The Phils were down to their last out in the top of the 9th last night in New York. They trailed the Mets 2-1 and faced the prospect of seeing their faint Wild-Card hopes expire.
That’s when an amazing thing happened. First Chase Utley worked a walk. Then a familiar figure came to the plate. Remember Ryan Howard? Yeah, that guy who so many fans remember as being the last out of too many Phillies games, including that agonzing final game in the playoff loss to the Cardinals last year.
But the Phillies still have a heartbeat this morning, thanks in no small part to their ‘Big Piece.’
Howard provided the dramatic fireworks with a towering home run to right to give the Phillies a 3-2 win.
So much for the good news. Unfortunately, the Cardinals won again, so the Phils remain four games back in the Wild-Card race.
But the did manage to climb over the fast-fading Pirates.
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