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1:35 pm EDT Sun Jul 4, 2010

The Philadelphia Phillies finally saw their offense break out, and it may have come just in time for a major challenge. The Phillies look to salvage a split of a four-game series with the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday in their final road game before what should be a difficult homestand. Philadelphia managed a total of five runs during a three-game skid before using 15 hits to cruise to a 12-4 rout Saturday. Jimmy Rollins homered and drove in three runs, Shane Victorino had three hits and scored three times and Ryan Howard added three RBIs in the Phillies’ best offensive game of their 10-game road trip. Seven of the Phillies’ hits went for extra bases, and they got their leadoff hitter on base in each of the first five innings.

The Pirates, who missed a chance at their first four-game win streak, will have to try again to capture the season series from the Phillies for the first time since taking four of six in 2003. Pittsburgh has given up 24 runs in its two losses to Philadelphia while yielding a total of three in its three victories. A bright spot for Pittsburgh on Saturday was the first multi-hit effort of Pedro Alvarez’s career. The top prospect went 2 for 4 and hit his first career homer in the second inning. The rookie third baseman will get his first look at an improving Joe Blanton for Philadelphia. Blanton gave up three runs in 7 2-3 innings of Tuesday’s 9-6, 10-inning win at Cincinnati, and is 2-0 with a 3.80 ERA in his last three outings. The right-hander has dominated Pittsburgh in three career starts, going 1-0 with a 1.77 ERA.