The Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox drew first blood in their respective championship series. The Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5, while the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0.
In the National League affair, the Phillies got off to an early lead and held on late as they won in front of their home fans. The hitting stars were outfielder Shane Victorino and pitcher Brett Myers. In fact, Myers was much better with the bat than he was with the ball as he went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs. On the mound, he gave up …read more

Check out this video of of the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays brawl. James Shields hit Coco Crisp with a pitch and after a brief hesitation, Crisp charged the mound. After dodging a viscous punch from Shields, Crisp hot in a couple punches of his own. Crisp was then tackled by a couple of Rays before the scuffle was eventually broken up.
The story behind this brawl actually goes back a day. The Rays were mad at Crisp for a slide the previous day and fireworks were expected at some point in the game. …read more