'Silver Fox' Chase Utley preserved Rich Hill's perfect game bid with an unreal diving catch
On Wednesday night,
But that was only because of a ridiculous play by the Dodgers' Chase Ultey an inning before.
The Dodgers' broadcast crew, Joe Davis and Nomar Garciaparra, referred to Utley as the 'Silver Fox' (which just so happens to be what will be featured on Utley's Players Weekend jersey in a few days) after that play, as the seemingly ageless 38-year-old keeps doing the right thing at the right time for the Dodgers.
The play led to some shocked social media reactions, as you'd expect:
chase utley will still be more athletic than all of us when he's 100
— Lana Berry (@Lana) August 24, 2017
OMG CHASE UTLEY! pic.twitter.com/6vN6UKLINj
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 24, 2017
Despite Utley's remarkable play and the fact that Hill made it through nine no-hit innings, it all ended on a walk-off homer from the Pirates'
All in all, a pretty dramatic night at PNC Park.