jimmy rollins

jimmy rollins

Rollins drilled Fastball 1-1 m Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton, scored Eric Bruntlett and Carlos Ruiz. Rounded first base, Rollins really learned a fist in the air. He ran to second, and when he saw two runs already scored the momentum went to third base, where he was Mobbed by teammates, including 6-4, 259-pound Ryan Howard.

"I curled up in the fetal position and started throwing punches back," Rollins said. "This is big. The pressure is all on them. We just have to find a way to win one more game. We don't want to go back to Los Angeles."Dodgers manager Joe Torre's postgame news conference was on the televisions in the Phillies clubhouse as they celebrated. Torre was talking about how Philadelphia had to win four before it would be over.But closer Brad Lidge and his teammates exuded confidence. "Sometimes you are surprised when they don't come back," he said.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel echoed that sentiment. "All you need is to go, Batsman hit, and suddenly (Rollins), hit the gap and we're in the business," said Manuel.Howard looked up at a TV in the clubhouse to watch a replay of Rollins' winning hit, which rolled into the gap in right-center field. "Right down the middle," Howard said of Broxton's pitch. "He couldn't have gotten it in a better place."