Tempers Flare in Giants' Loss to Phils

Philadelphia's Shane Victorino and San Francisco's Ramon Ramirez and Eli Whiteside all were ejected after benches cleared in the top of the sixth inning of the Phillies' 9-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.

These teams have become quite the rivals of late after the Giants beat the favored Phillies in six games of the NL championship series last fall on the way to capturing the franchise's first World Series since moving West in 1958.

John Mayberry Jr. hit a two-run homer for his second clout in as many games and Vance Worley (8-1) won his sixth straight decision as the Phillies ran their winning streak to a season-best eight games.

Victorino and Hunter Pence also homered for the Phillies.

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