Phillies sneak out of Florida with lucky win

Written by Mike Mariano | 06 August 2010

The Phillies did a great job of putting themselves in a position to win last night's game.  From there, the gave the game away at every chance and only the umps could give them the additional life they didn't deserve.  The ninth inning was truly a shit-show for the Phillies.  They squandered the bases loaded with 0 outs by making three consecutive outs, on the basepaths!  How the hell is that possible?

Then the Phillies self-destructed on the basepaths. Ibanez was caught off third on a grounder and tagged out, Werth was picked off second and Domonic Brown was thrown out trying to steal second.

Then in the bottom of the ninth the Marlins knocked the game-winning hit down the 3rd base line.  It was clearly fair, but the umpire blew the call and gave the Phillies that new life.  In the 10th they put together the go-ahead run they needed and got the win on a Carlos Ruiz home run.

Ibanez and Werth continued their strong play with RBI's apiece and teaming up to tie the game in the top of the 10th.