Phillies win their sixth game in a row

Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer off Chris Young and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres, 5-1, Wednesday night for their sixth victory in a row.

It was Howard’s second homer of the series and the sixth of the season.

J.A. Happ (4-0) held the Padres to four hits in seven scoreless innings, the longest of his eight career starts over two seasons. He struck out four and walked two.

Reliever J.C. Romero returned to the Phillies after his 50-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance. The left-hander pitched 1 1/3 innings, giving up an unearned run and two hits, a walk and a passed ball by Chris Conte.