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Phillies beat Rays 4-3 to win World Series four games to one – New York Daily News
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Phillies advance to World Series – The Denver Post
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Astros 3, Phillies 2: How Houston won Game 5 of World Series
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Phillies Alumni Weekend to honor 2008 champs
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Former Philadelphia Phillies Brad Lidge to Throw Out First Pitch to Carlos Ruiz for World Series Game 5 - Sports Illustrated Inside The Phillies
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2008 Phillies, World Series champions: A look back
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28 years later, Phillies again are baseball's best
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Astros shut down Phillies' bats again, head back to Houston one win from a World Series title
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Phillies Brad Lidge celebrates 2008 World Series Victory with Carlos Ruiz and Ryan Howard - Gold Medal Impressions
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Philadelphia Phillies' Brad Lidge, right, and Carlos Ruiz celebrate after winning Game 5 of the National League Championship baseball series against the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Philadelphia. The
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Phillies vs. Astros: World Series Game 5 score, highlights, injuries, next game, schedule