Star Of The Game: Cole Hamels Hamels, the Philadelphia Phillies' left-handed ace, kept coming up big in the clutch. He recorded his fourth win of this postseason, defeating the Rays 3-2 in Wednesday night's Game 1 of the World Series at Tropicana Field. Hamels allowed five hits and two runs in seven innings of work, walking two and striking out five. He had a pair of 1-2-3 innings, while facing the minimum three batters in three other innings (thanks to a pair of double-play balls and one runner caught stealing). For the postseason, he is 4-0 with a 1.55 ERA, walking seven and striking out 27 in 29 innings. ...more

October 23, 2008

None of the last four World Series has lasted longer than five games, and three of them have ended in sweeps. ...more

October 22, 2008

Brad Lidge's only blemish this season came in the All-Star game. Turns out that loss means a lot more now. ...more

October 21, 2008

The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing a difficult road to get back in the NL Championship Series, and Manager Joe Torre decided the best way to begin that process was a day off. ...more

October 15, 2008

PROJECTED LINEUPS DODGERS

October 9, 2008

The Phillies found plenty of power to go with their pitching, right in time for the National League Championship Series. ...more

October 6, 2008

The Fightin' Phils are going back to the playoffs. Just getting there won't be good enough this time. ...more

September 28, 2008

Ryan Howard homered twice and Jimmy Rollins also connected to back another strong outing by Cole Hamels, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 8-2 Monday night in an interleague matchup of division leaders. ...more

June 17, 2008

Jimmy Rollins won the National League MVP award in a close race over Matt Holliday on Tuesday, boosted by speed and steady all-around play that drove the Philadelphia Phillies to their first playoff berth in 14 years. ...more

November 21, 2007

Big Papi got a big score in baseball's annual player rankings. Boston designated hitter David Ortiz earned a perfect 100 in the annual statistical compilation issued by the Elias Sports Bureau. ...more

November 1, 2007