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Phillies Outslug LA in Game 1

Three-run shot from Ibañez in eighth stands up as winner in 8-6 win in NLCS opener

By Will McCahill, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 15, 2009 11:09 PM CDT

(Newser) – A three-run home run from Raul Ibañez in the eighth inning tonight gave the visiting Philadelphia Phillies the margin they needed to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-6, and take the first game in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. The defending-champion Phillies twice saw the Dodgers eat into four-run leads, making the late innings tense.

Manny Ramirez is congratulated in the Dodgers dugout after his two-run home run during the fifth inning of tonight's Game 1. (AP Photo)

Philadelphia's Raul Ibañez is congratulated by teammates Pedro Feliz (7), Ryan Howard (6) and Jayson Werth (28) after his three-run home run during the eighth inning of tonight's Game 1. (AP Photo)

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