You had to feel a little sorry for the Phillies last night, as they battled back from being down 2-0 and 4-2 to eventually tie the game at 4-4 going into the 9th... only to have their "closer" Brad Lidge come in and give up 3 runs to sink his team (final score: 7-4 Yankees). Nothing quiets a home crowd quite like that abrupt a transition from boisterous enthusiasm to dejected futility.
Now up 3-1 in the series, and with the final 2 games in (the new) Yankee Stadium if they need them, New York may in fact finish the Phillies off tonight in the City of Brotherly Love. The winning pitchers from Games 1 (Cliff Lee) and 2 (AJ Burnett) are set to go head-to-head in Game 5, which should make for an interesting tilt. I'm inclined to think that the Phillies will force a Game 6, just out of pride if nothing else (what defending champion would ever want to see the trophy handed out to the other team in their own backyard?)... but we'll see. Last night's Game 4 was the best installment of the series so far, so it'll take some doing to top that.
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