The Daily Caller

The Giants went up two games to one in the National League Championship Series on Tuesday because of a heaping helping of Matt Cain

Five Phillies – Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Carlos Ruiz, and Shane Victorino – have each started in 33 consecutive postseason games, the longest such streak for five players on any one team

The Phillies are thrilled with their chances of putting an early stranglehold on a division lead that 2 months ago they trailed by seven games

Carlos Ruiz matched a career-high with four RBIs, Joe Blanton allowed one run in six innings and the Philadelphia Phillies continued their September sizzle beating the Florida Marlins 11-4 on Monday night

There was no reason to expect anything less bizarre from this one-night stand in the middle of a pennant race

‘If we’re going to get it done, that’s our team,’ Manuel said. ‘I believe in that lineup. That’s the one that carried us in the past. That’s how it has to be’

For the first time since May 21, Charlie Manuel wrote the Phillies’ eight regular players on his lineup card Tuesday

At the very least, the Phillies’ closer-than-it-sounds 9-3 victory over the Giants last night provided a preview of the type of late-season baseball the city has come to expect

The AL award looks like a three-man race, while the NL chase continues to be dominated by two players who will do battle over the next three days for their division lead

Santana (3-2) allowed a career-worst 10 runs in 3 2-3 innings. The two-time AL Cy Young Award winner allowed four homers — and one crucial bases-loaded walk