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- Updated: April 21, 2016
ATLANTA — Chase Utley will never make the All-Interview Team. It’s about the only team that wouldn’t welcome him.
Then, again, Utley has always believed that actions speak louder than words. It’s how the 37-year-old second baseman has starred for 13-plus Major League seasons.
His actions spoke volumes Wednesday night, as the Dodgers rallied from three runs down to earn a 5-3, 10-inning win over the Braves at Turner Field.
“He’s a baseball player, and he played a complete baseball game,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
Utley completely threw Braves reliever Jason Grilli off his game in the 10th inning, using every bit of his baseball guile and a tip from first-base coach George Lombard. After singling to right field on a 3-2 pitch from Grilli to lead off the inning, he wasted little time cashing in on advice from Lombard and taking off for second.
“George made us all aware that [Grilli] can be slow at times,” Utley said. “That first pitch, he was pretty slow to the plate, and we took advantage of it.”
Utley not only swiped the base, but he changed the tone of the inning. The …
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