Hull City boss Steve Bruce says he is flattered to be linked with the vacant England managers job. Bruce is one of several managers to have been linked with the post following Englands ignominious exit from Euro 2016 and Roy Hodgsons subsequent departure.Sam Allardyce, Jurgen Klinsmann and Eddie Howe have also been reported as potential successors to Hodgson and Bruce, who steered Hull back into the Premier League last season, admits is nice to be in the frame. I have to say Im highly flattered like any English person would be to be linked with the top job, he told Sky Sports News HQ. Its terrific, but its only speculation and hearsay so until you hear something directly then you cant really comment.To be even considered is a great honour. Wenger wont rule out England Arsene Wenger admits he would be open to the possibility of becoming England manager Bruce confirmed he had not been contacted by the FA but admitted he would be open to talks if he was approached.Of course I would be interested to talk to them and I would expect for any English person in my position that its got to be the top job that everybody would love, he added.Bruce said on Monday he was focused on building a Hull squad capable of competing in the Premier League in the coming season. Alex Bruce celebrates with his father as Hull win promotion to the Premier League With the players that we let go at the end of last season, and the two injuries weve subsequently picked up, we might now be looking at five or six new faces, he said.Wed like to add to the squad quickly if we could, but when you have European Championships going on there hasnt been any really significant movement [in the transfer market] just yet. 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The Braves jumped on Kyle Kendrick in the first inning thanks to Freemans three-run drive. Freemans RBI double in the second boosted Atlantas lead to 4-0 before Kendrick settled down. Kendrick (3-8) tossed a season-best eight innings, giving up four runs and nine hits with eight strikeouts and two walks. But the early damage was too much to overcome for Philadelphias sagging offence, which entered ranked 11th in the NL in batting average at .241. The Phillies scored three runs or fewer for the 39th time this season and dropped to 7-32 in those games. The Phillies scorred twice in the fourth on Jimmy Rollins RBI groundout and Marlon Byrds RBI single.dddddddddddd. They threatened in the eighth against reliever Jordan Walden, placing runners on first and second with two outs, but Walden fanned Ryan Howard on a 97 mph fastball to end the inning. Philadelphia put a runner in scoring position in the ninth. Byrd drew a leadoff walk, but Kimbrel struck out Cody Asche before John Mayberry Jr. flied out to the wall in left-centre. Domonic Brown, out of the starting lineup for the second straight day and third time in five games, struck out as a pinch-hitter to end the game. Gerald Laird replaced Evan Gattis behind the plate for the Braves after the top of the first. Gattis struck out swinging in the first and left the game due to back spasms. Laird went 1 for 3 with a double. NOTES: Philadelphia placed catcher Carlos Ruiz on the seven-day DL with concussion-like symptoms. Ruiz was hit in the head by A.J. Ramos pitch Thursday against Miami. . The teams play a day-night doubleheader Saturday, with Atlanta RHP Ervin Santana (5-5, 4.15 ERA) facing RHP Roberto Hernandez (3-6, 4.41) in the opener, followed by RHP David Hale (3-2, 2.72) against Philadelphia RHP Sean OSullivan in the nightcap. OSullivan will be making his first start of the season after getting called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. ' ' '