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Moriarty9 · 05-03-2008, 06:30 PM

Johjima, Phillies take Game 1
Santana takes complete game loss
Friday, October 23, 2009

PHILADELPHIA - The Boston Red Sox struck first in Game 1 of the World Series but its not who scores the first run, its who has the most runs in the end. On this fall evening, it was the Phillies by a hair.
With the team in a National League ballpark and outfielders Manny Ramirez and Nick Markakis out for the Fall Classic, the Boston lineup underwent a few changes before the biggest set of games all season. It looked okay at the start as new leadoff man Hanley Ramirez singled to end an eight-pitch at bat and soon scored on a sacrifice fly to center field from Ryan Howard.
The Red Sox doubled their lead in the fourth inning when Victor Martinez crossed the plate on a bases loaded two-out single from Dan Uggla, making it 2-0 Boston.
The Phillies responded in the home half of the inning with a two-run triple from Kenji Johjima, who then scored from third on a Fernando Tatis grounder to give Philadelphia a 3-2 lead.
Boston tied the game at three runs apiece in the fifth with a RBI single from Howard, only for Phillies outfielder Josh Hamilton to score on an error at third base in the sixth inning and give Philadelphia a 4-3 lead.
The Red Sox went down quietly in the seventh and eighth innings but attempted a come back in the ninth inning with Phillies closer Joakim Soria on the mound.
David Murphy and Uggla opened the inning with singles, putting the tying run in scoring position and the potential go-ahead run on base with nobody out. Soria then buckled down and proceeded to strike out the next three batters to end the ballgame.

05-03-2008, 06:30 PM	#66 (permalink)
Moriarty9 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 384	2009 World Series: Boston v. Philadelphia - Game 1 Johjima, Phillies take Game 1 Santana takes complete game loss Friday, October 23, 2009 PHILADELPHIA - The Boston Red Sox struck first in Game 1 of the World Series but its not who scores the first run, its who has the most runs in the end. On this fall evening, it was the Phillies by a hair. With the team in a National League ballpark and outfielders Manny Ramirez and Nick Markakis out for the Fall Classic, the Boston lineup underwent a few changes before the biggest set of games all season. It looked okay at the start as new leadoff man Hanley Ramirez singled to end an eight-pitch at bat and soon scored on a sacrifice fly to center field from Ryan Howard. The Red Sox doubled their lead in the fourth inning when Victor Martinez crossed the plate on a bases loaded two-out single from Dan Uggla, making it 2-0 Boston. The Phillies responded in the home half of the inning with a two-run triple from Kenji Johjima, who then scored from third on a Fernando Tatis grounder to give Philadelphia a 3-2 lead. Boston tied the game at three runs apiece in the fifth with a RBI single from Howard, only for Phillies outfielder Josh Hamilton to score on an error at third base in the sixth inning and give Philadelphia a 4-3 lead. The Red Sox went down quietly in the seventh and eighth innings but attempted a come back in the ninth inning with Phillies closer Joakim Soria on the mound. David Murphy and Uggla opened the inning with singles, putting the tying run in scoring position and the potential go-ahead run on base with nobody out. Soria then buckled down and proceeded to strike out the next three batters to end the ballgame.