September 2009 Philadelphia Phillies season

chase utley 1 of 4 players on 2009 phillies squad hit 30 home runs.

the phillies opened month taking 2 of three-game series against giants, besting jonathan sánchez, threw no-hitter earlier in 2009 season, , tim lincecum, won 2008 nl cy young award. followed trip texas four-game series against houston astros; phillies unable muster offense during series , swept. on september 8, in first game of series against washington nationals, ibañez , utley each hit 30th home runs of season, making them members of 12th quartet of teammates in major league history each reach 30 in single season, joining howard , werth. phillies offense backed lee sixth win following night, madson earning second consecutive save after assuming de facto closer s role lidge. however, phillies not overcome pair of three-run home runs adam dunn , ian desmond secure sweep in last game of series, despite stairs grand slam; third loss of season washington in fifteen games. mets came philadelphia last series of season, began on september 11. phillies won game one, 4–2, mets came behind in second game of series, scoring 5 runs in final 2 innings win 10–9. making postponed game earlier in season, phillies won first game of day-night doubleheader behind kyle kendrick s first major league victory in 13 months. 8 shutout innings martínez in nightcap gave phillies 1–0 win, 3–1 win in 4-game set, , 12–6 win in season series. martínez 8 innings began streak of 26 consecutive scoreless innings phillies pitchers: madson followed scoreless ninth eighth save of season; cliff lee pitched complete game shutout against nationals following night; , blanton, park, , madson combined 8 scoreless innings against washington on september 16 until tyler walker allowed run in top of ninth inning, rbi single willie harris scored justin maxwell. hamels closed out series strong performance, perfect through first 5 innings , finishing 1 run allowed in eight; 15th win on nationals, phillies matched best season record against franchise, set against 1976 montréal expos.

the phillies continued atlanta, took 2 of 3 braves, kendrick s second win , lidge s 30th save in first game of series. martínez outdueled javier vázquez in second game of series, phillies avoided loss defeating braves, 4–2, on september 20. doubleheader followed against marlins; phillies won game one, while marlins won game two. in rubber game, lidge blew 11th save after rain delay give marlins series victory, keeping team s number clinch division @ five. phillies , brewers split next series @ 2 games each, philadelphia winning first , last game of series. phillies returned citizens bank park final homestand close out season, opening fifth consecutive loss astros. however, phillies broke streak 7–4 win on september 29, feliz grand slam. following night, phillies clinched third consecutive division title 10–3 win on houston, guaranteeing split in series , playoff berth, , tying franchise record consecutive division titles set danny ozark s teams 1976 1978. after clinching game, phillies rested of regular starters, 6 of whom had started on 150 games during season; lost 4 straight games while regulars regained strength, won final game of season in innings paul hoover hit walk-off single in bottom of 10th inning. phillies finished record of 93 wins , 69 losses, 1 game better record in previous season.