Overbay's pinch-hit homer lifts Jays over Phillies
Published 5/18/2008 at Boston.com -- Baseball News
Lyle Overbay's three-run pinch-hit homer and Shannon Stewart's two-run double helped the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Sunday in a game that was delayed twice by rain.
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