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PHOTOS: Chase Utley And The Seventh Inning Umpiring

by Jeff Sullivan

Apologies for the poor quality here, but it's the best we can do in showing evidence of the controversial calls that went Chase Utley's way Friday night.

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Utley then didn't appear to touch third base when he came around to score on Jimmy Rollins' line drive, but the Reds never appealed, so it didn't matter.

Said Utley after the game:

asked where he got hit by chapman's 102-mph fastball, utley said, "it was pretty close.''

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