Conte has appealed his sanction by the Italian soccer

PHILADELPHIA — The old Roy Halladay made a rare appearance for the Philadelphia Phillies. Ray Lewis Youth Jersey . Halladay gave up three hits over seven innings and Erik Kratz homered and drove in a pair, leading the Phillies to a 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Halladay (5-6) allowed just four runners and struck out five to earn his first win since May 17. The two-time Cy Young Award winner was winless in his previous five starts, including three after returning from a two-month stint on the disabled list. “The last two games I feel things are going in the right direction,” Halladay said. “I made some changes and its nice to see the results, nice to see it pay off.” Josh Lindblom had two strikeouts in the eighth and Jonathan Papelbon finished off a four-hitter for his 24th save in 27 tries. Joe Saunders (5-8) was the hard-luck loser for Arizona, which had its four-game winning streak snapped. The lefty allowed two runs and six hits in 6 1-3 innings. The Diamondbacks had won 13 of 18 to get within two games of NL West-leading San Francisco. “Hes Roy Halladay,” Saunders said. “You just turn the page and come back tomorrow.” The Phillies learned theyll be without All-Star catcher Carlos Ruiz for the next four to six weeks because he has plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Ruiz leads the team with a .335 average and has career highs of 14 homers and 58 RBIs. It was the latest blow for the five-time defending NL East champions, who are stuck in last place. The cost-cutting Phillies traded two-time All-Star outfielders Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino and pitcher Joe Blanton in the past five days. Kratz filled in nicely for Ruiz, however. He drove a 2-0 pitch out to left for his fourth homer in just 24 at-bats to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead in the third. Kratz came up with the bases loaded in the fourth after Domonic Brown worked a walk in a 10-pitch at-bat. Kratz also walked to force in a run and make it 2-0. Then Kratz showed off his arm. From his knees, he threw out Gerardo Parra trying to steal second to end the top of the eighth. “Hes been good for us, of course,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. “Hes improved his hitting 100 per cent since I saw him two years ago. Hes strong, hes durable, hes hungry to play in the big leagues. I like everything about him.” Kratz joked about Manuels comments regarding his hitting. “Its a nice compliment. I guess I was a terrible hitter before,” he said. While Kratz had a breakout game, his batterymate looked like his old self. Halladay pitched like an eight-time All-Star instead of the guy who entered with a 4.33 ERA. Halladays velocity was up — he topped out at 93 mph in the first inning — and he threw an assortment of off-speed pitches and an effective cutter to keep the Diamondbacks off balance. With the Phillies seemingly going nowhere this season, theres been talk that Halladay would be shut down early to rest for 2013. He wants none of that. “I want to pitch. Im here to pitch. I dont need rest,” he said. Brown gave the Phillies an insurance run with a two-out RBI single in the eighth. NOTES: The Phillies have won 10 of their last 12 home games vs. Arizona. … Philadelphias bullpen has an NL-best 1.22 ERA since July 20. … Jimmy Rollins was the only starter for the Phillies who was in the opening-day lineup. … Arizonas John McDonald was 0 for 3 and is in a 4-for-34 slump. … The Diamondbacks have scored three runs or fewer in 10 of the last 12 games in Philadelphia. … The Phillies had their 272nd straight sellout, including post-season games. … Philadelphia LHP Cliff Lee (2-6, 3.73 ERA) faces Trevor Cahill (9-9, 3.75) in the series finale Sunday. 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With only 1:26 left in regulation time, Campagna spun around his defender and put a high shot past Sudbury goaltender Mike Morrison from the face-off dot.ZURICH, Switzerland — FIFA has extended Juventus coach Antonio Contes 10-month suspension for match-fixing violations to include all soccer worldwide, barring him from working at a Champions League game against Chelsea next week. FIFA says Contes ban “covers all types of matches, including domestic, international, friendly and official fixtures.” Juventus, a two-time European champion, begins the Champions League group stage at titleholder Cheelsea on Wednesday. Bryant McKinnie Jersey. Conte has appealed his sanction by the Italian soccer federation for failing to report match-fixing by an opponent when he coached then-Serie B team Siena in the 2010-11 season. Conte then guided unbeaten Juventus to the Serie A title last year in his first season in Turin. Technical director Massimo Carrera has taken over this season while Conte and his assistant Angelo Alessio are banished from matches. ‘ ‘ ‘

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