October 25, 2008 · World Series · Game 3 · 8:00 PM EDT
PHI leads 2-1
W: J.C. RomeroL: J.P. Howell
Carl Crawford
LF2-4H-AB2B · 2 RTop hitterCR
Carlos Ruiz
C2-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP1.1IP0 ER · 1 K · W
J.P. HowellP1.0IP1 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead PHI by 3
| American League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Angels | 100 | 62 | .617 | — |
| 2TBRays | 97 | 65 | .599 | 3.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 5.0 |
4NY Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 11.0 |
5CW White Sox | 89 | 74 | .546 | 11.5 |
6MI Twins | 88 | 75 | .540 | 12.5 |
7TO Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 |
8CL Guardians | 81 | 81 | .500 | 19.0 |
9TE Rangers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 21.0 |
10OA Athletics | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 87 | .463 | 25.0 |
12DE Tigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26.0 |
13BA Orioles | 68 | 93 | .422 | 31.5 |
14SE Mariners | 61 | 101 | .377 | 39.0 |
| National League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Cubs | 97 | 64 | .602 | — |
| 2PHPhillies | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5.5 |
3MI Brewers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7.5 |
4NY Mets | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8.5 |
5HO Astros | 86 | 75 | .534 | 11.0 |
6ST Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11.5 |
7MI Marlins | 84 | 77 | .522 | 13.0 |
8LA Dodgers | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13.5 |
9AZ D-backs | 82 | 80 | .506 | 15.5 |
10CI Reds | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23.5 |
11CO Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23.5 |
12AT Braves | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25.5 |
13SF Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25.5 |
14PI Pirates | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.5 |
15SD Padres | 63 | 99 | .389 | 34.5 |
16WS Nationals | 59 | 102 | .366 | 38.0 |
45 balls in play · 13 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
| AIAkinori Iwamura2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BU B.J. UptonCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CP Carlos Pena1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
EL Evan Longoria3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CCCarl CrawfordLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DN Dioner NavarroC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GGGabe GrossRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JB Jason BartlettSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MG Matt GarzaP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GB Grant BalfourP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAWilly AybarPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CBChad BradfordP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JHJ.P. HowellP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BZ Ben ZobristRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Crawford, Navarro
RBI: Gross 2, Bartlett
SB: Upton 3, Crawford
LOB: 10
| MGMatt Garza | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 102 |
| GBGrant Balfour | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| CBChad Bradford | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| JHJ.P. HowellL | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 148 |
JR Jimmy RollinsSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JW Jayson WerthRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
CU Chase Utley2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
RH Ryan Howard1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| PBPat BurrellLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
SV Shane VictorinoCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PFPedro Feliz3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CRCarlos RuizC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
JM Jamie MoyerP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EBEric BruntlettLF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GD Greg DobbsPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CDChad DurbinP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEScott EyreP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GJ Geoff JenkinsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RM Ryan MadsonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJ.C. RomeroP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
HR: Utley, Howard, Ruiz
RBI: Utley 2, Howard, Ruiz 2
SB: Werth
CS: Rollins
LOB: 9
| JMJamie Moyer | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 96 |
| CDChad DurbinH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| SEScott EyreH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| RMRyan MadsonBS | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| JRJ.C. RomeroW | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 138 |
The Phillies edged the Rays 5-4 at Citizens Bank Park.
J.C. Romero got the win and J.P. Howell took the loss. Carlos Ruiz went 2-for-3 for the Phillies, while Carl Crawford went 2-for-4 for the Rays.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
