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| HRs by Blanton, Howard extend Phils lead in Game 4 |
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10/26/2008 |
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| om Edwin Jackson over the wall in left field for his first career homer, extending the lead to 6-2. It's the first time a pitcher has homered in a World Series game since Ken Holtzman did it for Oakland in Game 4 of the 1974 Fall Classic against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Blanton got a standing ovation as he came onto the field for the sixth inning and then heard the chants "Let's go Joe, Let's go Joe!" from the capacity crowd at Citizens Bank Park. Blanton allowed two base runners in the sixth, but had two strikeou |
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| Phils try to push Rays to brink of elimination |
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10/26/2008 |
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| runs, and had seven strikeouts through six innings for the Rays. The Phillies turn to righty Joe Blanton this evening. Blanton has been solid for the Phils this postseason, going 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA. He started Game 4 against of the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers and allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings, but did not factor in the decision of his team's 7-5 win that night. Blanton, who was 4-0 in 13 starts for the Phils after being acquired from Oakland, has struggled in his career against the Ra |
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| Garza goes for Rays, as Fall Classic shifts to Philly for Game 3 |
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10/25/2008 |
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| the Phillies left 11 more runners on base and went 1-for-15 with them in scoring position. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Phillies' 0-for-19 drought with runners in scoring position to start the World Series was the longest since the 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers went 0-for-22 for the entire four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles. Eric Bruntlett slammed a pinch-hit solo homer for Philadelphia, while Carlos Ruiz finished with a pair of doubles and two walks. The first three hitters in the Phillies lin |
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| Phils lucky to be going home tied |
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10/24/2008 |
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| ig hits this postseason, but you have to at least try to advance the runners in that spot. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Phillies' 0-for-19 drought with runners in scoring position to start the World Series was the longest since the 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers went 0-for-22 for the entire four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles. It's hard to lay the blame on just one culprit since it has been a team-wide epidemic, but the NL's last two MVP's have come up extremely small, going a combined 0-for-8 wi |
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| Phils try to take commanding World Series lead in Game 2 against Rays |
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10/23/2008 |
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| fourth inning for what proved to be the winning run, and the Phillies were victorious despite going 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position and leaving 11 men on base. Hamels (1-0), the MVP of the NL Championship Series when the Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowed five hits, two runs and had five strikeouts against a pair of walks. The 24-year-old lefty moved to 4-0 with a 1.55 earned run average in the 2008 playoffs. Brad Lidge, who hasn't blown a save all year, worked his slider to perfection in th |
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| Phillies take early lead in World Series opener |
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10/22/2008 |
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| ked three and has three strikeouts over the first three frames. The Phillies are in the World Series for the first time since 1993 and are trying for their second title, joining the 1980 squad. They've had a long time to rest after finishing off the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games of the NL Championship Series a week ago. It's been a banner year for the Rays, who are just the third team to advance to the World Series immediately after 10 or more consecutive losing seasons. They finished off Boston in the ALCS on |
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| Mariners tab former Brewers exec Zduriencik for GM post |
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10/22/2008 |
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| franchise. I am looking forward to getting to work immediately, and developing a plan to reach our goal." A 25-year veteran of major league baseball, Zduriencik also worked as a scout and in other roles for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Los Angeles Dodgers prior to coming to Milwaukee in 1999. Zduriencik directed all scouting for the Brewers, and after the 2007 season was named Baseball America's Executive of the Year, the first non-GM ever to win. Under his watch the Brewers drafted the likes of firs |
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| Phillies, Rays kick off 104th edition of Fall Classic |
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10/22/2008 |
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| k. This year's postseason stay has lingered a little longer than last year's when they were swept in the NLDS by the eventual NL champion Colorado Rockies. Philadelphia defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in four games of the NLDS, before eliminating the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games of the NLCS. Trailing two games to one, the Dodgers seemed to have the Phillies on the ropes in Game 4 of the NLCS. However, two home runs and four runs in the eighth shifted the momentum back to the Phillies, who went on to win that g |
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| 2008 World Series Preview - Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay |
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10/20/2008 |
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| k. This year's postseason stay has lingered a little longer than last year's when they were swept in the NLDS by the eventual NL champion Colorado Rockies. Philadelphia defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in four games of the NLDS, before eliminating the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games of the NLCS. Trailing two games to one, the Dodgers seemed to have the Phillies on the ropes in Game 4 of the NLCS. However, two home runs and four runs in the eighth shifted the momentum back to the Phillies, who went on to win that g |
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| Hamels takes his game to another level |
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10/16/2008 |
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| gardless of what happens from here on out, though, I am going to have to readjust my thinking on him. Hamels answered his critics with eight brilliant scoreless innings in his NLDS start against the Milwaukee Brewers, and was magnificent against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS to get his team to their first World Series in 15 years. "It's a pleasure," said Jamie Moyer. "He's a great kid. He's learned a lot. He's come a long way. He's really matured. He's actually, in my opinion, mature beyond his years. To see |
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