Jayson Werth is Accident Prone

"They say that home runs are accidents... I hope that I have about 20 more accidents this year."  ~ Jayson Werth, following last night's game [link]

Just when you thought Jayson Werth's hot start to the season might be coming to an end, part of the natural ebb and flow of any season, he goes and has a game like the one he had last night.

In case you missed it, Werth had three home runs and eight RBI, the power supply for the Phillies 10-3 rout of the visiting Blue Jays.  The most impressive was the second of the three home runs, a grand salami.  He's hit 9 homers on the year and his OPS+ stands at 136.

Not only that, the performance garnered a place for Werth in the history books as he tied the franchise record for the most RBI in a game with the likes of Kitty Bransfield (sounds like the female owner of a house of ill repute in the Old West, July 11, 1910, at Pittsburgh), Gavvy Cravath (Aug. 8, 1915, at Cincinnati), Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones (Aug. 20, 1958, at St. Louis), and Mike Schmidt (April 17, 1976, at Chicago) .

The win gets the Phillies to 24-19 on the year, tied for first in the NL East with the Florida Marlins.  The Phillies magic number is 121.