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The Philadelphia Phillies have depend on the homerun ball the whole 2008 season.  Therefore when they cameback to beat the Dodgers last night in L.A.  The reason why was due to the long ball.  The Phillies who were down 5-3 coming into the top of the 8th.  Put the long ball to work.  Lead by Shane Victorino who hit a 2 run blast to tie the game up at 5-5.  And just like all playoff series someone you will never thought contribute turns out to produce the biggest hit of the series.  In steps in one Matt Stairs. Stairs into his 15th season never hit a homerun more bigger than the one he hit in the 8th inning.  A 2 run blast to the right field seats.  Matt Stairs was not a lost for words on what he was trying to do in the 8th inning  ”My whole career, even back in the early days, my approach was try to hit the ball out of the ballpark,” he said. “And it’s something I enjoyed doing. In batting practice, I try to hit every ball out of the ballpark. I’m not going to lie, it’s fun. I try to hit home runs and that’s it. I’m not going to hit a single and steal second base. So I think the biggest thing is to get up there, swing hard and elevate.” And with the hit the Phillies steal a win from the Dodgers.  And now take a comanding 3-1 lead in the NCLS.  Charlie Manuel the manger of the Phillies had this to say”This was the biggest game we’ve won so far,” Philadelphia manager But the next one is even bigger. That’s kind of how we look at it.”