Philadelphia ? The Philadelphia Phillies almost hate to pack their bags.

Pat Burrell and Chase Utley homered, and Cory Lidle pitched seven strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies capped a 12-1 homestand with a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

The Phillies have won six straight and 15 of 17 to improve to a season-best eight games over .500 (36-28). The 12 victories were the second-highest total in team history, two shy of a 14-2 homestand in July 1955.

“It’s been awesome. We just have to stick to our approach when we hit the road,” said Burrell as the Phillies embark on a six-game road trip to Seattle and Oakland. “It starts with the pitching. We got great pitching the entire homestand, and we put some runs up.”

Jim Thome added, “This homestand is something you strive to do. It’s as good as you can get.

“It sure has been fun. As a club, we’ve turned the corner.”

Lidle (6-4) gave up one run on four hits to earn his first win in his last three starts. He struck out three and walked one.

“I got ahead for the most part,” Lidle said. “I had good movement on my fastball and kept them a little off balance. I only made a couple of mistakes.”

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, who was taking the heat from the Philadelphia fans in early May, was beaming after the performance at home. Since May 15, the Phillies are 20-6 – the best record in the majors.

“This was exactly what we needed,” Manuel said. “I can’t explain it other than our players are doing a good job.

Ugueth Urbina pitched the eighth, and Billy Wagner got the final three outs.

Carlos Lee accounted for Milwaukee’s first run with his 16th homer. The Brewers have lost four straight.

Burrell broke a 1-all tie in the fourth with a long homer to left-center field off Ben Sheets (2-6). Burrell, who won Saturday’s game with a three-run home run, has 14 on the season – including five on the homestand.

The Phillies added four runs in the eighth on Jim Thome’s RBI single and Utley’s 10th homer – a three-run shot.