It's All 'Werth' It To Me

Friday night will be one to remember for Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth. He entered the game as part of a platoon in right field with left handed hitter Geoff Jenkins. He left the game with his name forever etched in the Phillies record books. Werth hit a three run homer in the second to make it 3-0 Phillies, a grand slam in the third to make it 8-0 and then a solo shot in the fifth inning to make it 9-2 Phillies.

With the eight RBIs Werth racked up on Friday night he became one of 5 Phillies in franchise history to perform the feat. Werth's previous career high of four RBIs in one game came not long ago. The other four members of the exclusive club are Gavvy Cravath, Willie 'Puddin' Head' Jones, Kitty Bransfield and the one and only Michael Jack Schmidt.

Werth's final at-bat of the night was a pop-out in foul ground to first base, ending the drama for one evening. The fans wanted to see a fourth home run and a ninth RBI but it wasn't to be. The last time the Phillies had a three homer game was on September 3, 2006 against the Atlanta Braves. Howard hit all three shots off of Tim Hudson.

The Phillies take on the Blue Jays again tonight at Citizens Bank Park in game two of a three game set with their foes from 1993. On a side note: former Phillies third baseman Scott Rolen collected an RBI last night against his old club.