PHI @ LAN

Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers, October 15, 2008

Playing on the road, the Philadelphia Phillies won 5-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 15, 2008, a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 56,800, a game time of 194 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 89 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 6 mph wind. The Philadelphia Phillies' runs came in the first, third, and fifth innings, 2 of them in the third. The Los Angeles Dodgers' only run came in the sixth inning. Hits were 8 for the Philadelphia Phillies and 7 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 0 and 3 errors. The win went to Cole Hamels, allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits in 7.0 innings. The loss was charged to Chad Billingsley after 2.2 innings and 3 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Cole Hamels, who had 5. The Philadelphia Phillies used Cole Hamels, Brad Lidge, and Ryan Madson on the mound. The Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching table lists Joe Beimel, Chad Billingsley, Hung-Chih Kuo, Greg Maddux, and James McDonald. For the Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Howard went 3 for 4 and 1 RBI. Jimmy Rollins also homered for the Philadelphia Phillies. For the Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez went 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Mike Winters.