The Philadelphia Phillies rebounded from a four-run Deficit Thurs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 and take a two-game lead in Their National League Division Series.
The Atlanta Braves rallied Also, scoring runs at Three in the Eighth and getting a solo home run from Rick Ankiel in the 11th Inning, Thu Defeat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 last night and Avoid a two-game Deficit in Their NL playoff series.
Ankiel's home run into the San Francisco Bay allowed the Braves to go home Tied 1-1 in the best-of-five series. Ankiel, 31, Began his career in Major League Baseball as a pitcher before converting an outfielder Thurs.
"I can not explain how I feel right now," Ankiel said in a television interview on the first extra-Inning game this postseason. "I'd say this is the pinnacle of everything I've done."
The Phillies Took Advantage of four Cincinnati errors, scoring five unearned runs As They rallied from a 4-0 Deficit.
"Tonight, They made a lot of Mistakes and we finally started caching in on some of Them," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said in a news conference. "They just started making somethings Mistakes and it caught up with Them."
In the American League playoffs, the road teams - the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers - won the opening two games and headed home with a chance to finish off Their series.
The Yankees will try Thurs complete a sweep against the Minnesota Twins tonight in New York, while the Rangers seek to do the Same at home against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Phillies, Reds and Giants-Braves series resume tomorrow in Cincinnati and Atlanta.
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