GAME 1 - Ebbets Field - PHI 3, BKN 1
Cole Hamels vs Carl Erskine
Who would figure that two offensive juggernauts would go 8 innings before either team would score a run. Kudos to the starting pitchers who were lights out. Cole Hamels went 7 2/3 innings and allowed just 1 run on 6 hits while fanning 5. "Oisk" went 8 1/3 innings and gave up just 1 unearned run on 6 hits while fanning 9. With 2 outs in the 8th Carl Furillo lost an easy pop up by Chase Utley in the sun. J-Roll would easily score from second since he was moving on the pitch. Brooklyn would answer right back when Jackie Robinson walked with 2 outs and scored easily on a Duke Snider double to right center. It would remain tied until the top of the 11 when Clem Labine gave up a 2 run shot to Ben Francisco, who entered the game as a defensive replacement 3 innings earlier. Scott Eyre would get the win with 2 innings of shutout ball as he easily dispatched the fearsome sticks of Snider, Furillo and Campy in order.
Phillies lead the series 1-0
GAME 2 - Ebbets Field - BKN 2, PHI 1
Cliff Lee vs Bob "Bobo" Milliken
Who woulda' thunk it ? Another pitchers duel between
these two clubs in that small ballpark on Bedford Ave ? Cliff Lee (8 IP / 2 ER) turned out to be the hard luck loser, while Bobo Milliken (8 IP / 1 ER) wound up the winner. Duke Snider would supply all the offense that his team would need/get on the day. His 2 run blast scored Pee Wee Reese, who doubled to lead off the bottom of the 1st. Milliken and Wade would make Snider’s runs stand up. Philly would score their lone run in the 4th when Raul Ibanez singled home Ryan Howard with 2 outs. The closest they would come to scoring would be in the 7th when Ibanez led off with a double and Pedro Feliz flew out to Robinson on the warning track in left.
Series tied at 1-1
GAME 3 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - BKN 7, PHI 4
Clem Labine vs Joe Blanton
Dem Bums didn't wait long to get at Blanton. 3 runs in the first and 3 runs in the second sealed Philly's fate. A 3 run outburst in the bottom of the 9th off of Wade made it somewhat interesting, but the outcome was never in doubt. Clem Labine went 7 2/3 innings giving up just 1 run on 5 hits. Labine, who is usually a relief specialist, got the rare start in game 3 and made the most of it. Once again Snider provided the offense with a bases clearing double with 1 out in the 1st. Jackie Robinson would hit a 3 run shot in the 2nd. Jayson Werth's 3 run shot in the 9th made the final tally look respectable.
Dodgers lead the series 2-1
GAME 4 - Citizens Bank Ballpark - BKN 4, PHI 2
Carl Erskine vs Jamie Moyer
Some Dodger fans who made the trip 90 miles south on
the turnpike were heard to say, "Moyer, he's so old he coulda' pitched for Dem Bums". Laugh as they might, Moyer has been around so long because he's been affective. For 5 of the 6 innings he worked today he shutout the HOF lineup that Brooklyn presents. Unfortunately for "Old Man River" Brooklyn got to him for 4 runs in the top of the 3rd. After walking Billy Cox with 1 out Moyer looked to be in good shape as Carl Erskine bunted Cox over to second for out number 2. Brooklyn would then have the next 5 batters reach base successully with 4 getting singles. Junior Gilliam and Jackie Robinson would have RBI singles and Skoonj (Carl Furillo) would knock in 2 for his. The Dodgers did not hit Moyer hard, but they did bleed him for 4 runs. Pedro Feliz would hit a 2 out homer in the bottom of the 5th off Oisk to make it 4-1. A sac fly by Snider in the 8th made it 5-1. Oisk began to run out of gas and was replaced by Jim Hughes who got the final out of the game and the series.
Dodgers win series 3-1
