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Phillies make it easy for Halladay

PHILADELPHIA — With two first-inning runs, the Philadelphia Phillies gave Roy Halladay an almost insurmountable lead. At least, that’s how he makes it seem.

Halladay pitched his NL-leading fifth complete game and Jimmy Rollins went 4-for-4, leading Philadelphia to a 3-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Halladay (10-3) improved to 30-3 in a Philadelphia uniform in the 35 starts in which the Phillies have given him the lead.

“Obviously pitching with the lead is always beneficial for a pitcher,” Halladay said.

For Halladay, though, it’s almost a guaranteed victory.

“He’s pretty steady,” Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel said. “If we can score three or four runs, our starting pitchers have a good chance to win the game. We scratched out three runs, and he did a tremendous job. It might not sound like a lot of runs, but it gives him room to work.”

Halladay gave up eight hits and walked none in tying for the major league high in victories. He struck out four and raised his total to 123, which led the NL until Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers fanned 11 later in the day to pass him.

The Phillies have won each of Halladay’s past eight starts, and the right-hander is 5-0 with a 2.64 ERA during the stretch.

In other Interleague games

Dodgers 3, Angels 2: Clayton Kershaw outlasted Jered Weaver in a matchup of Los Angeles aces and the Dodgers rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Angels and prevent a Freeway Series sweep.

Pinch-hitter Aaron Miles, batting for Kershaw, drove in the tying run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly and Tony Gwynn Jr. won it with a two-out single off Jordan Walden. The Dodgers ended a three-game skid, though they remain nine games below .500.

Tigers 8, Diamondbacks 3: Miguel Cabrera hit a go-ahead single and Detroit scored seven runs with two outs in the eighth inning to beat Arizona.

Red Sox 4, Pirates 2: Andrew Miller got his first win with Boston, scattering five hits over six innings and the Red Sox snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over Pittsburgh.

Aces High, the Combat Simulator Sensation, Introduces New Version ...

    FORT WORTH, TX, June 22, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Since 2000, Aces High has been the leader of the pack in flight simulation games. One reason is that HiTech Creations does not believe in standing pat with what they have created. Over the years more than 37 different versions of this wildly popular World War 2 flight simulator game have been introduced and this new version is far and away the best.

While other companies tinker around with four or five different games, in effect watering down the attention given to any one game, HiTech Creations founder Dale Addink has always believed that the concentration of talent and efforts on one game is the best approach, and this new version of Aces High is proof that Dale’s approach is right on.

In the latest version of this combat simulator the vehicle control system has been overhauled. Vehicles can now be controlled by a combination of keyboard and mouse, making a joystick optional. This is great news for first-time players who don’t have a joystick; it gives them the opportunity to jump right into the action with ease and confidence with this new mouse-friendly version. In addition, the keyboard and mouse controls duplicate that of most first person shooter-style games and that also adds to the ease for a new player just getting started.

The second major change is with regards to tanks. They have now been given a new commander’s position that gives the player the capability of controlling multiple crew positions simultaneously. In the past a player could only control one tank crew task at a time; now you can control the tank, turret, main gun, hull gun, and scan for targets, all at the same time. This is a quantum leap in technology for war games and it promises additional challenges and will push the player to a new level in skill.

But that’s not all! All tanks have switched from using a generic tank sight and reticle to a historically based sight with varying magnification, field of view, optical clarity, and reticles. This is so realistic that you will swear you are reincarnated as a M4 Sherman commander in Patton’s elite 4th Armored Division, doing battle against the best Panther commanders in the Rhine Valley and leaving destroyed enemy tanks in your wake.

World War 2 games currently on the market have just seen the standard of excellence raised to a new level. Try the free two-week download but be warned: once you try Aces High prepare for your life to be drastically changed.

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