11 Oct 2008

Phillies beat Dodgers 8-5, take 2-0 NL Series lead

2:03 pm on 11 October 2008

Philadelphia's beaten the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 to take a 2-0 lead in major league baseball's National League championship series.

The best-of-seven series to determine the National League representative in the World Series moves to Los Angeles for game three on Monday.