The Philadelphia Phillies blasted their way past the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 in the early hours of this morning (British time) to book a return date to the World Series.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Four home runs, including two by Jayson Werth, were swatted by the home team at Citizens Bank Park as they completed a 4-1 NLCS victory.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cole Hamels didn’t give the Phillies an ace-type performance as they had hoped, conceding three runs in 4.1 innings, but he didn’t need to.\u00c2\u00a0 Vicente Padilla turned back into a pumpkin (six earned runs in three innings) and Clayton Kershaw’s two-inning effort in relief was spoiled by a two-run shot by Shane Victorino.\u00c2\u00a0 It was an abrupt end to the Dodgers’ season, yet they can have few complaints despite hitting three homers themselves in game five.\u00c2\u00a0 The Phillies are a strong side and they now have a World Series repeat firmly in their sights.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whether it’s the Yankees or the Angels who will meet them in the Fall Classic, they are going to have to play to their full potential if they are to have a chance of\u00c2\u00a0stopping the defending champs from successfully defending their world championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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