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

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With season on line, LA turns to Padilla

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
With the Dodgers' season on the line, Vicente Padilla will start Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, as manager Joe Torre sent 21-year-old left-hander Clayton Kershaw to the bullpen for Game 4 as a long reliever.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Vicente Padilla

  • #44 RHP
  • (0-0) 1.23 ERA 6 SO
Manager Joe Torre tends to go with the hot hand, so he selected Vicente Padilla to start what has turned into a do-or-die assignment with the Dodgers facing elimination. Padilla, released by Texas in August, is as close as the Dodgers have to an ace in October. When he starts, the club expects to be in the game. He is coming off a rousing no-decision duel with Pedro Martinez against his former club, allowing only one run over 7 1/3 innings. And that followed seven scoreless innings in the NL Division Series clincher in St. Louis. In fact, Padilla hasn't lost since signing with the Dodgers. He's handled pressure starts, pitched well on the road and impressed the staff with a devastating hard sinker that he throws consistently for strikes.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 98-85 4.33 1417.2 507 977 .268
Season 12-6 4.46 147.1 54 97 .277
October 1-0 1.80 5.0 0 10 .211

Series at a Glance

Standings - 10/21/2009 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 - 10/21/2009 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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Phils confident Hamels can clinch NLCS

David Gurian-Peck / MLB.com
Cole Hamels has had an up-and-down season, but six months of struggles will be forgotten with a strong outing against the Dodgers in Game 5 on Wednesday, when the Phils can become the first team since the 1995-96 Braves to win consecutive NL titles.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Cole Hamels

  • #35 LHP
  • (1-0) 6.75 ERA 4 SO
Last year's NLCS and World Series MVP has not been sharp this postseason, allowing eight earned runs in 10 1/3 innings (6.97 ERA). Hamels pitched well in Los Angeles in Game 1 before encountering trouble in the fifth. He would earn the win, but he allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings. With a victory Wednesday, Hamels will seal the Phillies' second consecutive NL pennant.
  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

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 - - - - - - - -

Phillies hitters vs Vicente Padilla
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - .333 3 0 0
Francisco, Ben .333 3 1 2 .333 3 1 2
Howard, Ryan - - - - .500 2 1 2
Ibanez, Raul - - - - .321 28 2 4
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy - - - - .250 4 0 1
Ruiz, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Utley, Chase - - - - .333 3 1 1
Victorino, Shane - - - - .000 3 0 0
Werth, Jayson - - - - .500 2 0 2

Phinishing touch (1-4) (4-1)

Phillies 10, Dodgers 4

An abrupt ending

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
For the second consecutive October, the Dodgers' dreams of a spot in the World Series ended at the hands of the Phillies. Andre Ethier and James Loney went deep in the raucous early going, but Los Angeles ran out of steam and was denied a trip back home for a Game 6.
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Series at a Glance

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Completely Classic

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
The Phillies left zero doubt about who's tops in the National League. Jayson Werth hit two homers, Ryan Howard powered his way to series MVP and the Phillies rolled to the Fall Classic, where they'll try to become the NL's first repeat champions since the 1975-76 Reds.
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Phillies 10, Dodgers 4

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143
Belliard, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .316
Ethier, RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .263
Ramirez, M, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .263
Kemp, CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .250
Loney, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .353
Martin, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250
Blake, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .105
Padilla, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Sherrill, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Hudson, O, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
  Kershaw, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Pierre, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Belisario, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Loretta, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 7 15  

a-Homered for Sherrill in the 5th. b-Grounded out for Kershaw in the 7th. c-Struck out for Belisario in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Furcal (1, Hamels).
HR: Ethier (1, 1st inning off Hamels, 0 on, 2 out), Loney (2, 2nd inning off Hamels, 0 on, 0 out), Hudson, O (1, 5th inning off Hamels, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Furcal 2; Belliard; Ethier 5; Ramirez, M; Kemp; Loney 4; Hudson, O 4.
RBI: Ethier (3), Loney (3), Hudson, O (1), Kemp (2).
2-out RBI: Ethier.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez, M; Blake 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.
 
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .227
Victorino, CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .368
Utley, 2B 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .211
Howard, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .333
Werth, RF 4 3 3 4 0 1 1 .222
Ibanez, LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .167
Feliz, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .118
Ruiz, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .385
Hamels, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Happ, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Durbin, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Cairo, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Park, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Stairs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 10 8 9 4 10 8  

a-Grounded out for Durbin, C in the 6th. b-Popped out for Madson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Ibanez (1, Padilla), Victorino (1, Belisario).
HR: Werth 2 (3, 1st inning off Padilla, 2 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Kuo, 0 on, 1 out), Feliz (1, 2nd inning off Padilla, 0 on, 0 out), Victorino (2, 6th inning off Kershaw, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Rollins; Victorino 6; Werth 9; Ibanez 2; Feliz 4.
RBI: Werth 4 (6), Feliz (2), Ibanez (4), Victorino 3 (6).
2-out RBI: Werth 3; Victorino 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Utley 3.
S: Hamels.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Padilla (L, 0-1) 3.0 4 6 6 2 3 2 6.10
Troncoso 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Sherrill 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13.50
Kershaw 2.0 1 2 2 1 3 1 9.45
Kuo 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 2.25
Belisario 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 10.80
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hamels 4.1 5 3 3 1 3 3 6.52
Happ 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Durbin, C (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Park 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 8.10
Madson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.40
Lidge 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Padilla pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.
Park pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP: Belisario.
HBP: Rollins (by Troncoso), Victorino (by Sherrill), Rollins (by Kershaw).
Pitches-strikes: Padilla 55-34, Troncoso 19-8, Sherrill 10-5, Kershaw 36-21, Kuo 19-14, Belisario 19-11, Hamels 94-62, Happ 7-3, Durbin, C 13-10, Park 19-13, Madson 23-15, Lidge 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Padilla 4-2, Troncoso 2-0, Sherrill 0-0, Kershaw 2-1, Kuo 0-0, Belisario 1-2, Hamels 5-5, Happ 0-1, Durbin, C 3-0, Park 1-1, Madson 1-1, Lidge 0-2.
Batters faced: Padilla 15, Troncoso 4, Sherrill 2, Kershaw 9, Kuo 4, Belisario 5, Hamels 19, Happ 2, Durbin, C 4, Park 5, Madson 5, Lidge 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Troncoso 1-0, Sherrill 3-1, Happ 1-0, Durbin, C 2-0, Madson 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Bruce Dreckman. LF: Sam Holbrook. RF: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 63 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:40.
Att: 46,214.
October 21, 2009

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