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Phillies’ bats on fire

The toughest thing about the cross-country aspects of games like Sunday night’s 11-0 trouncing of the Los Angeles Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies isn’t just the long-distance travel, it’s the travel from the palm trees and balmy breezes of the West Coast to the deep freeze of the East.


Both California teams have had problems with the cold. On Sunday night it was the Dodgers looking flat and uncomfortable in Game 3 of the NLCS. They now trail 2-1 in the series, with Game 4 at Citizens Bank Park Monday night.

The Philly bats were alive, but it was starter Cliff Lee who contributed most to the Dodger woes with a masterful eight innings in which he allowed just three hits, with no walks and 10 strikeouts.

Click here to read the full article – By Richard Griffin of thestar.com

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October 19, 2009 - Posted by GameSetMatch | MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Phillies News | Baseball, MLB, nlcs, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Phillies, phillies baseball, phillies news | No Comments Yet