Victorino leads Phillies past Braves with arm, bat

3 Up

1. The Flyin' Hawaiian: Shane Victorino did it all tonight, going 2 for 3 with 2 triples, 2 runs scored, 2 walks and he drove home the run that gave the Phillies a lead in the 10th inning. Oh, and he ended the Braves rally in the bottom of the 10th by throwing out the possible tying run at the plate.

2. Bullpen Dominance: Jamie Moyer pitched well but was only able to go 5 2/3rds innings. Enter the bullpen.

3. Chipper is ridiculously good: I hate to give an Up to a Brave, but Chipper Jones had two hits on the night and pushed his batting average up to .421 for the season.

3 Down:

1. Lidge bailed out: You'll notice I did not mention Brad Lidge when praising the Phillies bullpen. Lidge was spared from blowing his first save of the season by the rocket arm of Shane Victorino.

2. The disappearing Phillie offense: It's not time to sound the alarm because they are still winning games, but the Phils offense has really come back to Earth. After averaging 12 runs a game over a five game stretch last week, the Phillies are averaging 3.4 runs per game over their most recent five games.

3. Feliz nailed at home

As always, click the link for video highlights, including footage of Victorino's game winning throw.

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Credit that win to Victorino and to some bad Braves fielding

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