National League Division Series 2009 Philadelphia Phillies season



cole hamels left citizens bank park during game 2 of division series wife, in labor.



the phillies, no. 2 seed in national league, faced off against wild card colorado rockies in first round of playoffs. cliff lee pitched complete game in opener of series, shutting out rockies through  8 ⁄3 innings before allowing single run in ninth. threw 113 pitches in game, in addition getting hit , stolen base in first postseason start. rockies evened series in second game, cole hamels left stadium wife, went labor first child. phillies staged comebacks twice bring them within run of tying game, not close door huston street saved game aaron cook.


after charlie manuel named pedro martínez game 3 starter, game postponed day due weather forecast of snow , record-low temperatures. postponement prompted manuel change plans, naming rookie left-hander j. a. happ new starter game. happ pitched 3 innings, allowing 3 runs, manuel brought joe blanton out of bullpen, pitched  2 ⁄3 innings , allowed 1 run. brad lidge, after 11 blown saves during regular season, preserved win phillies, 6–5 victory. in back-and-forth affair, phillies , rockies traded leads through game 4 @ coors field, phillies scored 3 runs in top of ninth win 1 run. combined sweeps in other 3 division series, 2009 became first year since implementation of wild card in 1995 4 championship series berths clinched on road.



game 1



game 2



game 3



game 4








Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Investigation Murder of Brooke Wilberger

Geography St Columb Major

Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra