Phillies fall behind 2-0
Houston edges Phils 5-4 in Game Two
October 12, 2007
Doug Glanville hit an RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros edged the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 in Game Two of the National League Championship Series last night.
Philadelphia had erased a 4-0 deficit with a four-run outburst in the bottom of the seventh. But the Astros strung together three consecutive hits to start the ninth inning to retake the lead.
The NLCS will go back to Houston with the 'Stros holding a 2-0 lead. Houston beat Philadelphia 18-8 in Game One.
Reliever
Greg Mullins took the loss for the Phillies.
Rocky Biddle blew a save opportunity but ended up getting the win for Houston.
Philadelphia’s
George Kelch hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning off starter
Jose Lima, then catcher
Carlos Longoria followed with a double. Biddle came in to relieve Lima, and
Edward Vanetten promptly drove Longoria home with a double to tie the game 4-4, but that was all Philadelphia could muster in their home ballpark.
The Phils, champs of the National League East, now have their backs against the wall, essentially playing for their lives with the series moving to the Lone Star State.
Andrew Zarzour is expected to get the ball for Philadelphia in Game Three tomorrow night. He’ll likely face Houston left-hander
Jamie Walker.
Houston beat Philadelphia to advance to the World Series in 2005. That series went to seven games.