Listen: Phillies NLDS Game #3 Preview
KYW's Matt Leon speaks with Jim McCormick, who covers the Phillies for PhillySportsDaily.com, about the matchup and what could happen in the rest of the series.
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KYW's Matt Leon speaks with Jim McCormick, who covers the Phillies for PhillySportsDaily.com, about the matchup and what could happen in the rest of the series.
The Phillies' bats went silent after the first two innings of Sunday's loss to the Cardinals and shortstop Jimmy Rollins believes the fans did the same thing.
It was an extra-cup-of-coffee kind of morning for Phillies fans after the late-night disappointment of the game-two loss to St. Louis.
Cliff Lee has lost his October touch. Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning after Lee blew a four-run lead, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Sunday night to even their NL playoff matchup at one game each.
After a slow start, the Phillies won the all-important first game of the NLDS. But the page has turned and it's time for game two – a chance for Philadelphia to put a stranglehold on the St. Louis Cardinals.
The big slugger didn't go down looking in a clutch spot this time, and Roy Halladay overcame a shaky start to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6 Saturday night in the opener of their NL division series.
It's a two-part wager; whichever team wins the series wears the other team's baseball cap during a day of community service, and, if the Phils lose, some local mircrobrews will head to St. Louis and if the Phils Win, Philly gets Budweiser.
The Phillies are making their fifth straight trip to the playoffs. Game one of the NLDS begins at 5:07 and it highlights a full day at the sports complex.
A look at the best-of-five National League division series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies:
The Phillies and their fans are getting ready for Saturday's 5:07 p.m. opener of the National League Division Series against St. Louis.
The Phillies will celebrate the start of the postseason today at lunch time with a mobile rally in Center City. Fans who are in the right place at the right time will get a fantastic treat.
No team enters this postseason under more pressure than the Philadelphia Phillies. Expectations are so high in the City of Brotherly Love that anything less than a World Series title will be considered a failure by fans, players and management.
Game #1 will be Saturday at 5:07pm, at Citizens Bank Park.
As the Phillies head into the post-season, there is misery and despair in Boston, where Red Sox fans are trying to come to grips with their once mighty team's epic late-season collapse.
The Philadelphia Phillies never let up, even in a game they didn't need to win. Now, it's on to the playoffs for the games that really matter.
