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

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Wolf to put fond memories of Philly aside

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
For eight years, Randy Wolf waited and strived to pitch a playoff game in Philadelphia. It turns out the left-hander, who will start Game 4 of the NLCS for the Dodgers, had to leave the Phillies to do it.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Randy Wolf

  • #43 LHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Randy Wolf, another former Phillie, took a demotion to make this start after getting the Game 1 nod in the first round against the Cardinals. On a generally short leash during the regular season, even though he led the club in innings pitched, Wolf got yanked from his first career postseason appearance after allowing only two runs in a shaky 3 2/3 innings. That said, he went 6-1 down the stretch and held opposing left-handed hitters to an average of .159, which should serve him well against a Phillies lineup loaded with lefties. On the other hand, Wolf was 1-1 with a 5.11 ERA against Philadelphia this year and is 9-7 with a 4.30 ERA at Citizens Bank Park, although most of those starts had the Phillies lineup supporting him, not facing him. His 2.78 road ERA was fifth in the league.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 101-85 4.13 1682.1 605 1387 .253
Season 11-7 3.23 214.1 58 160 .227
October 0-1 3.60 5.0 4 2 .278
Vs. Philadelphia 1-1 5.11 12.1 4 12 .239

Series at a Glance

Standings - 10/19/2009 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 - 10/19/2009 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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Four sure? Blanton returns as starter

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
With his team moving toward the chance to return to the World Series, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel is looking for Joe Blanton to be the reliable starter that he proved to be in clutch games during last year's postseason.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Joe Blanton

  • #56 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel picked right-hander Joe Blanton over left-hander J.A. Happ for this start. Pitching out of the bullpen, Blanton made two appearances in the NL Division Series against the Rockies, allowing two earned run in 4 2/3 innings. Blanton was 12-8 with a 4.05 ERA in 31 starts during the regular season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 63-54 4.21 1026.2 292 643 .269
Season 12-8 4.05 195.1 59 163 .262
October 0-1 7.50 6.0 2 3 .333
Vs. LA Dodgers 0-0 1.50 6.0 1 5 .227

Dodgers hitters vs Joe Blanton
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey - - - - .048 21 0 0
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - - - - -
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre .333 3 1 1 .455 11 2 2
Furcal, Rafael - - - - .000 4 0 0
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - - - - -
Kemp, Matt .000 3 0 0 .182 11 0 0
Loney, James 1.000 3 0 0 .625 8 0 2
Martin, Russell .000 2 0 0 .286 7 0 0
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Ramirez, Manny - - - - .560 25 1 8
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Phillies hitters vs Randy Wolf
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - - - - -
Francisco, Ben - - - - - - - -
Howard, Ryan .000 6 0 0 .111 9 0 1
Ibanez, Raul .167 6 0 0 .273 11 0 2
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy .500 6 1 1 .500 6 1 1
Ruiz, Carlos .800 5 1 3 .667 6 1 3
Utley, Chase .000 5 0 0 .125 8 0 0
Victorino, Shane .286 7 1 2 .333 9 1 2
Werth, Jayson .000 4 0 0 .111 9 1 3

Jammin' Jimmy jolts LA (1-3) (3-1)

Phillies 5, Dodgers 4

Must-win mode

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Matt Kemp put the Dodgers ahead with a solo homer, L.A.'s first extra-base hit in 24 innings. But after the bullpen had the Phils on their heels, the defending champs finally solved Jonathan Broxton in the ninth and put the Dodgers on the edge of elimination.
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Nine lives; 3-1 lead

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
Jimmy Rollins added a chapter to Philadelphia postseason lore with a walk-off two-run double as the Phils rocked L.A. and moved within one win of the World Series. Ryan Howard upped his streak to eight straight playoff games with an RBI.
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Phillies 5, Dodgers 4

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125
Kemp, CF 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .250
Ethier, RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200
Ramirez, M, LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .250
  Pierre, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Loney, 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .357
Belliard, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333
  Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martin, C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .333
Blake, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .133
Wolf, P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
  Belisario, P 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
  Hudson, O, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 7 14  

BATTING
HR: Kemp (1, 5th inning off Blanton, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Furcal; Kemp 4; Ramirez, M; Loney 2; Belliard; Martin; Blake.
RBI: Loney (2), Martin (2), Kemp (1), Blake (1).
2-out RBI: Loney; Martin; Kemp; Blake.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blake 3; Wolf 2; Ethier.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Blake (1, 2nd base off Blanton/Ruiz), Belliard (1, 2nd base off Madson/Ruiz), Furcal (1, 2nd base off Lidge/Ruiz).
CS: Ethier (1, 2nd base by Park/Ruiz).
 
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .211
Victorino, CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Utley, 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .267
Howard, 1B 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .385
Werth, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .071
Ibanez, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143
Feliz, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077
  b-Stairs, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
  1-Bruntlett, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ruiz, C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500
Blanton, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Park, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Francisco, B, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Eyre, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Dobbs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Totals 31 5 5 5 4 4 13  

a-Flied out for Park in the 7th. b-Walked for Feliz in the 9th. c-Lined out for Lidge in the 9th.
1-Ran for Stairs in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Rollins (2, Broxton).
3B: Victorino (1, Wolf).
HR: Howard (2, 1st inning off Wolf, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Rollins 3; Victorino 3; Utley; Howard 4.
RBI: Howard 2 (8), Utley (1), Rollins 2 (3).
2-out RBI: Howard 2; Rollins 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ibanez; Werth.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Feliz (1, throw).
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wolf 5.1 4 3 3 2 2 1 5.06
Belisario (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.57
Kuo (H, 1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Sherrill (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16.20
Broxton (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 6.00
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Blanton 6.0 6 4 3 2 2 1 4.50
Park 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.71
Madson 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 7.71
Eyre, S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Lidge (W, 1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

WP: Sherrill, Lidge.
HBP: Victorino (by Sherrill), Ruiz (by Broxton).
Pitches-strikes: Wolf 88-51, Belisario 2-2, Kuo 15-10, Sherrill 23-12, Broxton 18-10, Blanton 105-69, Park 17-9, Madson 23-15, Eyre, S 11-5, Lidge 13-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wolf 3-11, Belisario 1-0, Kuo 1-2, Sherrill 1-0, Broxton 1-2, Blanton 8-8, Park 1-0, Madson 1-0, Eyre, S 0-1, Lidge 0-0.
Batters faced: Wolf 22, Belisario 1, Kuo 4, Sherrill 4, Broxton 6, Blanton 27, Park 3, Madson 5, Eyre, S 2, Lidge 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Belisario 2-0, Kuo 2-0, Broxton 2-0, Lidge 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Randy Marsh. LF: Bruce Dreckman. RF: Sam Holbrook.
Weather: 48 degrees, clear.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:44.
Att: 46,157.
October 19, 2009

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