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PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies fell just short of sweep the San Francisco Giants.Denard Span homered leading off the 10th inning, and the Giants beat Philadelphia 3-2 Thursday for just their fifth win in 14 games since the All-Star break.Philadelphia on Tuesdays opener against the NL West leader 13-8 and won the second game 5-4 in 12 innings.We played them tough this series, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. We didnt quit. We came from behind I dont know how many times. I think were growing up little by little. Every time you, not only beat a team, but, when you play them tough, it matters. ... These guys are no pushover. They battle. They battle to the end. Thats what I like about the team.San Francisco has not been swept by Philadelphia in 10 years.These guys have been hard on us, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. Its good to get out of here with a win.Span led off the 10th by sending a 2-2, 95 mph fastball from Severino Gonzalez (0-2) just inside the right-field foul pole, his third hit of the game.I was just trying to protect, he said. I felt good this series and want to build off this.Sergio Romo (1-0) earned the win without getting an out. Cesar Hernandez was caught stealing for the final out of the ninth when he overslid the base while Romo was facing his first batter.We were disappointed in that, Mackanin said. He stole that base easily and slid past the bag and weve addressed that at length with him because he has a tendency to do that.Santiago Casilla pitched a 1-2-3 10th for his 25th save in 30 chances.Philadelphia starter Vince Velasquez gave up two runs and three hits in five innings.Brandon Crawford hit an RBI single in the first, but Aaron Altherrs run-scoring double tied the score in the bottom half. Span hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth.San Francisco put runners on first and second with no outs in the eighth. Brett Oberholtzer got three straight outs, the last on Altherrs diving catch on Brandon Belts sinking liner to center.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: Velasquez called for a trainer in the fifth inning after he developed a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand. The right-hander was able to pitch through the fifth, but Mackanin didnt let him go back for the sixth due to the blister.I didnt want to get him into a situation where he might miss his next start, Mackanin said. It wasnt a bad blister, but you could see it developing.MOORES DEBUTMatt Moore made his first start for the NL West leader following his acquisition Monday from Tampa Bay. He allowed two runs and three hits in six innings and walked six -- matching his major league high.Moore gave up one hit through five innings and took a 2-1 lead into the sixth, when Freddy Galvis grounded into a forceout with the bases loaded. Moore then threw a called third strike past pinch-hitter Taylor Featherston.WALK THIS WAYPhiladelphias Tommy Joseph walked a career-high three times. He had just 11 walks in 203 at-bats this season entering Thursday.NEXT MAN UPMackanin said 22-year-old right-hander Jake Thompson will make his first big league start Saturday at San Diego. 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Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. http://www.blazersteamofficial.com/Anfernee-Simons-Blazers-Jersey/ . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Zach Collins Jersey . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Brandon Roy Jersey . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34. It was a good day for the Indian badminton team as several players progressed to the next round after winning their respective matches at the Canada Open on Wednesday.In the mens singles event, Pratul Joshi beat Alistair Casey of Scotland 21-13, 21-12 to reach the third round, followed by B Sai Praneeth, who defeated Chao Yu of Chinese Taipei 26-24, 21-16 and?RMV Gurusaidutt, who registered a comfortable win over Canadian Jonathan Lai 21-8, 21-6.Second-seeded HS Prannoy took the match 13-21, 21-11, 21-15 from Swedens Mattias Borg despite going a game down. Top-seeded Ajay Jayaram showed a similar pattern as he won the second round against Canadas Marin Giuffre 17-21, 21-17, 21-13.ddddddddddddIn the womens singles event, Tanvi began her campaign with a 21-17, 21-10 win over Denmarks Julie Finne-Ipsen and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde defeated Canadas Kyleigh ODonoghue in straight games with a score of 21-14, 21-14.In the mixed doubles event, Manu Attri and Ashwini Ponnappa further recorded an easy 21-13, 21-14 win on the Canadian pair of Byron Holcek and Erin ODonoghue in the first round.Indias Harsheel Dani has already entered the last 16 since his second-round opponent, Vietnams Tien Minh Nguyen, withdrew. ' ' '