PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies are heading west
to Los Angeles with a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League
Championship Series.
The Phils beat the Dodgers 8-5 in Game Two. They jumped out to
an early 8-2 lead by scoring four runs in each of the second and
third innings.
Brett Myers was a hit for the Phillies on the mound and at the
plate. He limited the Dodgers to five runs on six hits through his
five innings. At the plate, Myers was three-for-three and drove in
three runs. Shane Victorino had two hits and drove in four runs for
the Phils. Myers is 4-for-5 at the plate in the playoffs. In the
regular season, he managed just four hits in 58 at-bats.
After Myers' five innings, the Phillies bullpen shut out the
Dodgers the final four frames. Brad Lidge closed out the Dodgers in
the ninth for the save.
The Phillies were leading 8-2 before Manny Ramirez connected for
a three-run homer in the fourth inning. Chad Billingsley of the
Dodgers was knocked out in the third inning after giving up eight
runs on eight hits.
The teams have Saturday off as a travel day. When the
best-of-seven series resumes Sunday at Chavez Ravine, it will be
45-year-old Jamie Moyer pitching for Philadelphia against the
Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda.

The Phillies' victory was overshadowed by some sad news. It was
announced that the June Manuel, mother of manager Charlie Manuel,
passed away at age 87 in Virginia. Players and officials from both
teams offered their condolences to Manuel before the game.