MLB team Phillies, Brad Lidge earned his second consecutive save by again retiring cleanup batter Troy Tulowitzki with runners on second and first for the final out.
Tulowitzki struck out this time and the Phillies celebrated on the infield at chilly Coors Field before retreating to the clubhouse to spray champagne.
All team sports information reports that the World Series champions will play Thursday night against Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium in an NLCS rematch from last season. This marked the fourth straight year that none of baseball’s first-round series went to a winner-take-all Game 5.
At 45-29, the Rockies posted the best second-half record in the National League, but they missed out on a chance to win the division and secure home-field advantage when they lost at LA on the next-to-last day of the season, when Jorge De La Rosa, whose 16 wins after June 1 were tops in baseball, strained his groin and was shelved for the series against the MLB team Phillies.
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said, “I’m sure they’re going to be back here in years to come because they’re good and they’re young,”