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Article: Phillies win World Series.
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- Aljazeera.net
- Article date:
- November 1, 2008
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10/30/2008 7:22:16 AM
Brad Lidge and the Philadelphia Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a three-inning sprint to win a suspended fifth game nearly 50 hours after it started and secure the American baseball andrsquo;s World Series.
Left in limbo by a two-day rainstorm, the Phillies finally secured their first championship since 1980, finishing off the best-of-seven series 4-1.
Pedro Feliz singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh and Lidge closed out his perfect season to deliver the title.
"It was a crazy way to win it with a suspended game but we did and it's over and we're very excited,'' 45-year-old Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer said.
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