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NEW YORK -- Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard played in his first game in a week in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the New York Mets.He had been out since receiving a cortisone injection to the bursa sac in his left ankle Monday. Howard, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI, gave the ankle a good test when he ran a long way to make an over-the-shoulder catch down the first-base line in the s football tonight econd inning in the 2-1 loss. Howard jammed his big right toe on the play. The toe also has been bothering him, but he seemed to be OK. "It felt all right," he said of the ankle. "My ankle is fine." Howard was not scheduled to play Game 2 Saturday -- Ross Gload got the start at first base -- but he is expected to play Sunday in the series finale. Hamels expects final tuneup before playoffs NEW football tonight YORK -- Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels could get one more crack to win his 15th game of the season.He earned a no-decision in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Mets in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Citi Field, but he said he anticipates pitching on short rest in Wednesday's regular-season finale against the Braves at Turner Field. He will have five days of rest before his following start, which is expec football tonight ted to be Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Oct. 4. "I feel like my arm feels really good," he said. "I don't necessarily think I'm hitting all my spots as well as I can. So I think it will be one of those starts where I'll really try to get stuff nailed down." If Hamels pitches into the fifth inning Wednesday and earns a win, the Phillies would have the first rotation since the 197 football tonight 2 Orioles and 1972 A's to have three starters possessing 15 or more wins with an ERA under 3.00. Roy Halladay is 18-6 with a 2.41 ERA, Cliff Lee is 16-8 with a 2.38 ERA and Hamels is 14-9 with a 2.75 ERA. football tonight
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