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Tampa Bay gets home field advantage based on the 2-3-2 format. The home field advantage for the World Series is based on which league wins the annual MLB All-Star Game in July. Again, the AL keeps the home advantage. The first two games will be played at Tampa Bay before moving to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia for games 3-5. If needed, the series will return to Tampa Bay for games 6 and 7.

[Lefthander Scott Kazmir gets the call to start for the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday in Game 1 of the 2008 World Series. The Rays are slight favorites to win the series.]

Game 1 of the 2008 World Series begins Wednesday with first pitch expected to be thrown at 8:25 p.m. ET. Left hander Cole Hamels is scheduled to be the starting pitcher for Philadelphia while Tampa Bay plans to go with left hander Scott Kazmir.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said prior to the teams traveling to Tampa Bay, he expects to keep his NLCS rotation intact, meaning Brett Myers, Jamie Moyer and Joe Blanton will follow Cole Hamels.

Tampa Bay manager Joe Madden currently hasn’t set his pitching rotation other than Kazmir in Game 1.

Sportsbook.com has Hamels and the Phillies as slight -108 money line favorites over the Rays at -102. Prices on the betting total (7 ½) favor the UNDER at -125 while an OVER bet is getting +105 juice.

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