MILWAUKEE -- Tyler Cloyd did what he was supposed to do, and the Philadelphia Phillies got where they wanted to be for a long time. Delmon Young homered, Cloyd allowed four hits over 6 2-3 scoreless innings, and the Phillies moved above .500 for the first time this season with a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. Coming off a three-game sweep of Miami that pulled the Phillies even for the first time since they were 6-6 on April 14, the season-high fifth consecutive win improved their record to 31-30. "Were happy that some hard work is starting to pay off," Michael Young said after batting leadoff for the first time in almost 10 years. "Were starting to see it in the standings. Were very happy with that style of play right now. We just want to make sure we keep doing that. Keep pushing the envelope." Cloyd had a big hand in helping the team get above .500. "He took us where we wanted to go in the game," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "When you allow two runs or less, you stand a real good chance of winning the game. Cloyd (2-2) limited Milwaukee to singles by Jean Segura, Ryan Braun and Aramis Ramirez through 6 2-3 innings. When Norichika Aoki singled with two out in the seventh, Manuel brought in Justin De Fratus who retired Segura on a grounder to second. Philadelphia scored in four of five innings against Milwaukee starter Wily Peralta (4-7). "Tonight, we got a good start right out of the gate," Manuel said. Cloyd walked and scored on Mayberrys double in the second. Domonic Brown scored in the third when Erik Kratz hit into a fielders choice. "We got some runners on," Manuel said. "We got some runs out of it." Delmon Young homered in the fifth for his fifth home run in his last 15 games after only having one through his first 17. Milwaukees run came in the eighth off Mike Adams when Braun walked, stole second, advanced on a groundout and scored on Jonathan Lucroys grounder to third. The game was a rematch of Cloyds and Peraltas previous start. Cloyd lost 4-3 to Peralta on June 1 in Philadelphia, but didnt let that happen again. No Brewer got past second base despite his four walks. In the loss to Peralta five days ago, Cloyd went seven innings, allowing three runs, two earned, eight hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Peralta pitched seven innings, allowed two runs on eight hits. He walked one and struck out six, matching his season-high and picked up a rare victory. This time, Peralta threw 30 of his 99 pitches in a shaky first inning as the Phillies went ahead 2-0. Michael Young opened the game with a single. John Mayberry followed with a single and Jimmy Rollins did the same to load the bases and put Peralta in trouble right away. "I led off for about two years," Young said. "Probably right around the All-Star Break of 04, thats all she wrote." Ryan Howards sacrifice fly brought in Young. Peralta walked the next batter to load the bases again. With Delmon Young at bat, he bounced a pitch in the dirt that rolled away from catcher Lucroy allowing John Mayberry to score on the wild pitch. Peralta regrouped and struck out Young and retired Kratz on a comebacker to the mound. That performance wasnt what Brewers manager Ron Roenicke expected from Peralta. "He just didnt throw the ball where he wanted to," Roenicke said. "A couple ground balls the first two guys and then his command left him. He didnt have his slider today. The hard one he kept trying to throw and he couldnt command it, so he went to a softer slider." Peralta gave up five runs on eight hits in five innings, walked four and struck out two, losing for the fifth time in his last six starts. The fourth inning was the only one he kept the Phillies off the board. NOTES: Brewers LHP Tom Gorzelanny will make a spot start Sunday against Philadelphia. Hes replacing RHP Marco Estrada who went on the disabled list Wednesday with a strained left hamstring. ... 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Neil Putnam had been getting ready for spring practice at Lafayette College in 1973 when one of his quarterbacks came into the head varsity football coachs office with news of a difficult decision.Fresh off a strong season running the Leopards freshman football team, this budding two-sport star had decided to pass on a possible career on the gridiron, instead choosing to focus solely on baseball.Of course, my heart went down to my shoes, Putnam said, 43 years later. Im behind the desk, and Joes looking at me. I said, Joe, have you thought this over? And then I tried to obviously do a little bit of a sell job: Were looking forward to you coming into the varsity, and, Great hopes for the future of the program and all the things a head coach would do.But in the end what I said was what I meant: If youve made a decision and you thought it out, then you go with your decision and with my blessing. You become the best baseball player possible and do it right; however, if you decide to come back, doors always open.Joe was Joe Maddon, the brainiac manager whose Chicago Cubs will open the World Series on Tuesday against the Cleveland Indians. But before Maddon took the North Siders to their first Fall Classic in 71 years, before he legitimized the Tampa Bay Rays, before he spent three decades in the Los Angeles Angels organization, the kid from West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was something of a football star. And few bore witness to those pigskin exploits outside of Maddons alma mater, Lafayette, a 2,500-student liberal arts school some 80 minutes southeast of Maddons hometown.There, in the land of the FCS, every regular season ends with The Rivalry, pitting Lafayette against nearby nemesis Lehigh in what is the nations most-played football series. Maddon had a memorable debut in that matchup in the 1972 freshman game, completing 14 of 17 passes for four touchdowns in a Lafayette win.It would mark the last game of Maddons football career.He wore No. 12, a memory that resurfaced around campus last month when, during one of the eccentric skippers many themed road trips with the Cubs, Maddon wore a black and red Lafayette jersey that was given to him by current Leopards football coach Frank Tavani.As a signal-caller, Maddon demonstrated tremendous field vision, Putnam recalled. Steve Schnall, who was in charge of Lafayettes freshman team at the time, said in retrospect, the 5-foot-11 Maddon reminded him of a taller, slightly less mobile version of Doug Flutie, who won the 1984 Heisman Trophy before embarking on a 21-year professional career.Schnall lauded Maddons IQ, saying he trusted his quarterback enough to put auto-calls in to him rather than strictly designed plays, which gave him a freedom at the line of scrimmage that was unusual more than four decades ago.Just by accident we were running RPOs [run-pass options], Schnall said. We didnt call it RPO in those days but we were checking from calling a pass to running the ball or calling a run and then he would check to a pass, things like that that nobody was doing, including the pros. This guy was way ahead of his time in terms of intellect and ability and great judgment. Great instincts in everything he did.Schnall recruited Maddon out of Hazleton High. He remembered a blue-collar family, with his mother working at the Third-Base Luncheonette -- where she still works today -- and his father working as a plumber. Lafayette had no qualms about allowing Maddon to play both football and baseball.Schnall sees some of Maddons mottos now -- be it try not to suckk or do simple better -- and is reminded of their shared philosophies.dddddddddddd Maddon has spoken publicly about Schnalls own mantra -- zero defects -- and how it has helped influence his managing style.ZD, as Schnall called it, is about doing everything right the first time and creating a culture that strives to be mistake-free in everything from the neatness of the locker room to the way meals are served.[Maddon] is a special person, and it aint a fluke what hes done at Tampa Bay and Chicago, Schnall said. This guys got the ability to relate to players, but he also relates to the janitor just as well as the players and also relates to the owner just as well as he does to the janitor. Hes got a special knack of relationship relevancy. Hes an amazing guy and [his success is] well-deserved.Schnall, who went on to have a long coaching career in both the college and NFL ranks, still exchanges emails with Maddon but has yet to visit him in Chicago, although he was once the managers spring training guest with the Rays.Putnam, the coach who had left that football door ajar for Maddon, heard from his former pupil in 2014, when they arranged to reconnect at Yankee Stadium, the site of the 150th Lafayette-Lehigh football game -- 41 years after they had last seen each other.Reunions being what they are, the two never crossed paths in the Bronx. Putnam drove back to his Vermont home and, a day later, received a call from an apologetic Maddon, who had gotten caught up saying hello to too many other old faces.He felt like he had done something wrong to make me want to retire back in the day, Maddon recalled. I said, Coach, you did nothing wrong. ... I wanted to play baseball; I didnt want to just keep getting hit anymore. You had nothing to do with it. ... He felt so badly about that, so we talked about that and we just talked about all the coaches that we had.The newly-minted Chicago manager invited Putnam and his family to a game of their choice, and the party made a day out of it last July, first visiting Putnams son -- who was stationed in Illinois as the commander of the states National Guards 2nd Battalion -- before heading to Wrigley Field for a night game.Putnam and his wife, their son, daughter-in-law and grandkids got to meet with Maddon and explore his office before the Cubs faced the Cardinals. Maddon was a gracious host, Putnam said, one who had not changed one iota from the teenager he remembers coaching. The group laughed about Lafayette and old times, with Maddon even saying that he planned to throw the party to end all parties back at a fraternity house upon his next campus return.Putnam, the old coach, warned him not to get kids in trouble -- but Maddon, who says the party is on for next month, invited Putnam. You know, to make sure things dont get out of hand.Putnam says hes not a superstitious man, but the old coach in him cant shake certain routines, be it wearing the same hat when things are going well or greeting folks the same way every day.And so it is that he has yet to make contact with Maddon during this charmed campaign, for he couldnt bear the thought of being the reason the Cubs dont close the deal and snap their 108-year streak without a World Series title.Theres no way after the beginning of the year I was going to get back to him in-season, Putnam quipped. I cant wait for him to win this thing so I can break the silence and get back to him. ' ' '