Last night, the Dodgers and Phillies played game one of the NLCS and everything came down to a fateful sixth inning. Los Angeles went up 2-0 in the top of the first inning, thanks to Manny Ramirez — again — with an RBI double; thereafter, Blake DeWitt plated Matt Kemp with an RBI. Derek Lowe had things in control in the sixth inning; however, Shane Victorino reached base on a error off Rafael Furcal, and the Chase Utley homered to tie the game. Two batters, Pat Burrell hit his third homer of the postseason — a two-run shot — to make the difference. Cole Hamels was shaky in the first, but kept things in order with yet another post-season start for the victory. Lowe was good, but his two mistakes — homers to Utley and Burrel — cost them the win. Like I said, if the Dodgers fall 2-0 in the series, it will be hard for them to...
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