The One Where Chase Utley Gets Us All Some Sleep Despite Brad Lidge’s Best Efforts

You know, that has always been my favorite Friends episode. But on the actual game…

The Phils won what felt like the longest in the history of sport, a game that included a 78-minute rain delay and 3 extra innings. The actual game lasted a total of 4:05, and from first pitch to last, took up 5:23 of your Friday night and took a good amount of time that you probably planned to use sleeping.

Chase Utley went 2-6, with 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored, including his 21st homer of the season to help them jump out to an early 2-0 lead after the first half-inning, as well as the go-ahead RBI single in the top of the 12th.

Jayson Werth was also 2-6, with a pair of RBIs and put the Phils up by 2 in the 12th, which proved to be very helpful in the bottom half of that inning.

Jimmy Rollins, seemingly like everyone else on the team, also went 2-6, with a pair of scores and a double, and now has hitsi n 12 of his last 13 games.

Ryan Howard — you guessed it — was 2-6, with a run scored.

Raul Ibanez, to break the streak, was only 2-3, but also scored once.

Cole Hamels was pitching very well, only allowing four baserunners after the lead-off homer, but in typical Florida weather fashion, his start was shortened by that pesky rain delay. He likely would’ve had a quality start. In his 5 innings, he gave up just 4 hits and 1 run, walking 1 and striking out 5. He alsothrew just 68 pitches thru those 5 innings. I wouldn’t be the leasdt bit surprised if he goes out and shuts down the Cubs on Wednesday. (It doesn’t hurt that they have a pretty mediocre lineup. Thanks, Soriano!)

(Updated from here down. Everything before this was what I managed to get in before the game last night. More on that later.)

Brad Lidge, in the bottom of the 12th, after the Phils had scored their two, really did not want to win, and tried to keep us up as long as possible. He gave up back-to-back one-out walks.

Look for more stuff later tonight/tomorrow. I’m going to the game tonight. Look for me on the 1st-base line.

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