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  Friday, Sep. 15 7:05pm ET
Philadelphia 7, Florida 4
 
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Kevin Jordan made the most of his relief appearance at third base on Friday night.

Filling in for Scott Rolen, who was forced to leave because of back stiffness, Jordan hit a two-run double Friday night and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 7-4.

"It was a lift for KJ (Jordan) but for all of us too," said Phillies manager Terry Francona. "It gave everyone a boost."

Rolen had trouble getting his back loose before the game and Francona noticed while Rolen ran to first on a flyout in the first inning that something wasn't right.

"You can just see the body language," Francona said. "For him to come out in the third inning, you know he's not doing too good."

Winner Robert Person (9-5) struck out 10, matching a season high, in seven-plus innings. He posted his fourth win in his last five decisions.

"Every pitcher wants to end with an exclamation point," said Person. "I really want to finish strong and head into next year."

Pat Burrell had two hits, including a homer, and two scored twice for the Phillies. Travis Lee added a two-run single.

Mark Kotsay and Derrek Lee homered for the Marlins.

The game was tied at 2 in the fifth when A.J. Burnett (2-6) retired the first two batters. Doug Glanville then tripled and Lee walked before Jordan hit a go-ahead double, with Rob Ducey adding an RBI single.

Rolen, who left the game in the third inning with a stiff back, is day-to-day but Francona said he was not planning to use him on Saturday.

"If I can't produce I shouldn't be out there," Rolen said. "I think I could have stayed in the game but should I play and not do much?"

Person settled down after allowing singles to the first two batters of the game, both of whom scored. Cliff Floyd had an RBI grounder and Mike Lowell had a sacrifice fly.

"After he gave up those first two he was pretty good," Francona said.

Person left after walking the leadoff batter in the eighth, but relievers Ed Vosberg and Vicente Padilla retired the side. Lee hit a leadoff homer in the ninth.

Burnett remained winless since Aug. 22. He went six innings and gave up five runs on six hits and six walks.

"Burnett had some difficulty with his command," said Marlins manager John Boles. "His stuff was there but he gave up six walks and walks generally lead to trouble."

Burrell accounted for the first two Phillies runs. He doubled and scored in the second on a groundout by Tom Prince, and hit his 16th homer to start the fifth.

"I feel a lot more comfortable at the plate, better than I have all year" said Burrell, who leads all National League rookies in extra base hits (40) and RBIs (68).

Kotsay hit a solo homer in the sixth. He is 7-for-12 (.583) during the first four games of the Marlins' trip.

Notes: Phillies RHP Kent Bottenfield pitched on the side Friday night and had no problems with his injured ankle. Bottenfield, who missed his scheduled start on Tuesday, will go back into the rotation on Monday. ... Florida's Preston Wilson pinch-hit in the seventh and struck out for the 175th time, most in the majors. ... Luis Castillo's bunt single in the ninth was his 55th infield hit, tops in the majors.

 


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