Werth 2 (2), Carlos Ruiz (1)
The start of the game was postponed 80 minutes due to a rain delay, pushing the start time to 9:17 p.m. [81] The cast of the television series Glee (with Amber Riley singing lead) performed the national anthem as part of a ceremony featuring a large American flag and several members of the armed services. [82][83] The Phillies scored first with Jayson Werth's lead-off home run, which was followed by a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly to make the score 3–0 in the bottom of the second inning.[84] Following Mark Teixeira's walk in the top of the fourth inning, Alex Rodriguez hit a deep ball down the right field line. It was originally ruled a double so Teixeira held at third base. The play was reviewed using MLB instant replay, which revealed that the ball had struck a camera sticking over the top of the wall, so the ball was ruled a two-run home run, [85] giving Rodriguez his first World Series hit.[86] This was the first home run reviewed by instant replay in postseason play. [85] Specifically, the ball hit a camera owned by Fox and MLB which extended slightly over the right field wall.[85] The camera was moved back for Game 4 such that its lens was in line with the wall. [85] Coincidentally, Alex Rodriguez also had the first regular season home run reviewed by replay.[87]
Nick Swisher opened the top of the fifth inning with a double and scored on a single to center field by Andy Pettitte. [84] This was Pettitte's first career postseason RBI and the first RBI by a Yankees pitcher in a World Series since Jim Bouton in
1964 .[88] Derek Jeter followed Pettitte with another single, and both runners scored on a two-run double by Johnny Damon. [84] Cole Hamels then walked Teixeira and was relieved by J. A. Happ. Happ closed out the fifth without allowing further scoring, but Nick Swisher added to the Yankees lead with a home run off of him in the sixth.[84] Werth hit his second home run of the game leading off the bottom of the sixth to close the Yankees lead to 6–4, [84] becoming the second Phillies player to hit multiple home runs in this World Series.
Chad Durbin relieved Happ in the top of the seventh. He walked Johnny Damon, who then stole second base. Rodriguez was then hit by a pitch , and Damon scored on a single by Jorge Posada. [84] Joba Chamberlain relieved Pettitte in the bottom of the seventh and retired the side in order. Brett Myers retired the first two batters in the top of the eighth, but Hideki Matsui then hit a home run pinch hitting for Chamberlain. [89] Phil Hughes pitched a third of an inning in the bottom of the ninth and allowed a solo home run to Carlos Ruiz before being relieved by Mariano Rivera.[84] Rivera closed out the game, throwing just five pitches to record the final two outs. [84] This game was Pettitte's 17th career postseason win, extending his MLB record.[88]
Game 4
Phillies closer Brad Lidge, pictured during the 2008 regular season, allowed three runs in the ninth inning of a tied Game 4 and took the loss.
It’s a man looking over his family during the British Raj in India. There were many cases of cannibalism and he feared someone would try to kill and eat his children or wife. I acknowledge this is a difficult picture to look at— but I included it for a reason. Many people in the US/West aren’t even aware of the terrible famines that swept through India and which are comparable to the holocaust in deaths (an estimated ~30 million people have died in famines in India). This was taken from the Great Famine of 1876–1878, which was far worse than the infamous Bengal Famine. It was caused by a crop failure/drought and was exacerbated by the crown’s export of wheat abroad. In total, 5.6 - 9 million people died (it’s hard to get exact figures). And within huge statistics like these, are forgotten stories. These are individuals and families, who slowly faced the despair of knowing they had no food and would have no food in the near future. They faced the horror of knowing there was
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