Phillies 10, 
Rays 2
| W: | J. Blanton (1-0) |
| L: | A. Sonnanstine (0-1) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .000 |
| C Crawford LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .357 |
| B Zobrist RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .182 |
| A Sonnanstine P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| a-E Hinske PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| E Jackson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-W Aybar PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| D Wheeler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-R Baldelli PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | |
| a-homered to center for A Sonnanstine in the 5th b-singled to right for E Jackson in the 7th c-struck out swinging for T Miller in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: C Crawford (2, 4th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 2 Out); E Hinske (1, 5th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Crawford (2), E Hinske (1) 2-out RBI: C Crawford, E Hinske Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Upton 1, D Navarro 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Iwamura 2 (2, ground ball 2) DP: 2 (J Bartlett-A Iwamura-C Pena, A Iwamura-C Pena). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Sonnanstine (L, 0-1) | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 89-52 | 6.75 |
| E Jackson | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32-19 | 4.50 |
| D Wheeler | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22-16 | 6.75 |
| T Miller | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-4 | 18.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 153-91 | |
| PITCHING IBB: R Howard (By E Jackson) Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 24; E Jackson 8; D Wheeler 6; T Miller 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Sonnanstine 1-9; E Jackson 4-1; D Wheeler 0-2; T Miller 1-1 Game Scores: A Sonnanstine 33 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Rollins SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| J Werth RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| C Utley 2B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .200 |
| R Howard 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .353 |
| P Burrell LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| E Bruntlett LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| S Victorino CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 |
| P Feliz 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 |
| C Ruiz C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 |
| J Blanton P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| C Durbin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Eyre P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Madson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M Stairs PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| J Romero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 23 | |
| a-struck out swinging for R Madson in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Rollins 2 (2, A Sonnanstine, D Wheeler); J Werth (3, E Jackson) HR: R Howard 2 (3, 4th inning off A Sonnanstine 2 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off T Miller 1 on, 1 Out); J Blanton (1, 5th inning off E Jackson 0 on, 2 Out); J Werth (1, 8th inning off D Wheeler 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: P Burrell (1), P Feliz (1), R Howard 5 (6), J Blanton (1), J Werth 2 (2) 2-out RBI: P Feliz, J Blanton GIDP: P Burrell Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Feliz 2, J Blanton 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Romero (1, throw) | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Blanton (W, 1-0) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 99-61 | 3.00 |
| C Durbin | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 0.00 |
| S Eyre (H, 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-2 | 0.00 |
| R Madson (H, 2) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.00 |
| J Romero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-11 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 144-89 | |
| PITCHING HBP: C Crawford (By J Blanton) Batters faced: J Blanton 25; C Durbin 2; S Eyre 1; R Madson 4; J Romero 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Blanton 6-5; C Durbin 0-1; S Eyre 0-1; R Madson 1-0; J Romero 1-0 Game Scores: J Blanton 61 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | PHI | |||
 | 1st | P Burrell walked, J Rollins scored, C Utley to third, R Howard to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | P Feliz singled to left, C Utley scored, R Howard to second. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | C Crawford homered to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | R Howard homered to left, J Rollins and J Werth scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 5th | E Hinske homered to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 5th | J Blanton homered to left. | 2 | 6 |
| 8th | J Werth homered to left, J Rollins scored. | 2 | 8 |
| 8th | R Howard homered to right, C Utley scored. | 2 | 10 |
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| Game Notes |
| JOE BLANTON'S HOME RUN IN THE FIFTH INNING WAS THE FIRST BY A PITCHER IN THE WORLD SERIES SINCE 1974 AND ONLY THE 15TH ALL-TIME. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA |
| Attendance | 45,903 (105.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 54 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tom Hallion, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Tim Welke |