Phillies Take Game One

The Phillies outlasted the Rays in game one 3-2. It proved to be a great pitching matchup with Phillies' Cole Hamels facing Tampa's Scott Kazmir. The Phillies got on the board early with a two-run homerun from Chase Utley in the first inning. They only were able to produce one more run throughout the other eight innings. Tampa got on board in the fifth inning with a homerun from Carl Crawford. The game was exciting, but not because of the runs. Both pitchers completed seven innings producing quality starts. Hamels is now 3-0 in the postseason, winning all three opening games in each of the three series for the Phillies. Game two is pivotal for the Rays, as they don't want to head to Philadelphia down 0-2. For Tampa, James Shields will take the mound against Phillies' Bret Myers. I thought the Phillies would win game one, but falter in game two. I'm sticking with that assumption. I've got the Rays winning tonight in game two 6-4.