21 October 2009 / REUTERS, PHILADELPHIA
Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run, two-out double in the ninth inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a dramatic 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and a 3-1 lead in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) on Monday.
His teammate Ryan Howard also hit a two-run, first inning homer to tied Lou Gehrig's 78-year record for the most consecutive RBI's in postseason games. The defending champions can seal the best-of-seven series and return to the World Series with one more victory. Game Five is in Philadelphia today. "This is big. The pressure is all on them," Rollins told reporters. "We wanted this. We needed this to put the pressure on them at our place. We didn't want to go back to LA and give them back the home field advantage if we can avoid it." The Dodgers, who were routed by the Phillies 11-0 on Sunday, appeared ready to even the series before Rollins' drive to right center field scored Eric Bruntlett and Carlos Ruiz.
