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The Rays had home field advantage for the series, due to an American League victory in the 2008 All-Star Game. The Phillies defeated Tampa Bay, four games to one. Starting pitcher Cole Hamels (4–0, 1.80 ERA, 30 K in the postseason) was named the series MVP. [65]
The Philadelphia Phillies have participated in 140 seasons in Major League Baseball since their inception in 1883. They are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in all of American professional sports. Through October 1, 2022, they have played 21,203 games, winning 10,019 games and losing 11,184.
The 2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 season.The 104th edition of the World Series, [2] it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays; the Phillies won the series, four games to one.
Cole Hamels out-dueled Scott Kazmir in Game 1 as the Phillies prevailed by a 3–2 score. In Game 2, David Price held off a late rally by the Phillies to help the Rays even the series headed to Philadelphia. In Game 3, the Phillies would prevail by a 5–4 score as reliever J.C. Romero held off a late rally by the Rays. Then, the Phillies blew ...
The Phillies, stealing a page out of the New York Mets’ cardiac kids manual, pulled out a dramatic 7-6 victory to tie this electric best-of-five National League Division Series at 1-1.
Pete Alonso homered, J.D. Martinez hit a go-ahead single in the 11th inning and the New York Mets overcame another blown save by Edwin Díaz, avoiding a four-game sweep in a home-and-home set with ...
The Braves beat the Astros 7–6 in 17 innings, the longest game ever at Turner Field; Mark Teixeira's single with the bases loaded and none out drives in the winning run. The Brewers tie club records with nine doubles and twelve extra base hits in their 11–6 win over the Pirates. July 7:
Rookie Tyler Phillips gave up four hits in six innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Phillips (2-0) struck out ...