World Series Game 4 : Rays At Phillies (2-1)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, October 26, 2008 05:00 PM | Comments: 540
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Game 4 : 2008 World Series
Phillies lead 2-1
Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
8:29 p.m. / 54, clear
Andy Sonnanstine (13-9, 4.38 ERA) vs. Joe Blanton (9-12, 4.69 ERA)
19 hours after Carlos Ruiz ended a thriller with a squib infield hit, the Phillies go back to work again. Joe Blanton is on the mound for the Phils, facing Andy Sonnastine of the Rays. A win puts the Phillies on the doorstep of a world championship.
News & Notes
In two postseason starts, Blanton is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA. The Phils won both of his starts. … Sonnanstine is 2-0 with a 3.46 ERA in his two postseason starts. … The Rays have mixed success against Blanton, with Carl Crawford hitting 7-for-22. BJ Upton has homered off Blanton, and is hitting .273 off the righty. … The only Phillie to have faced Sonnanstine is Matt Stairs, who is 4-for-12 against him with a home run. … Ruiz became the fourth NL hitter to win a World Series game with a walk-off hit. The last? Luis Gonzalez in game seven of the 2001 series. … The Phillies have hit five home runs in the World Series. The Rays have hit one. … Of the nine hits Sonnanstine has surrendered in the postseason, three were homers.
The Lineup
Jimmy Rollins / SS
Jayson Werth / RF
Chase Utley / 2B
Ryan Howard / 1B
Pat Burrell / LF
Shane Victorino / CF
Pedro Feliz / 3B
Carlos Ruiz / C
Joe Blanton / P
Your Gamenight Beer
I’m going heavy tonight with an old favorite, Dogfish Head’s 90 Minute IPA. That’s right, it’s the Delaware beer with a Pennsylvania pop. Strong like bull, it’ll put you down for the night and tuck you in. But not before taking in game four. Hey, let’s get this one. Then we can walk around with stars in our eyes for a day. Seriously, I have a good feeling today. Go tailgate; get ready, get set, and go Phils!
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Matt
Durbin’s only on a 1 year deal right? I can’t see him coming back next year.
Posted: 10:32 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
short leash for durbin, good
Posted: 10:33 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Just kidding
Posted: 10:33 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
Damn Durbin…he hasn’t been right since August.
Posted: 10:33 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Yeah, I was a big Durbin fan earlier in the year, but he’s faltered lately. I don’t know if his arm is tired or what, but I think he’s a good guy and all. I’d just rather have Eyre up in this situation.
Posted: 10:34 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Dave
Danny, this is why i left Orlando.
They dunno squat about sports…. beyond those British Soccer Bars on I-Drive.
Posted: 10:35 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 christopher
durbin got an out. eyre will keep it going. you guys get so nervous about our bullpen when it’s the strongest part of our team, i never get it.
Posted: 10:36 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
Nice catch Bruntlett!
Posted: 10:38 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Jesus, Bruntlett caught that underhand for some odd reason.
Posted: 10:38 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 T
No way Burrell makes that catch. Charlie’s subs are even working tonight!
Posted: 10:38 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
I dont care – as long as he caught it. 7 outs to go…
Posted: 10:38 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
I dont care – as long as he caught it. 7 outs to go!
Posted: 10:39 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Cmon maddog!
Posted: 10:41 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Pat Burrell takes 3-1 pitches.
Posted: 10:42 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
YEAH MADSON!
Posted: 10:43 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
3-2 NASTY changeup.
Posted: 10:43 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
yea Madson!
Posted: 10:43 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 BrewTownPhilsPhan
Madson again is the man!
Posted: 10:43 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
MADSON = MONEY!!
Posted: 10:43 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Mad Dog to the rescue!
Posted: 10:43 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
The Rays have stranded 6???? OH, so sorry Rays… so, so, so sowwy.
Posted: 10:43 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Dave
…. I suppose getting Lauren Hart to sing “God Bless America” would be too much to ask for….
Posted: 10:44 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Is this guy who’s singing serious?
Posted: 10:44 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
All the God Bless America’s have been from the military choruses.
Posted: 10:45 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Now THAT’s better than Patty Labelle. Any day.
Posted: 10:45 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Lou
danny, that was a lot better than last night
Posted: 10:45 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Dave
SJ Mike, i understand that but right now I want all the home-town mojo and magic on our side.
… Of course it didnt work against tampa in 2004…..
Posted: 10:46 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 T
Crowd was good for that one at least, they made him sound better with their background version.
Posted: 10:46 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Bran
what’s the score right now? im in LA without a tv around me
Posted: 10:46 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
I just went over to check MLB Gameday. Interesting how during the season they had in game Video highlights being posted, but now with the playoffs on Fox, that feature gets disabled.
Posted: 10:47 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
6-2 Phillies bottom 7th, 1 out, none on
Posted: 10:49 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
nice boot EVA
Posted: 10:50 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
LOL Poor Longoria.
Posted: 10:50 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Ish
AC, that’s not surprising. I hate MLB. They really don’t care about customer satisfaction. If they could make more money by not allowing anybody to watch the games, they would.
Posted: 10:51 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
No way Pena beat Feliz on that play.
Posted: 10:52 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Im fine with that happening. Lets get this game over with.
Posted: 10:53 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
What kind of shit call was THAT?!?! These guys just want to get the game over with, apparently.
Posted: 10:53 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Lou
i dont think his foot was on the bag there but that might have been the best catch i’ve ever seen. i gotta give it to him
Posted: 10:53 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
I guess we have a Dobbs/J-Roll/Werth lineup to look forward to in the bottom of the 8th for any necessary insurance.
Posted: 10:55 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
If anybody from TB bitches about the non call on Rollins getting back the 3rd base, we’ll just point to this botched call at first. By my count, Umps are jobbing the Phils by 4 to 1 at this point in the series. Such BS.
Posted: 10:55 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
Bye Bye Pena! You can catch real nice at 1st base, but you can’t hit a lick (so far)…
Posted: 10:58 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
5 to go.
Posted: 10:58 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
Bye Bye EVA!
Posted: 10:59 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
YOUR DAMN RIGHT ANOTHER STRIKE OUT JOE BUCK!
Posted: 10:59 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
according to that playback, Feliz was definitely out. oh well, let’s forget about it, shut this game down, and get on to game 5!
Posted: 10:59 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
What a changeup. Madson is straight filthy.
Posted: 10:59 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 BrewTownPhilsPhan
The man has ice in his veins.
Posted: 10:59 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Just leave Madson in to pitch the ninth.. haha
Posted: 11:00 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
AC, that replay did show Pena made a nice catch and had his foot on the bag, so I’ll give that one to him. We are getting “jobbed” though.
Surprise, surprise, FOX is giving the Phils scouting department some credit for scouting these hitters. There’s a shocker.
Posted: 11:00 PM on October 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
3 outs to go!
Posted: 11:00 PM on October 26, 2008