2B Chase Utley continued his hot streak last night and LF Pat Burrell hit a game winning 3 RBI double in the top of the 9th to give the Phillies a 2 game series sweep against the Defending NL Champ Colorado Rockies. Both Burrell and Utley are off to monster starts this April and their contributions have carried an offense that is without the top of the order (Rollins and Victorino on DL). Their contributions have been particularly important with Slugger Ryan Howard badly slumping after another 0-4, 2 K performance that dropped his batting average to .190 on the season.
Notes: Utley's consecutive games with a HR streak is over at 5 games which ties a club record. He went 2-5 with a couple RBIs despite hitting one deep and he is now batting .433 with 6 HR, 11 RBI in his past 7 games. Burrell, in comparison, has cooled off and is only batting .370 in the past 7 games.
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