The Philadelphia Phillies really need to win Game 4 to have a chance to win back-to-back World Series championships. Unfortunately for the Phillies and their fans, the New York Yankees drew first blood by scoring two runs in the top of the first inning.
Derek Jeter began the game with an infield single. Johnny Damon then hit a double off of Joe Blanton. With runners on second and third, Mark Teixeira hit an RBI groundout. After Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pinch, Jorge Posada hit a sacrifice fly to left field to extend the Yankees lead to 2-0.
However, in the …read more

Ryan Howard showed in Game 4 why he is such a feared hitter.
The Philadelphia Phillies, after their 10-2 win, are now one win away from winning the 2008 World Series and being declared the 2008 baseball champions. Leading in the series 2-1 coming into Game 4, the Phillies dominated in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the best out of seven series.
The big star on Sunday night was none other than Ryan Howard, the slugging first baseman for the Phillies. Howard hit two home runs and finished the game 3-4 with walk and five RBIs.
Howard wasn’t the …read more