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PHILLIES MOVE ON TO WORLD SERIES

PHILLIES 5
DODGERS 1

Take that, New York Mets!

The Phillies are moving on to the World Series for the first time since 1993 after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in game five of the NLCS. The Phillies won four of the five games.

Cole Hamels was named the series MVP, after he posted a sparking 2-0 record against LA, with a 1.93 ERA. Hamels was brilliant tonight, going seven strong innings, surrendering only five hits and a run. The run was a solo shot by Manny Ramirez in the sixth.

Hamels baffled the Dodgers lineup; the Bums left 12 men on base on the night.

The Phighten Phils got it going early. Real early. Jimmy Rollins led the game off with a solo homerun to give Philadelphia a 1-0 lead. In the third, the Phillies padded their lead. Ryan Howard laced a single to right, allowing Rollins to score the second run of the night. Pat Burrell, who seems to be in the middle of every key rally for Philadelphia, singled to left to drive in Chase Utley.

The Phillies got two more in the fifth, thanks to errors by Dodgers shortstop Rafeal Furcal, who threw the ball right past catcher Russell Martin, and bounced a throw to firstbaseman James Loney.

The Phillies cruised the rest of the night. There was never a doubt that Philadelphia would get the job done and move on to the big show. The Phillies will await the winner of the Tampa Bay/Boston series. The Tampa Bay Rays hold a 3-1 lead on Boston and are one win away from their first ever trip to the Fall Classic.

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