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Phillies come from behind to beat Pirates

A two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning by catcher Tuffy Gosewisch lifted the Phillies to a 3-2, come-from-behind win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates today at Bright House Field in Clearwater.

Jimmy Rollins gets airborne as he puts out Pirates Pedro Ciriaco in the fifth inning. (David M Warren / Staff Photographer)
Jimmy Rollins gets airborne as he puts out Pirates Pedro Ciriaco in the fifth inning. (David M Warren / Staff Photographer)Read more
    by By Rick Folstad, For Philly.com
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A two-run single in the bottom of the ninth by catcher Tuffy Gosewisch lifted the Phillies to a 3-2, come-from-behind win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates today at Bright House Field in Clearwater.

The Phillies trailed from the third inning on until Gosewisch's key hit with two outs.

Right-hander Roy Oswalt made his third start of spring training, going six innings and allowing two unearned runs on five hits. He struck out five and did not walk a batter, although he did hit one.

Pete Orr went 3-for-4 with a double. Ryan Howard went 2-for-3 with a double.

The game set another attendance record to Bright House Field, with 10,828 fans crowding the stadium.

The Phillies are on the road Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. Left-hander Cole Hamels is scheduled to start. On Sunday, the Phillies return to Clearwater for a 1:05 matchup against the New York Yankees. Joe Blanton is set to take the mound for the Phillies.