With the score tied 5-5 in the top of the ninth inning of game 3 of the NLDS, Chase Utley is at the plate with one out and a runner on second.
Utley hits the ball into the ground behind home plate, and the ball appears to ricochet off of his right leg while he is still in the batter's box (i.e., a foul ball).
Nevertheless, the ball is called fair, and pitcher Huston Street fields it.
But Utley is called safe.
Instead of two outs with a man on third in the top of the ninth, it is one out with men on first and third. The next batter, Ryan Howard, hits a sacrifice fly to centerfield, scoring what proved to be the winning run.
Final: Phillies 6, Rockies 5 (Phillies lead best of five series 2-1).
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