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Phillies confident in 'bulldog' Blanton

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Coming off a stellar outing in his first career postseason start in the National League Division Series, Game 4 starter Joe Blanton has bullied his way into a position of prominence, giving manager Charlie Manuel the luxury of using his pitching staff conservatively in the NL Championship Series.
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Joe Blanton

  • #56 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Phillies: Blanton delivered against the Brewers in Game 4 of the NLDS, his biggest start since being traded to Philly from Oakland in mid-July. The right-hander earned the win in the Phils' series-clinching victory over Milwaukee, holding the Brewers to one run on five hits in six innings. Despite struggling with his control at times during the past two months, Blanton did not walk a Brewers batter. Blanton has started twice against the Dodgers this season and earned a no-decision each time, allowing a total of five earned runs in 11 innings for a 4.09 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 51-46 4.24 831.1 233 480 .271
Season 9-12 4.69 197.2 66 111 .271
Vs. LA Dodgers 0-0 4.09 11.0 6 10 .326

Series at a Glance

Standings - 10/13/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 92 70 .568 - 48-33 44-37
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 84 78 .519 - 48-33 36-45
Stats - 10/13/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
PHI .255 799 214 762 136 1117 3.88 1449.2 1444 533 1081
LAD .264 700 137 659 126 1032 3.68 1447.1 1381 480 1205
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Short layoff shouldn't affect Lowe

Michael Schwartz / MLB.com
The Dodgers' decision to tab Derek Lowe as Monday's Game 4 starter of the NL Championship Series on three days' rest was no rash reaction to Los Angeles dropping its first two games in Philadelphia.
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Derek Lowe

  • #23 RHP
  • (0-1) 3.38 ERA 2 SO
Dodgers: By pitching Lowe on three days' rest in Game 4, Dodgers manager Joe Torre has set up his rotation so that if the NLCS goes the distance, his top three starters will go on full rest. He said that sinkerballer Lowe would be able to better handle the rigors of going on short rest. Lowe is 2-1 with a 5.09 ERA in 23 innings over four starts on three days' rest, but also pitched a gem under those conditions to defeat Torre's Yankees in Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 126-107 3.75 1940.1 546 1275 .257
Season 14-11 3.24 211.0 45 147 .246
Vs. Philadelphia 1-0 4.26 6.1 1 3 .208

Phillies hitters vs Derek Lowe
Regular Season stats only

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bako, Paul - - - - - - - -
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Cairo, Miguel - - - - .000 3 0 0
Dobbs, Greg .000 3 0 0 .000 9 0 1
Feliz, Pedro - - - - .217 23 2 2
Francisco, Ben - - - - - - - -
Howard, Ryan .000 3 0 2 .125 16 0 3
Ibanez, Raul - - - - .182 11 2 3
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy .333 3 0 0 .316 19 0 0
Ruiz, Carlos .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Stairs, Matt - - - - .182 11 1 2
Utley, Chase .667 3 0 0 .357 14 0 1
Victorino, Shane .500 2 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Werth, Jayson .333 3 0 0 .250 4 0 0

Dodgers hitters vs Joe Blanton
Regular Season stats only

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Ausmus, Brad - - - - - - - -
Belliard, Ronnie 1.000 3 0 1 .375 8 0 1
Blake, Casey .000 10 0 0 .048 21 0 0
Castro, Juan - - - - .000 3 0 0
DeWitt, Blake - - - - - - - -
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre .400 5 1 1 .500 8 1 1
Furcal, Rafael - - - - .000 4 0 0
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - - - - -
Hudson, Orlando .500 2 0 0 .250 8 0 0
Kemp, Matt .200 5 0 0 .250 8 0 0
Loney, James .400 5 0 2 .400 5 0 2
Loretta, Mark - - - - .167 6 0 0
Martin, Russell .400 5 0 0 .400 5 0 0
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Mientkiewicz, Doug .333 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan - 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
Ramirez, Manny .462 13 1 6 .560 25 1 8
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Thome, Jim .667 3 0 1 .286 7 0 1

Stairs master (3-1) (1-3)

Phillies 7, Dodgers 5

One win away

Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Down by two in the eighth, the Phillies made a thrilling comeback to take Game 4 from the Dodgers. Two batters after Shane Victorino hit a game-tying two-run homer, Matt Stairs slammed a mammoth two-run, pinch-hit homer to move Philly within one win of its first World Series appearance since 1993.

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Series at a Glance

 
Shane Victorino celebrates after hitting a two-run homer. (Chris Carlson/AP)

Game 4 letdown

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Dodgers fans experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in Game 4. L.A. appeared to be on its way toward evening its series with Philly after taking the lead in the sixth, but the bullpen suffered a rare meltdown in the eighth, allowing a pair of two-run homers to put the Dodgers at a 3-1 deficit in the NLCS.
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Phillies 7, Dodgers 5

PhiladelphiaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Rollins, SS4110111.118
Werth, RF5110021.176
Utley, 2B5031020.462
Howard, 1B4211103.188
Burrell, LF3010102.357
  Bruntlett, LF1000001.000
Victorino, CF3112002.188
Dobbs, 3B2010000.500
  a-Feliz, PH-3B2000002.111
Ruiz, C3120101.417
Blanton, P2000022.000
  b-Jenkins, PH0000000.000
  c-Taguchi, PH1000002.000
  Durbin, C, P0000000.000
  Eyre, P0000000.000
  Madson, P0000000.000
  d-Stairs, PH11120001.000
  Romero, P0000000.000
  Lidge, P0000000.000
Totals3671264717 

a-Flied out for Dobbs in the 6th. b-Batted for Blanton in the 6th. c-Flied out for Jenkins in the 6th. d-Homered for Madson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Utley (2, Lowe), Dobbs (1, Lowe).
HR: Victorino (1, 8th inning off Wade, 1 on, 1 out), Stairs (1, 8th inning off Broxton, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Rollins; Werth; Utley 4; Howard; Burrell; Victorino 4; Dobbs 2; Ruiz 2; Stairs 4.
RBI: Utley (3), Howard (1), Victorino 2 (6), Stairs 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Stairs 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rollins; Taguchi; Werth.
S: Victorino.
GIDP: Victorino.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rollins (1, 2nd base off Broxton/Martin).
CS: Bruntlett (1, 2nd base by Broxton/Martin).

FIELDING
E: Howard (1, throw).
DP: 3 (Utley-Rollins-Howard, Utley, Rollins-Howard).
 
LA DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Furcal, SS2210201.267
Ethier, RF5110004.278
Ramirez, M, LF2021300.500
Martin, C5001027.154
Loney, 1B4021112.417
DeWitt, 2B3000106.091
  Berroa, 2B0000000.000
  b-Garciaparra, PH1000000.500
Blake, 3B5121030.267
Pierre, CF3120000.667
  Kuo, P0000000.000
  Wade, P0000000.000
  Broxton, P0000000.000
  c-Kent, PH1000000.000
Lowe, P2010010.250
  Kershaw, P0000000.000
  Park, P0000000.000
  Beimel, P0000000.000
  a-Kemp, PH-CF1000102.250
Totals3451148722 

a-Walked for Beimel in the 6th. b-Flied out for Berroa in the 9th. c-Lined out for Broxton in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Loney (2, Blanton), Pierre (1, Durbin, C), Ramirez, M (2, Lidge).
HR: Blake (1, 6th inning off Durbin, C, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Furcal; Ethier; Ramirez, M 3; Loney 3; Blake 5; Pierre 3; Lowe.
RBI: Loney (2), Ramirez, M (6), Martin (1), Blake (2).
2-out RBI: Loney.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DeWitt 3; Kemp 2; Loney.
S: Furcal; Kuo.
GIDP: DeWitt; Ethier.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
CS: Pierre (1, 2nd base by Blanton/Ruiz).

FIELDING
DP: (DeWitt-Furcal-Loney).
 
PhiladelphiaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Blanton 5.07334405.40
Durbin, C 0.02211014.50
Eyre 0.10001000.00
Madson (W, 1-0)1.21001100.00
Romero (H, 2)0.20001000.00
Lidge (S, 3)1.11000200.00
 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lowe 5.06221403.48
Kershaw (H, 1)0.11111004.50
Park (BS, 1)0.10001000.00
Beimel 0.10000000.00
Kuo (H, 1)1.01110204.50
Wade (BS, 1)(L, 0-1)0.22220016.00
Broxton 1.12111113.86

Durbin, C pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Kuo pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Lidge, Park.
IBB: Ramirez, M (by Blanton), Loney (by Blanton), Ramirez, M (by Eyre).
Pitches-strikes: Blanton 91-53, Durbin, C 14-6, Eyre 14-7, Madson 20-14, Romero 6-2, Lidge 24-18, Lowe 74-51, Kershaw 14-7, Park 7-3, Beimel 1-1, Kuo 14-11, Wade 6-6, Broxton 30-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Blanton 6-4, Durbin, C 0-0, Eyre 0-1, Madson 1-2, Romero 2-0, Lidge 0-3, Lowe 8-3, Kershaw 1-0, Park 0-1, Beimel 0-1, Kuo 1-0, Wade 0-2, Broxton 2-0.
Batters faced: Blanton 24, Durbin, C 3, Eyre 3, Madson 6, Romero 2, Lidge 6, Lowe 21, Kershaw 3, Park 2, Beimel 1, Kuo 4, Wade 4, Broxton 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Eyre 2-1, Madson 3-0, Park 2-1, Beimel 2-0, Wade 1-1, Broxton 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Mike Reilly. LF: Jerry Meals. RF: Mike Everitt.
Weather: 74 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, Varies.
T: 3:44.
Att: 56,800.
October 13, 2008

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