Pinch-Hit Blast Rallies Phillies Past Dodgers

Reuters Oct 13, 2008
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PINCH HIT HR: Matt Stairs (#12) of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run pinch hit home run in the eighth inning to take a two-run lead in Game Four of the NLCS Monday.
PINCH HIT HR: Matt Stairs (#12) of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run pinch hit home run in the eighth inning to take a two-run lead in Game Four of the NLCS Monday. (Harry How/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES—Matt Stairs belted a pinch-hit two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift Philadelphia to a 7-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday and a 3-1 lead in the National League Championship Series (NLCS).

Stairs's moon shot to right field, the final blow in a fluctuating contest, came just three at-bats after Shane Victorino's game-tying two-run homer for the Phillies.

The teams combined to use 13 pitchers with Philadelphia's Brad Lidge retiring Los Angeles for the final four outs.

Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake hit a solo home run in the sixth in which the Dodgers scored twice to take a 5-3 lead but were unable to hold on to it with their bullpen.

Game Five in the best-of-seven series is on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.
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Oct 13, 2008

 
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