Chase Utley
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"Chase Cameron Utley" is a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. A native of the Greater Los Angeles area, he grew up in Long Beach, California, and attended UCLA Bruins#Baseball/UCLA. Utley was chosen as the second baseman on the Sports Illustrated All-Decade Team for the 2000s. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Since becoming a permanent fixture as the Phillies' second baseman, Utley has demonstrated versatility, spending some time at first baseman/first base as well. As his fielding has improved over his career, Utley was seen in combination with Jimmy Rollins as one of the best middle-infield combinations in the NL, until Rollins was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the winter of 2014. Utley is considered by fans to be a team leader, alongside Ryan Howard.

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Any loss like that is devastating. Especially with five games to go.

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With Pedro, you can get any pitch at any time. The more you see, the more comfortable you get. Everyone wants to contribute, especially at this time of the season. It's going to be a fun final month. Winning this way, after [Tuesday's] tough loss shows the character of this team. We're not giving up. We're not going to quit.

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We have the biggest game of the year [Sunday], and we have to win.

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It's pretty self-explanatory. If we play well, we know what our picture is. If we don't play well, we'll know what our picture is.

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We put it all together, ... We still have three more to go. There's definitely still a shot. Obviously, we need a little help.

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We put it to them late in the game, ... It was huge.

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I was on the top step. I had a good feeling.

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We knew Houston had lost today. We wanted to get it, and somehow we did.

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He's the guy that starts everything. He's a big part of our team.

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