Philadelphia (0-0) at LA Dodgers (0-0)

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Hamels rides emotional waves into Game 1

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Cole Hamels starts Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against a Dodgers team that he easily controlled during this same round of last year's postseason.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Cole Hamels

  • #35 LHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
With an impressive resume against the Dodgers and the benefit of six days' rest, Hamels is set up well to open the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers. During a 2009 regular season that was at times a rough followup to his 2008 heroics, Hamels pitched a shutout at Dodger Stadium on June 4, one of his two on the season. That was after going 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA in two starts against them in last year's NLCS to earn series Most Valuable Player honors, and he is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in four career regular-season starts against them. However, Hamels finished the 2009 season 10-11 with a 4.32 ERA, and was 0-2 with a 7.02 ERA in his last three regular-season starts. His NL Division Series Game 2 start against the Rockies didn't alter that trend much, as he allowed four earned runs in five innings of work in a 5-4 loss. He left that game following his exit from the mound to attend the birth of his first child, and remained in Philadelphia to work out as the Phillies clinched their second consecutive NLCS berth in Denver.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 48-34 3.67 736.2 187 686 .244
Season 10-11 4.32 193.2 43 168 .273
October 0-1 9.00 3.0 2 2 .300
Vs. LA Dodgers 1-0 0.56 16.0 1 14 .222

Series at a Glance

Standings - 10/15/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 93 69 .574 - 45-36 48-33
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 95 67 .586 - 50-31 45-36
Stats - 10/15/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
PHI .258 820 224 788 119 1155 4.16 1455.2 1479 489 1153
LAD .270 780 145 739 116 1068 3.41 1473.1 1265 584 1272
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Kershaw to challenge hot-hitting Phils

David Ely / MLB.com
The Dodgers pitchers favored the outside part of the plate throughout the 2008 NLCS, which favored the deep Phillies lineup. It's not surprising, then, that the Dodgers will turn to Clayton Kershaw in Game 1 of this year's NLCS.
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Clayton Kershaw

  • #22 LHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
In Game 1 of the NLCS against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Dodgers will hand the ball to the 21-year-old lefty Kershaw. The decision comes after Kershaw threw 6 2/3 innings of two-run ball against the Cardinals in the NLDS in the Dodgers' comeback win. Kershaw didn't show any nerves in his first-career postseason start as he was able to get out of jams and keep the Cardinals from capitalizing on run-scoring opportunities. Kershaw was the Dodgers' most electrifying pitcher this season, using his four-seam fastball and his curveball to pile up strikeouts and limit hitters to a .200 average. He went 8-8 with a 2.79 ERA in 2009 but was 0-2 with a 5.23 ERA in two starts against the Phillies this year.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 13-13 3.36 278.2 143 285 .226
Season 8-8 2.79 171.0 91 185 .200
October 0-0 0.00 6.0 3 10 .150
Vs. Philadelphia 0-2 5.23 10.1 7 10 .222

Phillies hitters vs Clayton Kershaw
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - - - - -
Francisco, Ben - - - - .000 2 0 0
Howard, Ryan .000 3 0 1 .125 8 0 3
Ibanez, Raul .400 5 0 3 .400 5 0 3
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy .167 6 0 1 .273 11 0 1
Ruiz, Carlos .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Utley, Chase .167 6 0 0 .300 10 1 1
Victorino, Shane .333 3 0 1 .125 8 0 1
Werth, Jayson .400 5 0 0 .300 10 0 0

Dodgers hitters vs Cole Hamels
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey .333 6 0 0 .286 14 0 2
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - - - - -
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre .167 6 0 0 .100 10 0 0
Furcal, Rafael .143 7 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - - - - -
Kemp, Matt .333 6 0 0 .333 12 0 0
Loney, James .333 6 1 1 .250 12 1 1
Martin, Russell .400 5 0 0 .273 11 1 2
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan .167 6 0 0 .250 12 0 0
Ramirez, Manny - - - - .250 8 0 1
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Phils more than A-OK in LA (1-0) (0-1)

Phillies 8, Dodgers 6

Opening statement

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
The Phillies seized momentum as Carlos Ruiz and Raul Ibanez homered, and Ryan Howard upped his career playoff RBI total to a franchise-best 18. Closer Brad Lidge and the Philadelphia bullpen hung on to help carry the defending champs.
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Dodgers derailed

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Manny Ramirez stepped up with a two-run homer -- his 29th career postseason blast -- that drew the Dodgers within one, but the slugger grounded out with a pair of runners on base in the eighth. James Loney went deep early to get L.A. started.
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Phillies 8, Dodgers 6

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200
Victorino, CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .400
Utley, 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000
Howard, 1B 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .333
Werth, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000
Ibanez, LF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .500
  Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliz, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Ruiz, C 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .667
Hamels, P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
  Durbin, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Happ, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Cairo, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Bastardo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Park, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Francisco, B, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 32 8 8 8 7 6 11  

a-Struck out for Happ in the 7th. b-Hit into a double play for Park in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Howard (1, Kershaw).
HR: Ruiz (1, 5th inning off Kershaw, 2 on, 0 out), Ibanez (1, 8th inning off Sherrill, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Rollins; Victorino 2; Howard 2; Ibanez 5; Ruiz 5.
RBI: Ruiz 3 (3), Howard 2 (2), Ibanez 3 (3).
2-out RBI: Howard 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rollins; Werth.
S: Hamels.
Team RISP: 3-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Victorino (1, 2nd base by Kershaw/Martin).
PO: Victorino (1st base by Kershaw).

FIELDING
E: Utley (1, throw).
DP: (Utley-Rollins-Howard).
 
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .250
Ethier, RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .600
Ramirez, M, LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .200
  Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kemp, CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .400
Blake, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
Loney, 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .750
Belliard, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .400
Martin, C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .500
Kershaw, P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
  Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Hudson, O, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
  Belisario, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Thome, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
  1-Wolf, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Sherrill, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Pierre, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Totals 39 6 14 6 3 5 20  

a-Struck out for Troncoso in the 5th. b-Walked for Belisario in the 6th. c-Grounded into a forceout for Sherrill in the 8th.
1-Ran for Thome in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Martin (1, Hamels), Ethier (1, Bastardo).
HR: Loney (1, 2nd inning off Hamels, 0 on, 0 out), Ramirez, M (1, 5th inning off Hamels, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Furcal; Ethier 4; Ramirez, M 4; Kemp 2; Loney 6; Belliard 2; Martin 3.
RBI: Loney (1), Ethier (1), Ramirez, M 2 (2), Martin (1), Furcal (1).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, M 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blake 2; Furcal 2; Ramirez, M; Belliard.
SF: Furcal.
GIDP: Blake.
Team RISP: 3-for-14.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Kemp (Ruiz at 1st base).
DP: (Kemp-Loney).
Pickoffs: Kershaw (Victorino at 1st base).
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hamels (W, 1-0) 5.1 8 4 4 1 4 2 6.75
Durbin, C (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Happ (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Bastardo 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Park (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Madson 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 18.00
Lidge (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kershaw (L, 0-1) 4.2 4 5 5 5 3 1 9.64
Troncoso 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Belisario 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Kuo 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Sherrill 1.0 2 3 3 2 0 1 27.00
Broxton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Bastardo pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Kershaw 3.
Pitches-strikes: Hamels 106-69, Durbin, C 4-3, Happ 11-4, Bastardo 4-3, Park 15-9, Madson 31-19, Lidge 18-11, Kershaw 89-48, Troncoso 3-2, Belisario 8-7, Kuo 17-11, Sherrill 21-10, Broxton 20-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hamels 5-7, Durbin, C 0-1, Happ 1-0, Bastardo 0-0, Park 2-0, Madson 2-1, Lidge 2-1, Kershaw 3-7, Troncoso 0-1, Belisario 3-0, Kuo 1-0, Sherrill 0-2, Broxton 0-2.
Batters faced: Hamels 25, Durbin, C 1, Happ 2, Bastardo 1, Park 3, Madson 7, Lidge 4, Kershaw 22, Troncoso 1, Belisario 3, Kuo 4, Sherrill 6, Broxton 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Durbin, C 2-0, Happ 2-0, Park 1-0, Troncoso 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Ted Barrett. LF: Tom Hallion. RF: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 75 degrees, clear.
Wind: 4 mph, Varies.
T: 4:02.
Att: 56,000.
October 15, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner