"I had good years in San Francisco, and I have no complaints about the way things went," Feliz said after his RBI single off RHP Chad Bradford to center field gave the Phillies a one-run lead over the Rays in Game 5, "but this is the best moment of my career."

Feliz had just five at-bats in the Giants' World Series in 2002, a seven-game loss to the Angels. He had no hits and two strikeouts. Six years later, he was 6-for-18 and appeared in all five games.

But his regular season with the Phillies wasn't at all spectacular, at least offensively. He had 14 homers and 58 RBIs one year after collecting 20 homers and 72 RBIs with the Giants.

His playing time was reduced to 133 games this year, and he had 132 fewer at-bats. Not that he complained. All along, he felt more wanted by the Phillies, who gave him a two-year, $8.5 million contract after the Giants balked at a lengthy deal.

"I feel like I've played a lot," Feliz said. "I'm not going to say I want to be in there every day. I'm just happy to be here and help this team any way I can."

Without Feliz, the Giants were weak at third base. Jose Castillo played the first four months and hit .244 with six homers and 35 RBIs. The Giants used six other players at third, including Rich Aurilia, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Rohlinger, Scott McClain, Conor Gillaspie and Travis Denker.

None could pick it like Feliz, and none showed the pop displayed by Feliz in his San Francisco years.