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Prague, Czech Republic (SportsNetwork.com) - Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova won singles matches Saturday to give host Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Germany in the Fed Cup final. Kvitova secured the first point of this best-of-five competition with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Andrea Petkovic on the indoor hardcourt at O2 Arena. The Wimbledon champion converted five of seven break-point chances and compiled a 25-7 edge in winners to improve to 22-6 in Fed Cup singles matches. Petkovic had beaten Kvitova in their previous two meetings more than three years ago and four of five overall, and she entered the final having won in Bulgaria last Sunday for her third WTA title this season. Safarova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 to move the Czechs to within one win of a third Fed Cup title in four years. Kvitova will take on Kerber in the first reverse single on Sunday before Safarova battles Petkovic. 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Crawford snapped a 2-for-22 skid with his two-out hit off the wall in left-centre field and finished with four RBIs. Posey, who also doubled and scored in the 14th, had four hits, including two doubles, two runs and an RBI on his homer. "It was one pitch," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "He was first-ball swinging." George Kontos (3-0) earned the win for the second straight night. Lincecum, San Franciscos ninth pitcher, got the final two outs for the save. Jeff Manship (1-2) surrendered four runs and lost. The Giants (56-44) improved to 8-2 in extra-inning games and 6-0 on the road. The Phillies (43-57) fell to 6-7. "Its tough right now," Howard said. "Its just how it goes sometimes. Its just not going our way this year." Hunter Pence had three hits, including a fifth-inning homer. Pence is a lifetime .353 hitter with 14 homers in 34 gammes against Philadelphia.dddddddddddd Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer in the fifth, giving him five homers and 13 RBIs in his last 10 games. 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