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TURIN, Italy -- Even the best can make mistakes.Veteran Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon made a rare error on Thursday which almost cost his team the match before Daniele De Rossis late penalty rescued a 1-1 draw against Spain in their World Cup qualifier.Spain had dominated but rarely tested Buffon, thanks to Italys strength in defense, until the Juventus goalkeepers howler in the 55th minute.Sergio Busquets long pass appeared innocuous enough but Buffon rushed out of the penalty area to clear and completely missed the ball, allowing Vitolo to deposit it into the empty net.Italy had been entrenched in its own half for much of the match but that goal seemed to spark the Azzurri into life and they secured a point when De Rossi converted with eight minutes remaining after Eder was tripped by Sergio Ramos.In a year and a half one can laugh about, if it happens again in two days or 20 days we will laugh less, Buffon said. We managed to recover and my teammates were really commendable because after the goal we found a physical and mental force to rescue a match which seemed impossible looking at how the first hour went.I had too many ideas in my head on how I was going to kick the ball. I was scared of kicking it off him and I thought of another way, but then ended up making a hash of it.Many of the matches between Italy and Spain in recent years have centered on their veteran goalkeepers, with Buffon and Iker Casillas regarded as the best in the world for many years.But Casillas was again not included in Julen Lopeteguis second squad since taking over from Vicente del Bosque and Buffon had joked on the eve of the match that it was a sign that he too was reaching his sell-by-date.But defender Leonardo Bonucci, who has been a teammate of Buffon for several years for club and country, shrugged off the 38-year-olds error.I cant do anything but say thanks to Gigi for what he does for Juventus and the national team. He is a superstar, Bonucci said, before joking: He showed that even he is a human being, and we had some doubts about that until today.Buffon has played for Italy for nearly 19 years, having made his debut as a 19-year-old on Oct. 29, 1997.He needs three more appearances to move level with Casillas and former Latvia midfielder Vitalijs Astafjevs on 167 caps as the most capped players in European football history, while he is 20 appearances off Ahmed Hassans record for Egypt.Buffon, who won the World Cup with Italy in 2006, broke a 22-year-old Serie A record last season for not conceding a goal, going 974 consecutive minutes before he was finally beaten.Even the best goalkeeper in history can make mistakes too once in a while, otherwise hed be a machine, said De Rossi, who plays for Juves Serie A rival Roma. It would have been better if hed made a mistake for Juventus rather than Italy.Spain and Italy are level on points in Group G after winning their opening qualifiers. 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It was the 13th homer of the season and the 370th of his career for Howard, who moved into a tie with Gil Hodges for 77th on the all-time list.Obviously, in the moment, youre playing a game, but when I get time to sit back and reflect on it, its actually pretty cool, some of the names that Im there with, Howard said. Ive still got some work to do, but Im going to enjoy this one today.Carlos Ruiz doubled and had two hits for the fourth-place Phillies, who have won 11 of 15. Philadelphia also silenced a large contingent of Mets fans, who sometimes made Citizens Bank Park sound more like Citi Field for the second straight night.It was a good win, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. I didnt want to hear the Mets fans.Jose Reyes and Travis dArnaud drove in the runs for the Mets, who have dropped four of five since All-Star slugger Yoenis Cespedes was injured.Were not taking care of opportunities, manager Terry Collins said. Weve got to take advantage of all those opportunities. We had a chance to add on and we didnt get it done.New York failed to homer for just the second time in the last 14 games. The Mets entered having hit 14 homers in four games at Citizens Bank Park this season and 33 long balls over the last two years at Philadelphias home park.The Mets appeared primed to take the lead in the top of the seventh, but pinch-hitter Kelly Johnson flied out to short left field with runners on second and third and one out before left fielder Cody Asche made an excellent sliding catch for the final out on Asdrubal Cabreras sinking liner with the bases loaded.Cespedes was available as a pinch-hitter, but Collins said he went with Johnson because Cespedes couldnt run the bases in the event of a walk.Philadelphia capitalized on Cabreras throwing error at shortstoop in the bottom half for the go-ahead run.dddddddddddd Cabrera threw wide of first baseman James Loney, allowing speedy Peter Bourjos to reach with one out. Bourjos went to second on Asches walk against Jerry Blevins (3-1) and scored on Francos single to left.I had all the time, said Cabrera, who has four errors this season. It happens.The Phillies tacked on a run in the eighth when Ruiz led off with a double, went to third on a groundout and scored on Erik Goeddels wild pitch.Edubray Ramos (1-0) worked a hitless inning for his first major league win. Jeanmar Gomez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 25th save in 27 chances.The Mets tied it in the third on Reyes sacrifice fly that scored Juan Lagares.New York took a 2-1 lead in the fourth on dArnauds sacrifice fly before the Phillies tied it in the fifth on Asches groundout that scored pitcher Jerad Eickhoff.PHILLIES STARTING REPORTEickhoff allowed two runs and five hits with three strikeouts and one walk in six-plus innings. The right-hander singled and doubled to help his own cause.He really wasnt that sharp, but he pitched well enough to win, Mackanin said. 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