PHILADELPHIA -- The ball gobbled up David Wright, pushing all his weight in the opposite direction of the one he wanted to go. Had Wright dived for the ball, he might have been able to clamor to his feet and put enough zip on it to retire Peter Bourjos. He also might have missed it entirely.
As it was, Wright fielded Bourjos' grounder in the 11th inning Wednesday, jumped, twisted and fired a strike to Lucas Duda. But with his weight carrying him in the opposite direction, there was not nearly enough muscle on the throw.