PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels got what he wanted: the chance to pitch Philadelphia to a World Series championship.

The postseason ace is scheduled to start Game 5 on Monday night (2 p.m. Hawaii time) against Tampa Bay's Scott Kazmir in a rematch of last week's opener.

The Phillies set things up perfectly for Hamels on Sunday night, moving within one win of the title with a 10-2 victory. Before the game, Hamels said he hoped he would have an opportunity to close out the Rays and wrap up the second crown in club history.

"Cole looks for these moments," teammate Jimmy Rollins said. "I call him Hollywood, because when the lights are on, that's when he's at his best. And tomorrow night the lights will definitely be on and he will be ready."

Hamels is 4-0 with a 1.55 ERA in four starts this postseason, with 27 strikeouts and eight walks in 29 innings. He beat Kazmir and the Rays 3-2 last week in Game 1.

"Looking at his record, it means a lot. But with a team like that, you know they're going to go out there and try to make adjustments," Rollins said. "It's hard to beat a team the second time around. They've seen you once and now they have a better idea of how to approach you. So it's going to be up to Cole to make adjustments. But we feel pretty confident."

Only two pitchers have earned five wins in one postseason, according to the Elias Sports Bureau: Francisco Rodriguez of the 2002 Anaheim Angels and Randy Johnson of the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks.

Rodriguez worked out of the bullpen, of course, and Johnson won Game 7 of the World Series in relief against the New York Yankees.

"Baseball is not going to allow you to be perfect. This is just a game of skill and luck, all mixed in one," Hamels said before Game 4. "You just have to work with what you've got and go after it."

Hamels allowed five hits in seven innings Wednesday night at Tampa Bay. Kazmir, also a 24-year-old lefty, lasted six innings while giving up three runs and six hits.

"He really has everything going right now. So it feels like you have to be on your 'A' game to beat that guy," Kazmir said. "It feels like every pitch you throw is going to be a crucial pitch. You feel like you want to throw up zeros. And if you don't, it's going to be tough to get a win."

Kazmir was drafted two spots ahead of Hamels in 2002, both out of high school.

YA GOTTA BELIEVE, ACT II: The late Tug McGraw threw the final pitch the last time the Phillies won a World Series in 1980. Thanks to his son, country music singer Tim McGraw, he returned in spirit before Game 3 this time around.

Accompanied by kids from a local chapter of the Boys & Girls Club, Tim McGraw threw out the ceremonial first pitch Saturday night. He brought some of his father's ashes along and at one point, reached into his pocket, took them out and sprinkled them on the mound. Tim also re-enacted his father's trademark slap of his baseball glove across his thigh when he got a batter out.

Tug McGraw gained stardom as a reliever for the New York Mets, both during their 1969 World Series victory and again in 1973, when he was credited with coining the phrase, "Ya Gotta Believe!" as the long shot Mets made it back to the Series before losing to Oakland.

He became the Phillies' closer and struck out Kansas City's Willie Wilson for the final out in 1980.

Robin Roberts threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 4, and fellow Hall of Famer and ex-Phillies pitching great Jim Bunning will do it before Game 5.

RIGHT-FIELD SHUFFLE: Rays manager Joe Maddon went back to switch-hitter Ben Zobrist in right field Sunday night against Philadelphia righty Joe Blanton.

Zobrist was a surprise starter in the World Series opener against lefty ace Cole Hamels and went 1-for-3 with a single. Rocco Baldelli started Game 2 in right field for Tampa Bay and Gabe Gross got the call in Game 3.

"Just trying to look at everything," Maddon said. "I know the Blanton splits, but the lefties might hit for more power against him. Been wanting to get Ben out there a little bit more often, if possible. The fact that he's our only extra really middle infielder weighs into the decision a bit. But I want to get him out there to get his bat in the lineup."

In an unusual split, Blanton had better success versus left-handed batters this season than right-handers. Lefties had a .304 on-base percentage and .414 slugging percentage against him, while right-handers were at .353 and .444.

Zobrist went 0-for-3 with a walk in a 10-2 loss.

NEW HAMMERS: Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox and Aramis Ramirez of the Chicago Cubs won the Hank Aaron Award in fan voting for the best offensive players in their leagues.

Ramirez hit .289 with 44 doubles, 27 home runs and 111 RBIs for the NL Central champions. Youkilis hit .312 with 43 doubles, 29 home runs and 115 RBIs for the AL wild-card winners.

Youkilis admitted it was tough being at the World Series but not playing in it. Champs last year, the Red Sox lost to Tampa Bay in Game 7 of the AL championship series.

"I heard I'd won the award and I was, 'Oh, that's great,'" he said. "Then they said you have to go the World Series and I was, 'Oh, that's not great.'"

Like Youkilis, Ramirez hoped to go farther in the postseason. The Cubs were chased in the division series by the Los Angeles Dodgers, leaving their fans in a funk.

"We won 97 games. Best record in the National League and we couldn't pass the first round for the second year in a row," he said. "What can I say? They've got a reason to be disappointed."

The award is named in honor of Aaron, who was on the dais at Citizens Bank Park with Youkilis and Ramirez before Game 4 between the Rays and Philadelphia. When it was mentioned that Aaron was a 23-time All-Star, Ramirez kidded, "I'm only 21 behind."

AP Sports Columnist Jim Litke and AP Baseball Writer Ben Walker contributed to this report.