Howard’s homecoming a blast

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ST. LOUIS — Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard definitely feels at home in St. Louis.

Howard, who grew up in suburban St. Louis, has made a career of beating his hometown team. He added to the list on Tuesday.

Howard drove the first pitch he saw from Michael Wacha in the sixth inning 411-feet over the right field bullpen in the Phillies’ 1-0 win over the Cardinals.

“I was just looking for something up in the zone,” Howard said. “He [Wacha] does a great job keeping the ball down, putting it where he wants to put it. He just kind of left that one middle and tried to take advantage of …

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