Marietta swept all the road games, and remained undefeated on the road in the playoffs. Of course their terrible home record (1-4) will need some improvement if they want to steal this Series from the Sugar Bears.
Philly hung in there for a lot of the game. The Animals took a 3-1 lead in the second inning after an Adam LaRoche homer and a Jimmy Rollins RBI double. Brandon Webb was holding the Mighty Men to only one run through the first six innings, but Webb ran out of gas in the seventh. The Mighty Men scored three runs to take a 4-3 lead. A.J. Burnett, meanwhile was on cruise control. After the rough second inning, Burnett only allowed one hit and one walk through the next six innings. The Mighty Men piled it on in the final two innings, scoring nine runs, but the Animals' heart was already ripped out.
Ray Durham was selected as the MVP of the series. Durham batted .429 (12-28) with a 1.110 OPS and 5 RBIs. Marietta will make its second World Series appearance, the first since they moved from Jerusalem after their 2000 championship.
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