Chase Utley Feels Terrible But Adds That S Winning Baseball

“It was one of those awkward plays, first and third. Tying run’s on third base, going hard to break up the double play,” Utley told reporters Saturday after the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory in Game 2. (via SportsNet LA). “Obviously, I feel terrible that he was injured. I had no intent to hurt anyone whatsoever. But I did have an intent to break up the double play."

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Utley added (from New York Daily News), “I was trying to put a body on him to try to break up the double play. I think you’re taught from a young age to try to break up double plays.

“That’s winning baseball."