Roy Halladay fought through a rain delay to deliver 7 solid innings, allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 7. Meanwhile, Wilson Valdez sac fly in the 2nd and Carlos Ruiz solo shot in the 4th helped the Phils twice rally back from a 1 run down. Micheal Stutes, Antonio Bastardo, and Juan Perez combined outstandingly to keep the score knotted at 2 through 9 and 1/2 innings. Perez's performance was especially outstanding, in fact it was a perfect 9 pitch, 9 strike, 1-2-3 outing, the first by a Phil in extra innings in 20 years and the first ever by a pitcher who went on to win the game. Speaking of winning, Perez sparkling top of the 10th, set the stage for Raul slam a screaming liner into the right field seats with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th for a 3-2 win. The win is the Phil's 56th of the season and moves them back to 3.5 games up in the NL East.
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