Tagged As: NLCS, MLB Playoffs, Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies clinched the National League Pennant last night with a 5-1 victory in Game 5. In this new century the team that defined losing before has been slowly building into a champion. Now they will get a chance to win their first World Series since 1980 and their second in their 125 year history.

The game was a gem overall for the Philadelphia. Jimmy Rollins hit a home run off Chad Billingsley to start off the game. Cole Hamels continued his masterful performance this postseason with his second victory. The entire Phillies machine was in full swing. The only offensive contribution from the Dodgers came from, fittingly, Manny Ramirez, who hit a home run in the sixth to stop a shutout.

It looks like a foregone conclusion that the Rays are going to win the American League Pennant, with one game left until their first World Series birth.

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