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Running, Ribbie Squash Dodgers

The thrill has returned!

Jayson Werth stole home, an exhilarating event, capping a 5-3 Phillies win over the Dodgers. It ended a landmark day for Werth — he stole four bases in the game, including a rare second-third-home swipe series in one inning. It was the third time in franchise history the feat had been recorded, and just the ninth time since 1942 it’s happened in the major leagues.

The Phils scored without the longball. Raul Ibanez crushed a two-run double to hand the Phils a 4-2 lead, after Jimmy Rollins knocked a clutch single out of the five-hole and Shane Victorino brought in a runner via an RBI groundout.

The offense backed a second-consecutive strong performance by Chan Ho Park. He went six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits. He struck out three.

After Park left the back end of the bullpen performed a stellar close. Chad Durbin and Scott Eyre pitched a scoreless seventh, and Ryan Madson turned the trick in the eighth. Though he got the save, Brad Lidge allowed a run in the ninth; he’s been very shaky all 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.