NL Championship Series: Game 5 LA vs. Philadelphia

[Kingdom]

Cy Padilla vs. Hole Camels, for the right for LA to stay alive.

Who you got?

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Additional reports indicate that Manny Ramirez has decided to shower before the game, instead of during the bottom of the 9th. No word as of yet on plans to go take a dump in the middle of the 3rd inning when he's due up at the plate.

[Providence A's]

Damn, wrong vote again. I think the Phillies will close it out despite my vote for the Dodgers.

[missionhockey21]

I think the Dodgers will have a win in them tonight. Assuming that they aren't giving Ryan Howard anything to hit.

[Kingdom]

Cole Pamels will revert to 2008 self, pitch into the 8th with a lead, only to see..wait for it...Ryan Madson give up a 2 run double to Andre Ethier to give LA the lead for good. Who saves the game for LA? Yes, that's right, not Jonathan Broxton. But Hong Chicken Kuo!

[Providence A's]

Ethier homers in the top of the first. 1 - 0 Dodgers.

[Providence A's]

Utley and Howard walked...Werth homered. 3 - 1 Phillies.

[missionhockey21]

And Jayson Werth (who locks a guitarist from a 1970's country rock band) homers to right. Three run shot. Phillies lead 3-1.

Padilla lost the strikezone.

[Providence A's]

Loney gets one right back with a solo homer to lead-off the top of the 2nd. 3 - 2.

[missionhockey21]

I am really hoping the Dodgers stay in it tonight. We need an interesting game after the snorefest that was the Yankees murdering the Angels last night.

[Providence A's]

And Pedro Feliz gets that run right back with his own solo homer to lead-off the bottom of the 2nd inning. 4 - 2 Phillies.

[Kingdom]

So far, Werth is winning the vengeance game. Suppose the dodgers will go for Brett Myers in 2010, to have 3 former phillies in the rotation?

[Providence A's]

4 - 2 going into the bottom of the 4th. It looked like we'd have a shoot-out, but the scoring has cooled off.

[missionhockey21]

I'm amazed Padilla settled down after that rocky first.

[Providence A's]

Werth get the Phillies first non-homer hit with a single.

[Providence A's]

There we go. Ibanez doubles in Werth to make it 5 - 2. Padilla out, Troncoso in.