The Philadelphia Phillies did not play their best in a Friday night victory over the Cincinnati Reds, but did manage to get the win thanks to numerous errors made by the Reds. Though Cincinnati had been one of the best defensive teams in the league during the regular season, they managed to accumulate four errors throughout the duration of the game, including a costly play where Reds Right fielder Jay Bruce lost a fly ball hit by Jimmy Rollins in the lights, allowing Chase Utley, who went 2-4 with 2 RBI, and Jayson Werth to score and giving the Phillies the lead in the seventh inning. Though the Phillies were down 4-0 early, they fought back throughout the entire game and broke through in the seventh inning, taking a 6-4 lead. They would tack on another run in the eighth inning on an RBI single by Jayson Werth. Brad Lidge came on in the ninth inning and closed out the game for his first save of the 2010 postseason, looking very good in the process. The Phils will go for the series sweep Sunday in Cincinnati at 7:00 p.m.
Quick Note: Best Actor Award goes to Chase Utley, for his fine performance in his at bat vs. Aroldis Chapman. (Utley faked getting hit by a pitch that was dangerously close to actually hitting his hand, and was awarded first base due to the performance).
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