The Philadelphia Phillies brought home the NLCS trophy from Los Angeles on October 15, 2008.
On October 15, 2008, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 5 of the NLCS to clinch their first National League pennant since 1993. Jimmy Rollins sparked the victory with a leadoff home run off Chad Billingsley, while Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell added RBI singles.
Cole Hamels led Philadelphia from the mound, allowing just one run on a Manny Ramirez solo homer over seven dominant innings. Dodgers reliever Greg Maddux made the final appearance of his Hall of Fame career during the game before the Phillies advanced to beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series.
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