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Utley’s 2 Homers Lead Phils Past Reds

The offense backed up Kyle Kendrick in his first start of 2008, with Chase Utley â€” call it Chase-innati â€”Â hitting two home runs en route to a 8-4 win Friday night.

Kendrick scattered four runs and eight hits over his five innings of work â€” not great, but a yeoman’s effort, as his offense answered the clarion call. Pat Burrell knocked his first homer of the season in the first inning, before Utley hit his two â€” one in the third and one in the fifth. It was over after that, as Ryan Madson, Rudy Seanez and JC Romero combined for a one hitter in the final four frames.

Basically, a real solid win for the Phils. Starting pitching was shaky, but the offense was on fire and the bullpen did their job in spades. It’s just the right kind of win for a team coming off such a topsy turby first victory of the season.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.