Dodgers Stunned As Phillies Take Game 4

Shane Victorino and the Philadelphia Phillies struck back with long balls to move within one win of the World Series Monday night at Dodger Stadium. That's the way they've played it all year. The Phillies are one heck of a ball club and they have some great talent on their side. The Dodgers also have some awesome talent and let's not forget they did win the National League in the west and they have one of the best Managers in baseball today, Joe Torre.

After ducking a pitch thrown over his head the previous day, Victorino and much-traveled pinch-hitter Matt Stairs delivered two-run homers in the eighth inning Monday night, lifting the Phillies to a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 3-1 lead in the NL Championship Series.

Lefty ace Cole Hamels, who won the series opener can pitch the Phillies to their first World Series since 1993 in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.

Chad Billingsley, a righty for the Dodgers pitched the first game against the Phillies and picked up a loss. Wednesday night he hopes to get a good strong win and send the Dodgers packing to face game 6 in Philadelphia.

"This was the biggest game we've won so far," Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel said. "But the next one is even bigger. That's kind of how we look at it."

Bullpen Blues For The Dodgers
Game 4 was not the best performance for the L.A. Dodgers' bullpen. While the relievers had performed well earlier in the NLCS, it all went south late Monday night.
Brad Lidge got his first four-out save for the Phillies, remaining perfect this season. It was the first time the visiting team has won a game in 12 meetings between the clubs this year.
After squandering a pair of leads, Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers have a tough task ahead. Only 11 teams in major league history have come back from 3-1 deficits to win a best-of-seven postseason series -- two in the NLCS.

GO DODGERS!!! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!! WIN ONE TONIGHT!!!