Phillies Win Game 1

The Phillies took game 1 of the World Series in what was a pretty pedestrian game. No big highlights, a couple of errors, and some pretty poor hitting. It was easy to flick over to see how the Red Wings were doing and forget that the baseball game was still on (Red Wings won).

The Phillies should be happy with the win in Tampa, but the Rays can take some comfort in knowing that the Phillies have trouble driving in runs. Philly managed 8 hits and 6 walks, but left a whopping 22 men on base. While watching the game, I was thinking, "If the Phillies could hit when it counts, they'd be up by 10."

Tampa might have their own troubles in that department, at least as far as BJ Upton goes. He's been the Rays' slugger all post-season, but tonight he went 0-4 and left 5 men on while hitting into two double plays. He needs to get his groove back, or Tampa will lose the series in 4 or 5.

We'll see what happens tomorrow.