battle."
Abreu's leadoff homer in the fifth broke a 6-6 tie and chased
Woody Williams (1-3). Abreu added an RBI double in the four-run
seventh and finished 3-for-4 with a walk.
Marlon Anderson had a two-run homer in the seventh and finished
with three RBIs. Travis Lee also was 3-for-4, with two RBIs and
three runs.
Reliever Wayne Gomes had his first hit in six career at-bats, an
RBI single in the ninth.
The Phillies had seven hits off Williams in the first inning,
including six straight with one out. Abreu hit a two-run double,
Mike Lieberthal an RBI double and Lee and Anderson had RBI singles.
But Wolf gradually let the Padres back in, and they tied it at 5
on Mike Colangelo's two-run triple with two outs in the fourth. The
ball skipped past right fielder Abreu and rolled under a bench in
the Phillies' bullpen. Colangelo was thrown out trying to stretch
it into an inside-the-park homer.
Phil Nevin went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs
scored. He leads the Padres with four homers.
Wolf allowed six runs, five earned, on six hits in 5 1/3
innings. He walked two. Williams allowed seven runs, six earned, on
11 hits in four innings. He has given up at least 11 hits in three
of five starts.
Game notes
The 42-year-old Henderson, considered the greatest leadoff
hitter in history, signed a minor league contract with the Padres
with two weeks left in spring training and was called up on April
17, beginning his 23rd big league season. He needs 67 runs to break
Ty Cobb's record of 2,245, and 84 hits to become the 25th player in
baseball history to reach 3,000. ... Lee was recalled from Triple-A
Portland before the game. He replaces LHP Kevin Walker, who was put
on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his left forearm.
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Walking into history: Rickey Henderson ties the Babe
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Boston 9
Minnesota 4
Anaheim 7
Cleveland 2
Baltimore 8
Detroit 3
Seattle 7
NY Yankees 5
Toronto 7
Texas 5
Tampa Bay 4
Kansas City 2
Oakland 6
Chi. White Sox 4
Houston 11
Atlanta 6
Milwaukee 6
NY Mets 4
St. Louis 7
Montreal 2
Colorado 14
Chicago Cubs 1
Arizona 9
Florida 8
Philadelphia 12
San Diego 7
Pittsburgh 5
Los Angeles 1
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San Francisco 5
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