Sunday, May 04, 2008

Utley wins NL Player of the Month

Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies has been named the National League Player of the Month for April.

The left-handed hitting second baseman hit .360 (40-111) with 10 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs, 23 RBI and 25 runs scored in April. His 11 home runs, 85 total bases and .766 slugging percentage all paced the National League.

The two-time All-Star posted 15 multi-hit games, two multi-home run contests and six multi-RBI performances. Utley homered in five consecutive games from April 17th-21st, tying a Phillies record shared by Bobby Abreu (2005), Mike Schmidt (1979) and Dick Allen (1969). The UCLA product, drafted in the first round (15th overall) by the Phillies in the 2000 First-Year Player Draft, capped the month with his Major-League leading 11th home run of the year on April 30th vs. San Diego.

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