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The Big Picture: Phillies and Union return from break, and the best Philly sports photos of the week

The Big Picture: Phillies and Union return from break, and the best Philly sports photos of the week

The Big Picture: Phillies and Union return from break, and the best Philly sports photos of the week The Phillies and Union were back as Philly sports returns to normal following the MLB All-Star Game and World Cup.

But they werent the only ones in action this week.

The Phillies and Union were back in action as Philly sports returns to normal.

But they werent the only ones in action this week.

Heres a look at our best photos.

Philadelphia Union midfielder Indiana Vassilev celebrates with teammate Nathan Harriel after scoring to put the Union up 3-1 over Red Bull New York in the second half of Wednesday's win.

Each Friday, Inquirer photo editors pick the best sports images from the last seven days.

And this week, the Philly sports landscape began its return to normal, after theswept through town earlier this month.That means the Phillies and Union returned to action the latter after six weeks off and both did so in home matchups against teams from New York, with much different results.

The Phillies post-All-Star break struggles continued as they followed their series loss to the Mets by dropping two of three to the Los Angeles Dodgers.Meanwhile, the last-place Union won for the first time since April 11, beating Red Bull New York in Chester on Wednesday.

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Kyle Kendrick feared the worst after his son was hit by a car.Now Kyle Jr.

is back on the field and hitting homers.