The Philadelphia Phillies' Road To The World Series Title

The World Series is over. The Philadelphia Phillies have won and will parade down Broad Street later today.

But how did we get to this point? Where did this journey begin?

It all began in a small town called Philadelphia, where sports is somewhat of a big deal.

So let's take a look back at how the Phillies got to this point and how they became World Champions.

October 1—NLDS Game One

Cole Hamels stepped on the mound in this game and began his journey in history. He went eight shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out nine.

But long before Hamels had left the game, the Phillies had managed to scrap out a few runs.

In the third, Chase Utley hit a two run double to open up the scoring, and was followed by a Shane Victorino RBI to make the score 3-0.

That score held up until the ninth when Brad Lidge came in to close it out. Lidge got into some deep waters, but escaped with a save.

Game 1—Phillies win 3-1, take 1-0 series lead

October 2—NLDS Game Two

Once again, all of the scoring for the Phillies came in one inning.

In the second inning, the Phillies were down 1-0 until they exploded for five runs. After the Phils had tied it up at 1-1, Shane Victorino stepped to the plate with the bases juiced. Good bye baby! Victorino smashed the ball out to left for a grand slam. All of this came off of CC Sabathia, who had been lights out since his mid-season arrival in Milwaukee.

That's all the Phillies needed. Brett Myers pitched well enough to get the Phillies the win and this time, Brad Lidge did not give up a run in his ninth inning save.

Game 2—Phillies win 5-2, take 2-0 series lead

October 4—NLDS Game Three

After the Phillies put the Brewers in a must win situation, the Brewers responded.

Jamie Moyer was on the mound for the Phillies as they played game three in Milwaukee. Moyer was their second best pitcher all year, and everyone expected the Phils to close it out here.

But two walks and a wild pitch to lead off the game didn't help. Both runners scored in the first, putting the Phils in an early 2-0 hole.

In the fifth, the Brewers added on more as they widened their lead to 3-0.

The Phils came back in the sixth with a run, but a Brewers run in the seventh made the score 4-1 and killed the spirit of the Phillies.

A short rally in the ninth was all for not, as Phillies did not manage to salvage any runs.

Game 3—Brewers win 4-1, Phillies lead series 2-1

October 5—NLDS Game Four

Pat Burrell finally woke up in Game Four with two monster homers.

But before any of that took place, Jimmy Rollins lead off the game with a home run to right field on the first pitch.

In the third, the Phillies came up with four runs, three of which came off of a Burrell home run, making the score 4-0.

The Brewers did not score until the eight and ninth when they scored one run respectively, but a Burrell solo shot in the ninth made the comeback even more out of reach.

Game 5—Phillies win 6-2, win series 3-1

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