cartersDad26 wrote:Mayberry comes up big in clutch
The Phillies defeated the Marlins, 7-3, with John Mayberry Jr. hitting a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 11th. Mayberry had pushed the game into the 11th, hitting a game-tying solo shot in the bottom of the 10th.
The only other game in the past 60 seasons in which the Phillies hit a game-tying home run in extra innings and then followed up with another home run to win the contest came on June 21, 2003, when Jim Thome tied the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the 12th, and Todd Pratt won the game with a two-run homer.
Before Mayberry, the most recent player to hit a game-tying, extra-inning home run and then a game-ending home run was the Orioles' Mike Young, on May 28, 1987. Young tied the contest with a solo shot in the 10th, and then hit a two-run homer in the 12th to give the Orioles an 8-7 victory.
For the Phillies, Mayberry's slam was the first to come in the 11th inning or later since Dale Murphy hit an 11th-inning game-ender on Aug. 6, 1991.
I remember that Pratt homer every time I purchase beer that is not twist-off
