May 09, 2007
Triumphant Return
The Phillies were trailing 3-0 in the seventh when they loaded the bases off Randy Johnson. Melvin went to the pen for Medders, and Manuel brought a surprise off the bench, Ryan Howard. The big slugger showed why he won the MVP in 2006, hitting a grand slam to change the deficit into a lead. The Phillies add two more and lead the DBacks 6-3 in the ninth.
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Johnson, 43 years old, had made 91 pitches in six shutout innings. It was a great game for him up to then, his best of the season. I wonder how many pitches the manager wanted that old man to make. It was silly to leave him in.