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NLCS Game 5 : Phillies (3-1) At Dodgers

Game 5 : National League Championship Series
Phillies lead 3-1
Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

8:22 p.m. / 79, sunny
Cole Hamels (14-10 3.09 ERA) vs. Chad Billingsley (16-10, 3.14 ERA)

Tonight, the Phillies can claim a spot in the 2008 World Series with a win.

Cole Hamels goes for the Phils, and Chad Billingsley goes for the Dodgers.

News & Notes

In game one, Hamels pitched seven innings of two-run ball en route to a victory. … Billingsley was rocked in game two, giving up seven earned runs on eight hits in 2.1 innings. … The big boppers against Billingsley (non-playoffs): Utley is hitting .400 with two walks; Howard is hitting .333 with a home run. … Shane Victorino holds the Phillies postseason record for runs batted in with 11. … He has six extra-base hits among his eight hits. … If the Phillies win, they reach the World Series for the sixth time in franchise history (1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993).

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
Cole Hamels / P

Your Gamenight Beer

Here’s a Philadelphia genuine: Extra Special Ale from Yards. I’ve recommended this before, as it’s a very good, bitter, pale beer. But what I really recommend tonight is a Phillies win. One win, and the Phils are in the World Series. Come on, guys. Let’s do this. Get it done. One win. Hopefully we’ll be celebrating all night. This is our moment. No more short sentences — LET’S GO PHILLIES!

Go Phillies!

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.