PHILLIES NEWS

The Phils and Rays played game 3 of the world series tonight. With the series tied at a game apiece it was a veritable must win, for the Phils if they wanted to stay in control of the series. Jamie Moyer got the start and tossed 6 and 1/3rd brilliant innings, allowing just 3 runs on 5 hits. After that all heck broke loose with an ump blowing a call, 2 errors, a wild pitch, and an infield single by a catcher, just the sort of stuff that would normally mean bad news for the Phils, except this time it went in their favor. In the bottom of the 1st, Jimmy Rollins singled and scored on a fielder's choice for a 1-0 lead. In the top of the 2nd, Carl Crawford doubled and scored on sac fly to knot it up at 1. In the bottom of the 2nd, Carlos Ruiz slammed a solo homer for a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard crushed back to back solo homers for a 4-1 lead. In the top of the 7th, Crawford attempted to bunt for hit but Moyer made an incredible diving play to get him by a stride, except the ump didn't see it that way and called Crawford safe. Dioner Navarro then doubled, and 2 fielder's choices later the Rays had 2 runs to cut the lead to 4-3. In the top of the 8th, B.J Upton singled, stole second, stole third, and then scored on a throwing error by Ruiz to tie it up at 4. The stage was set for a monumental heartbreak, but J.C Romero retired the Rays in order in the top of the 9th. Then in the bottom of the inning, Eric Bruntlett lead off with a walk, moved to 2nd on a wild pitch, and then moved to 3rd on a throwing error by Navarro, all in the space of a few seconds and suddenly the winning run was 90 feet away. After the Rays walked the bases loaded, Ruiz got a chance to redeem himself and did so slapping a dribbler just inside the 3rd base line, just slow enough for Bruntlett to score the winning run in a wild 5-4 thriller. So the Phils lead the series 2-1 and stand just 2 wins from a world title.