Dodgers' failure to hang on could prove costly

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. Updated: October 10, 2008, 1:21 AM EST Comment Brett Myers sat at his locker in the Phillies' victorious clubhouse, playing catch with his son Kolt, 3, as relaxed as can be. If only the Dodgers had held on Thursday night, Myers might have been more anxious. If only the Dodgers had held on, they would be playing with "house money," as one of their veterans said afterward. But no. Dodgers right-hander Derek Lowe inexplicably caved with a 2-0 lead in the sixth inning, giving up a two-run homer to Chase Utley following an error by shortstop Rafael Furcal, then a solo shot to Pat Burrell. The Phillies went on to win Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, 3-2, getting seven... [read full story]