Chase Utley tied a club record - for the second time this year - with five home runs in five games.

He has a MLB-best 21 home runs through 59 games, meaning he has 103 game left to hit 22 more to break the all-time mark for home runs in a single season by a second baseman (Davey Johnson, 1973; Rogers Hornsby, 1922).

Oh, and he made a pair or diving stabs with his glove, the last to end the game and help the Phillies win for the seventh time in eight games.

When I heard all the preseason talk about Utley being the NL MVP, I thought it was a cute, little media creation to cleanly gives the Phillies a three-peat (since Ryan Howard won in 2006, Jimmy Rollins in 2007).

But with apologies to Chipper Jones and Lance Berkman, Utley is the favorite in the clubhouse now. Granted, it's only June 2.

The power purge he's on is borderline ridiculous. He's only 11 away from tying his personal best of 32 home runs in a season.

11 home runs. I think he's hit that in this homestand.

I'm not sure what else to say. I can't wrap my head around Utley being able to hit 45 home runs, but it sure looks like he can do that by accident.

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The Archive Files

I had the day off yesterday, so I forgot post the Sunday notes column, where we're trying to get you to appreciate the MLB draft.

In Sunday's game story by Rob Parent, Moyer settles down and Jenkins delivers in the pinch.

Let's not forget veteran Jack McCaffrey's column, where he drops a great line pertaining to the Phillies penchant for home runs: By now, the guy who activates the Liberty Bell home-run display has so worn out his arm that he probably needs Tommy John surgery.

In the notes, Mike Lieberthal comes back to Philly and suits in the old red pinstripes.

And way back in Saturday's game story, Cole Hamels was hammered. Again.