LOS ANGELES -- Using a Hollywood script without a surprise ending, the Phillies captured the National League pennant Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium with a 5-1 win over the Dodgers. With the triumph in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series comes Philadelphia's first trip to the World Series since 1993. That team lost to the Blue Jays. "Yes, we're going to the World Series," Ryan Howard said, shouting. "That sounds really good to say." Never straying from their opportunistic best, the Phillies leapt out when Jimmy Rollins scorched a homer on the game's eighth pitch -- much like he did in the deciding Division Series game against Milwaukee. "I didn't see it," Rollins said. "I just hit it and took off, not taking anything for granted. I knew [if it dropped in] I was getting on second, and if they made a mistake, I was going to get on third." He got home. With a 1-0 lead and the...
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