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

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Kuroda perseveres to get Game 3 nod

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
It's been quite the season for Hiroki Kuroda. But now that the right-hander is healthy again, the Dodgers hope he can continue his success against a tough Philadelphia lineup in Game 3 of the NCLS on Sunday.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Hiroki Kuroda

  • #18 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Hiroki Kuroda passed a final exam Tuesday, proving to Joe Torre and Rick Honeycutt that the herniated disk in his neck was healed enough to take the ball after being left off the roster for the first round against the Cardinals. While it will be almost three weeks since Kuroda pitched in a Major League game, management believes he's enough of a gamer to give him the first start in a hostile Citizens Bank Park. That conclusion was reached based in large part on how clutch Kuroda was in last year's playoffs, having been the only Dodgers starter to beat the Phillies. In his only start against them this year, he threw six scoreless innings in a no-decision. In three regular-season starts against them he's allowed only two earned runs in 19 innings. It's been a nightmarish season for the Opening Day starter, from a strained oblique muscle to the line drive he took off his head to the herniated disk, but all will be forgotten if he can duplicate last October's success.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 17-17 3.74 300.2 66 203 .249
Season 8-7 3.76 117.1 24 87 .243
Vs. Philadelphia 0-0 0.00 6.0 3 5 .111

Series at a Glance

Standings - 10/18/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 95 67 .586 - 50-31 45-36
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 93 69 .574 - 45-36 48-33
Stats - 10/18/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAD .270 780 145 739 116 1068 3.41 1473.1 1265 584 1272
PHI .258 820 224 788 119 1155 4.16 1455.2 1479 489 1153
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With home field, Phillies to rely on ace

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
The Phillies broke serve while utilizing Cole Hamels and Pedro Martinez in the first two games of this year's NLCS. Now with home-field advantage, they'll return to Philadelphia and have the benefit of handing the ball to their ace, Cliff Lee.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Cliff Lee

  • #34 LHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Lee has shown he is more than ready to pitch in the postseason. He looked dominant in Games 1 and 4 of the National League Division Series against the Colorado Rockies. He allowed one run and six hits in a complete-game 5-1 victory over the Rockies in Game 1 at Citizens Bank Park. He allowed just one earned run in 7 1/3 innings in a dramatic 5-4 comeback victory in Game 4 at Coors Field. Lee scuffled a bit late in the regular season, but it appears the postseason has energized him. He seems to want to make the most of the moment. The Cleveland Indians left him off their 2007 postseason roster, which is something he hasn't forgotten. He won the American League Cy Young last season before the Indians traded him and outfielder Ben Francisco to the Phillies on July 29 for prospects Jason Knapp, Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson and Jason Donald.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 90-52 3.97 1196.2 332 900 .263
Season 14-13 3.22 231.2 43 181 .272
October 0-1 4.76 5.2 1 6 .304

Dodgers hitters vs Cliff Lee
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey - - - - - - - -
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - - - - -
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre - - - - .000 3 0 0
Furcal, Rafael - - - - .667 3 1 1
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - - - - -
Kemp, Matt - - - - .250 4 0 0
Loney, James - - - - .000 3 0 0
Martin, Russell - - - - .000 1 0 0
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan - - - - .200 10 0 0
Ramirez, Manny - - - - .455 11 2 5
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Phillies hitters vs Hiroki Kuroda
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - .000 3 0 0
Francisco, Ben - - - - - - - -
Howard, Ryan .000 3 0 0 .000 8 0 1
Ibanez, Raul .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy - - - - .000 6 0 0
Ruiz, Carlos .000 2 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Utley, Chase .000 1 0 0 .286 7 0 1
Victorino, Shane .000 3 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Werth, Jayson .333 3 0 0 .286 7 0 0

Philly bats soar; Cliff too tall (1-2) (2-1)

Phillies 11, Dodgers 0

LA chilled out

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Hiroki Kuroda became the 13th Dodgers starting pitcher to last less than two innings in a postseason game, and L.A. couldn't recover on a cold night in Philadelphia. The Dodgers have gone 19 straight innings without an extra-base hit.
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Perfect-Lee done

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
Cliff Lee tossed eight superb innings and got more than enough backing early as Ryan Howard hit a two-run triple for a record seven straight playoff games with an RBI. Jayson Werth and Shane Victorino homered in the rout at Citizens Bank Park.
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Phillies 11, Dodgers 0

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .091
Belliard, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Ethier, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Ramirez, M, LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250
Kemp, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250
Loney, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300
Blake, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091
  Belisario, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martin, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Kuroda, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Elbert, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Billingsley, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  a-Hudson, O, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Loretta, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 0 3 0 0 10 8  

a-Flied out for Billingsley in the 6th.

BATTING
TB: Belliard; Ramirez, M 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kemp.
GIDP: Loney.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
PB: Martin (1).
DP: (Blake-Belliard-Loney).
 
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .143
Victorino, CF 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 .333
Utley, 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .250
Howard, 1B 4 1 1 3 1 0 3 .400
Werth, RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 .100
Ibanez, LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .200
  Francisco, B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliz, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .100
Ruiz, C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .625
Lee, Cl, P 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333
  Durbin, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 11 11 11 7 7 14  

BATTING
2B: Ruiz (1, Kuroda), Rollins (1, Kuroda).
3B: Howard (1, Kuroda), Feliz (1, Billingsley).
HR: Werth (1, 1st inning off Kuroda, 1 on, 1 out), Victorino (1, 8th inning off Belisario, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Rollins 2; Victorino 5; Utley 2; Howard 3; Werth 4; Feliz 3; Ruiz 3; Lee, Cl.
RBI: Howard 3 (6), Werth 2 (2), Rollins (1), Feliz (1), Ruiz (4), Victorino 3 (3).
2-out RBI: Feliz; Ruiz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Werth 3.
S: Lee, Cl.
GIDP: Feliz.
Team RISP: 6-for-13.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Victorino (1, 2nd base off Kuroda/Martin).

FIELDING
DP: (Howard-Rollins-Howard).
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kuroda (L, 0-1) 1.1 6 6 6 0 1 1 40.50
Elbert 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Billingsley 3.1 2 2 2 2 3 0 5.40
Troncoso 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.00
Belisario 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 13.50
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lee, Cl (W, 1-0) 8.0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0.00
Durbin, C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

WP: Elbert.
Pitches-strikes: Kuroda 39-20, Elbert 11-3, Billingsley 57-33, Troncoso 36-20, Belisario 28-15, Lee, Cl 114-76, Durbin, C 17-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kuroda 2-1, Elbert 1-0, Billingsley 3-4, Troncoso 2-1, Belisario 3-0, Lee, Cl 8-6, Durbin, C 1-2.
Batters faced: Kuroda 10, Elbert 3, Billingsley 14, Troncoso 7, Belisario 7, Lee, Cl 26, Durbin, C 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Elbert 1-1, Billingsley 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Gary Cederstrom. LF: Randy Marsh. RF: Bruce Dreckman.
Weather: 47 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:12.
Att: 45,721.
October 18, 2009

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