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See GAME Page77 KICKINGTHEMSELVES MARCUSHAYES ous.Thenstartling.Then numbing. ished.AndhowKevinMillwood’s seemed.Hewouldn’ttalkaboutit. Staytunedaboutthatlastthing. homerunoffrelieverTurkWen- dellbrokeaneighth-inningtieand ningstreak.Smith,a33-year-old againsttheMets.He’dbeenatTri- pleAIndianapolisuntiltheBrew- erscalledhimupAug.7. frequentuselately.He’spitched activitysincehisreturnafter missingmorethanaseasonwith elbow-tendinitissurgery.

asbecausethePhillieshadtied hegameat3withonerunintheir halfoftheeighthbutcollapsedat asesloadedandnoouts. Leftlingeringwasthereason aveupthreerunsonfourhitsin andwasliftedforapinch-hitter rundeficitinthesixthinning. Normallyanaffablesortevenaf- fusedtoaddressthepressafterthis ordinaryone.Stiff-jawedandthin- mentforthefirsttimethisseason. WasMillwoodangrywithhim- PitchingcoachJoeKerriganof- feredthatexplanation. Washeupsetthathewaslifted forthepinch-hitter? Kerriganpointedtoabaseball adagethatassumesthatanytrail- ingpitcherwillbeliftedwithin thelastnineoutsofaroadgame, finewithit.

PHILLIES SCHEDULE TONIGHTTOMORROWFRIDAYSATURDAYSUNDAY MONDAY atBrewers atBrewers atCardinals atCardinals atCardinals atExpos AssociatedPress PhilliesrelieverTurkWendellkicksthemoundasMarkSmithroundsthebasesafterhomer. YOUR CLOSER CALL THE DAILY NEWS ASKED YOU TO CHOOSE THE CLOSER JOSE MESA 19.1% MIKE WILLIAMS 27.5% TURK WENDELL 19.5% RHEAL CORMIER 19.8% DAN PLESAC 14.1% DNPOLL See GAME Page77 WILD-CARD COUNTDOWN WLPct.GB Marlins6956.552 1 2 1 2 Dodgers6459.5204 1 2 Expos6560.5204 1 2 Cardinals6560.5204 1 2 Does not include Angeles game NL WILD-CARD STANDINGS 38 Games left for Phillies in regular season PAGE78.