Phillies bench Ryan Howard against premier lefty
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Marty Gitlin
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Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard has struggled mightily against left-handers this season and he won't get a chance to remedy that against tough San Francisco southpaw Madison Bumgarner on Wednesday. He is out of the lineup in favor of Darin Ruf.
Howard is batting just .209 against lefties this season and has one hit in six at-bats lifetime against Bumgarner.
