We should be watching spring training games this weekend, but instead we're being socially distant because of some virus I heard about on TV. Anyway, to kill time I've been searching YouTube for some of my favorite Phillies moments and came across this gem from May 2, 2010.
The Phils entered the bottom of the 4th trailing 5-2. The inning started with a double to deep right by Chase Utley off Mets starter Johan Santana. Ryan Howard followed with a fly out to deep left field for the first out. Jayson Werth was next, and he was out on a dribbler that catcher Rod Barajas fielded. There are now two outs, with Utley on third.
Here's where it gets fun. Raul Ibanez singles to right scoring Utley, making it a 5-3 Mets lead. Juan Castro (!) follows with a single to left, and Ibanez stops at second. Carlos Ruiz follows with a walk, loading the bases for 47-year-old starting pitcher Jamie Moyer, who works a walk in a brilliant seven-pitch at-bat that scores Ibanez, making the score 5-4. Citizens Bank Park is an absolute frenzy at this point.
Shane Victorino follows and absolutely crushes a ball into the seat in left for a grand slam and the Phils take an 8-5 lead. But wait...there's more. Placido Polanco singles to center, and Santana is pulled and Hisanori Takahashi, a lefty, comes in out of the bullpen. Utley, up for the second time, greets him by crushing a HR deep into right for a 10-5 lead. Howard is next and singles to center. Werth comes up again and doubles deep into the right-center gap to score Howard, making it 11-5. The inning finally ends when Ibanez grounds to first.
Here's a link to the bottom of the 4th, (https://youtu.be/JW5_fVZloF8?t=4492) in case the video I posted doesn't work. The fun begins 1 hour, 15 minutes into the game. Enjoy.
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