Phillies 7, Dodgers 5Game 34 - Saturday Night, May 18th in Philadelphia
Record - 13-21, 5th Place, 9 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Back-to-back triples in the fifth from Glenn Wilson and Luis Aguayo tied this game at four and Von Hayes' two-run home run in the sixth broke the tie as the Phillies went on to beat the Dodgers again.
What It Means: The Phillies beat Tommy Lasorda's Dodgers for the second game in a row, and they'd go for a series sweep in the Sunday afternoon game. But with Fernando Valenzuela pitching on Sunday, it would be a tough path to a sweep.
What Happened: Mariano Duncan's very costly error to open the fifth led to all four of the Phillies runs that inning being unearned. Dodgers' starter Orel Hershiser was the recipient of the bad defense. Still, Hershisher didn't pitch that crisply, and allowed the Phillies to score their first run in the second when he walked opposing pitcher John Denny with the bases loaded. Wilson's three RBIs gave him a team-leading 25 and Hayes' home run was his third of the season. In the fourth, Denny somehow stole second against Hershiser and Dodgers' catcher Mike Scioscia. I was a bit surprised to learn that Denny had nine career stolen bases over his 13-year career, and this was his sixth.
Denny didn't factor in the decision, pitching 5 2/3 innings and allowing five runs on eight hits. Larry Andersen got the win as he recorded the final out of the sixth inning before the Phillies took the lead for good. Don Carman pitched three perfect innings for the save. Carman was actually second on the team in saves in 1985 with seven. Only Kent Tekulve had more with 14.
Featured Card: Wilson had a big hit, but I'll give the card to Hayes for his clutch, tie-breaking home run.
1985 Virtual Phillies Wall / 1985 Season Summary Index
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