Two Sandwiches with Salami

By: Maddy Hill
On Tuesday April 28, 2009, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals with a heart stopping score of 13-11. But what makes this game so special? It all started in the bottom of the fifth inning, the score being 2-6, Phillies losing. The bases were loaded when the Phillies first basemen, Ryan Howard, came up to bat. All the Philadelphia fans stood up on their feet as they heard the crack of Ryan’s bat meeting the ball and watched the line drive go into the shrubs, behind the centerfield line. Ryan Howard had just hit his sixth career grand slam or “grand salami.” This then tied the game up 6-6, but this didn’t calm the fans down. They were all biting their nails down in the bottom of the eighth when the bases were loaded (once again), with two outs, and the score being 9-11, which the Phillies were once losing again. The Phillies new leftfielder (who replaced the Phillies former leftfielder, Pat Burrell, who is now on the Tampa Bay Rays), Raul Ibanez, stepped up to the plate. He swung and hit the ball. The ball went for a ride as he hit it into the right field crowd. You probably heard of one grand slam happening in one game, but how about two? This had the crowd on their feet not biting their nails anymore. The Phillies took the lead 13-11! The Phillies then shut out the Nationals in the top of the ninth and walked away with an amazing win.