WATCH: Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins talk Game 4 of the 2009 NLDS

As Phillies fans eagerly await the result of the Mets-Brewers Wild Card series to see who the team will face in the NLDS, Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins took a trip down memory lane to relive a key moment from the 2009 NLDS.

In Game 4 against the Rockies, Howard’s clutch, game-tying double in the 9th inning off Huston Street paved the way for Jayson Werth to drive in the go-ahead run. Brad Lidge then closed it out, sending the Phillies to the NLCS after winning the series 3-1.

Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard discuss Game 4 of the 2009 NLCS

"Get me to the plate, we gonna win this game."

Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard reminisce on Howard's big hit in Game 4 of the 2009 NLDS. pic.twitter.com/KlIs5JDnZV

— MLB (@MLB) October 3, 2024

I remember exactly when this happened. I was in college at West Virginia University and in a MICRO (or MACRO?) 101 midterm when I received an update on the game via text from my boys back at our apartment saying that the Phillies were mounting a comeback in the 9th inning.

I immediately filled out the scantron bubbles, walked out of the midterm, and caught Ryan Howard’s game-tying heroics. Needless to say, I wasn’t exactly an ace in economics but there was no chance in hell I was going to risk missing what’s now considered a legendary moment in Philadelphia Phillies baseball.

With 2 outs and a 2-1 count in the top of the ninth inning- with two runners on base, Ryan Howard ripped a bases-clearing, game-tying double off Rockies pitcher Hudson Street.

Jayson Werth then came to the plate and hit a bloop-single to right-center field to give the Phillies a 5-4 victory and a 3-1 series win over the Colorado Rockies. 

Ryan Howard Game-Tying Double in Game 4 of the 2009 NLDS

2009 NLDS Game 4, top of the 9th inning.

Rockies are winning 4-2 and are close to tying the series up at 2 games each. Phillies are down to their last out. The goal is to get Ryan Howard to the plate. pic.twitter.com/zCZiDYhNHG

— John Foley (@2008Philz) May 13, 2023

Let the good times roll. The 2024 NLDS begins in South Philadelphia on Saturday at 4:08pm. The Phillies await their opponent. It’s either the Milwaukee Brewers or New York Mets – who will face off in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card tonight.

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