Phillies 11, Dodgers 0 (Game 3): The Dodgers arrived in Philadelphia and knew they would have to deal with the weather and hostile crowds. They also had to deal with the buzz saw that is Cliff Lee. The Phillies received another dominant pitching performance from Lee (8IP, 3H, 0BB, 10K). The Phillies also got outstanding offensive performances from everyone up and down the lineup and it came early an often. The Phillies jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 1st inning, highlighted by a Ryan Howard 2-run triple and a Jayson Werth 2-run homer. In the 2nd, the Philadelphia Phillies jumped out to a 6-0 lead, knocking Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda out of the game. Despite the overall solid bullpen performance from the Dodgers, Lee was virtually unhittable for the entire Dodgers lineup, except for Manny Ramirez. Carlos Ruiz continued his hot-hitting against the Dodgers, collecting 2 hits, an RBI, and 2 runs scored. The exclamation point to the game came in the bottom of the 8th when Shane Victorino blasted a 3-run homer to right field on an inside fastball.

Angels 5, Yankees 4 in 11 innings (Game 3): The Yankees and Angels yet again battled into extra innings. Against Angels starter Jered Weaver, the Yankees got 3 solo homeruns from Derek Jeter (whose HR led off the game), Alex Rodriguez, and Johnny Damon. The Angels battled back against starter Andy Pettitte, getting a solo homerun from Howie Kendrick and a 2-run homerun from Vladimir Guerrero (his first RBIs of the ALCS). After Pettitte was lifted for Joba Chamberlain in the 7th, the Angels offense went to work and finally scored a run to take the lead at 4-3 on a Kendrick triple and a pinch-hit sacrifice fly from Maicer Izturis. This lead was short-lived as Angels reliever Kevin Jepsen gave up a solo homerun to Jorge Posada to tie the game in the 8th. This could have been worse, but pinch-runner Brett Gardner was thrown out trying to steal second while Posada was batting. The game then became a battle of the bullpens. In the bottom of the 11th, newly inserted catcher Jeff Mathis led off the inning with a double off of Phil Hughes. The Angels then loaded the bases against Mariano Rivera, but could not get a run across with the heart of the order up. In the bottom of the 11th after Dave Robertson got two quick outs, manger Joe Girardi decided to go to Alfredo Aceves to face Kendrick. Kendrick singled and Mathis followed with another double off the left field wall, scoring Kendrick from first base to win the game. Mathis is a career .200 hitter and only had 8 doubles all season, but now has 3 doubles in the ALCS. The Angels needed the win in LA to get back in the series and they celebrated on the field accordingly. The Angels will send lefty Scott Kazmir to the mound in Game 4 against the Yankees CC Sabathia on 3-days rest.

Phillies 5, Dodgers 4 (Game 4): The Phillies capped the night of postseason games by providing more late-inning drama. Phillies starter Joe Blanton was cruising along through the Dodgers order with an early 2-0 lead thanks to a Ryan Howard first inning 2-run blast. However in the 4th, Blanton struggled giving up three hits and two walks, with 2-out RBIs from James Loney and Russell Martin. Meanwhile Los Angeles Dodgers starter Randy Wolf pitched well after the 2-run first inning. Matt Kemp belted a solo homerun to dead center on an elevated 2-0 pitch to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead. Casey Blake delivered another 2-out RBI in the next inning to give the Dodgers a 4-2 lead. Blake had been 1-for-25 against Blanton in his career. The Phillies finally started to get to Wolf in the 6th, ending his night. Shane Victorino tripled, Chase Utley hit an RBI single, and Howard walked. Ronald Belisario came in and got Jayson Werth to ground into a force out, and Hong-Chih Kuo got Raul Ibanez to line out to left field to end the inning. The 4-3 lead for the Dodgers held up until the bottom of the ninth inning. With one out, closer Jonathon Broxton walked pinch-hitter Matt Stairs and hit Carlos Ruiz. After getting pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs to line out, Jimmy Rollins came up and ripped a 99 mph fastball into the right-center field gap, driving in the tying and winning runs. All of this sent both the Phillies players and their fans into a frenzy. In Game 5 and the possible clincher for the Phillies, they will send Cole Hamels to the mound hoping to rebound from his Game 1 loss. The Dodgers will counter with former Phillies Vicente Padilla, who stifled the Phillies in Game 2.