Twins 13, Phillies 10 (11 Innings)Game 66 - Saturday Afternoon, June 19th in Philadelphia
With a 5-run lead going into the 9th inning, recording the final three outs of the game should be just a formality. Unfortunately for the Phillies, the bullpen duo of Jose Contreras and Brad Lidge allowed 5 Twins runs before recording three outs, sending the game to the bottom of the 9th. The Phils failed to capitalize on a first and second with one out situation in the bottom of the 9th, compounding an already frustrating situation. The Twins scored a go-ahead run in the 10th which was quickly matched by a Ross Gload pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the 10th. In the top of the 11th, reliever Danys Baez allowed 3 more Twins runs to score and that was it. Barf.
Completely negated by the Contreras/Lidge implosion - Chase Utley's 3 for 5 performance and 4 home runs other than Gload's dramatic 10th inning blast. Cole Hamels allowed 3 first inning runs but then pulled it together, shutting out the Twins for the next 6 innings.
Jim Thome received a nice ovation from a grateful Phillies crowd when he came in to pinch-hit in the top of the 9th. And some Phillies fans actually stood and clapped when he hit a 2-run home run off Contreras to bring the score to 9-6. Little did those fans know it was the beginning of the end for the Phils' chances for a win.
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