Phills Remain Perfect, Go up 3-1!

Whether it be the Philly Cheese Steak, the Liberty Bell or whatever it might be the Phillies have loved home cooking this post season. Behind home runs from Ryan Howard, Joe Blanton and Jayson Werth the Phillies remained perfect at home this post season and moved within one game of there first World Series championship since 1980 with a 10-2 drubbing of the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday Night. 

Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins who have looked like two different players since the series shifted to Philly were dynamite once again Sunday. Howard hit a pair of home runs and went 3 for 4 with 5 RBI. Rollins , the catalyst of the Phillies offense was three for five with three runs scored. This night belonged to Joe Blanton though. Blanton (1-0) went 6 innings and allowed just two runs on 4 hits with seven strikeouts and he hit his first home run of his major league career. When asked to describe the home run Blanton said he closed his eyes and swung as hard as he could. 

  The Rays magical season may be coming to an end. The men who have carried them throughout this season and post season have disappeared in the Fall Classic. Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena have now combined to go 0 for 29 in the first four games. Andy Sonnastine (0-1) was roughed up allowing five runs on five hits in four innings. Akinori Iwamura had the first two error game of his major league career. The Rays two runs came on  a pair of solo homers. Carl Crawford hit the first and Eric Hinske homered in a pinch hit role in his first post season at bat. Game 5 will be at 8:29 on Monday as the Phillies will send ace Cole Hammels to the mound to close it out against the Rays Scott Kazmir.