Philadelphia (0-0) at Colorado (0-0)

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    Lee confident entering possible clincher

    Mark Bowman / MLB.com
    Cliff Lee will certainly carry a sense of confidence to the mound Monday, when he has the opportunity to help the Phillies take one more step toward returning to the World Series.
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    Phillies probable pitcher

    Cliff Lee

    • #34 LHP
    • (1-0) 1.00 ERA 5 SO
    While making his first career postseason appearance in Game 1 at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday afternoon, Lee fell one out shy of completing a shutout. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner also limited the Rockies to one run and six hits in seven innings on Aug. 6. Now Lee will be asked to conquer the challenge that will be presented as he pitches in Coors Field for the first time in his career. During Wednesday's dominant effort, the 31-year-old left-hander had retired 16 straight batters before surrendering a two-out seventh-inning double. The frigid conditions that were present this weekend are supposed to disappear before Monday, when game-time temperature is projected to be in the low 50s.
      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
    Vs. Colorado 1-0 1.29 7.0 1 9 .222

    Series at a Glance

    Standings - 10/12/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
    Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 93 69 .574 - 45-36 48-33
    Colorado Rockies (NL West) 92 70 .568 3.0 51-30 41-40
    Stats - 10/12/2009 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
    COL .261 804 190 760 106 1277 4.22 1438.1 1427 528 1154
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    Jimenez feels no pressure for Game 4

    Corey Brock / MLB.com
    For the second time in six days, Colorado pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez will get a crack at the Phillies in the National League Division Series, a welcome opportunity for him given how his start in Game 1 began and ended.
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    Rockies probable pitcher

    Ubaldo Jimenez

    • #38 RHP
    • (0-1) 9.00 ERA 4 SO
    Jimenez was strong for nearly four innings in Game 1, until he started missing up in the zone and over the plate. He gave up five runs in five innings and took a 5-1 loss. It's possible that if the Rockies had made the most of their chances in the first two innings, he'd have been in better position. But Jimenez did not pitch to his regular-season standards, when he went six innings in 29 of his 33 starts. He was 8-5 with a 3.4 ERA in 15 starts at Coors Field this season.
      W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
    Career 31-28 3.80 506.1 228 441 .235
    Season 15-12 3.47 218.0 85 198 .229
    October 1-0 1.50 6.0 4 10 .105

    Phillies hitters vs Ubaldo Jimenez
    Regular Season stats only

      2009 2004-2008
    Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
    Brown, Domonic - - - - - - - -
    Dobbs, Greg - - - - .400 5 0 2
    Francisco, Ben - - - - - - - -
    Gload, Ross - - - - - - - -
    Hoover, Paul - - - - - - - -
    Howard, Ryan - - - - .400 5 1 2
    Ibanez, Raul - - - - - - - -
    Polanco, Placido .333 3 0 1 .333 6 0 1
    Rollins, Jimmy - - - - .333 6 0 0
    Ruiz, Carlos - - - - .000 3 0 0
    Schneider, Brian .000 3 0 0 .091 11 0 1
    Sweeney, Mike .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
    Utley, Chase - - - - .400 5 0 2
    Valdez, Wilson .000 2 0 0 .200 5 0 1
    Victorino, Shane - - - - .600 5 0 0
    Werth, Jayson - - - - - - - -

    Rockies hitters vs Cliff Lee
    Regular Season stats only

      2009 2004-2008
    Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
    Barmes, Clint .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
    Fowler, Dexter .500 4 0 0 .500 4 0 0
    Giambi, Jason - - - - .250 12 1 5
    Gonzalez, Carlos - 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
    Helton, Todd .000 2 0 1 .000 2 0 1
    Herrera, Jonathan - - - - - - - -
    Iannetta, Chris .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
    McKenry, Michael - - - - - - - -
    Mora, Melvin - - - - .455 11 0 1
    Nelson, Chris - - - - - - - -
    Olivo, Miguel .444 9 1 1 .214 28 2 2
    Smith, Seth .500 4 0 0 .500 4 0 0
    Spilborghs, Ryan .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
    Tulowitzki, Troy .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
    Young, Eric - - - - - - - -

    Phillies vault past Rockies to advance (3-1) (1-3)

    Phillies 5, Rockies 4

    Champs rally back

    Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
    The Phillies were one out away from the Rockies forcing a decisive Game 5 after Ryan Madson couldn't hold a lead in the eighth, but Ryan Howard slugged a two-run double to tie it and Jayson Werth followed with a go-ahead RBI single to send Philadelphia to the NLCS vs. the Dodgers.
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    Leap rally snuffed

    Thomas Harding / MLB.com
    Dexter Fowler's leap over Chase Utley that fueled a go-ahead rally in the eighth inning stood to be the story of the game, but the Rockies' season abruptly ended when closer Huston Street gave up three runs in the ninth, erasing clutch hits by Jason Giambi and Yorvit Torrealba.
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    Phillies 5, Rockies 4

    Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Rollins, SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .263
    Victorino, CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .353
    Utley, 2B 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .429
    Howard, 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .375
    Werth, RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 4 .357
    Ibanez, LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .308
      Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      b-Cairo, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
    Feliz, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214
    Ruiz, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .308
    Lee, Cl, P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200
      Francisco, B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      a-Dobbs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
      Eyre, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Totals 36 5 9 5 6 9 19  

    a-Struck out for Francisco, B in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Madson in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Rollins (1, Jimenez, U), Howard (3, Street).
    HR: Victorino (1, 1st inning off Jimenez, U, 0 on, 1 out), Werth (2, 6th inning off Jimenez, U, 0 on, 1 out).
    TB: Rollins 3; Victorino 5; Utley; Howard 2; Werth 5; Ruiz.
    RBI: Victorino (1), Werth 2 (4), Howard 2 (6).
    2-out RBI: Howard 2; Werth.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ibanez 2; Victorino; Ruiz 2.
    Team RISP: 2-for-8.
    Team LOB: 10.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Utley (2, 2nd base off Morales, F/Torrealba).

    FIELDING
    E: Ibanez (1, fielding), Rollins (1, missed catch).
    DP: 2 (Utley-Howard, Feliz-Utley).
    		 
    Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Gonzalez, C, RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .588
    Fowler, CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .214
    Helton, 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .188
    Tulowitzki, SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .250
    Atkins, G, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231
      b-Giambi, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
      Stewart, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Torrealba, C 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .357
    Smith, S, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200
    Barmes, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
    Jimenez, U, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
      a-Spilborghs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
      Morales, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Betancourt, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Street, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      c-Young, E, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Totals 36 4 9 4 4 6 21  

    a-Popped out for Jimenez, U in the 7th. b-Singled for Atkins, G in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Beimel in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Tulowitzki (2, Lee, Cl), Torrealba (2, Madson).
    TB: Gonzalez, C 2; Fowler; Helton; Tulowitzki 2; Giambi; Torrealba 3; Jimenez, U.
    RBI: Tulowitzki (3), Giambi (1), Torrealba 2 (4).
    2-out RBI: Giambi; Torrealba 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Atkins, G 2; Gonzalez, C; Spilborghs; Barmes 2; Tulowitzki.
    GIDP: Fowler.
    Team RISP: 2-for-12.
    Team LOB: 9.
     
    Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Lee, Cl 7.1 5 3 1 3 5 0 1.10
    Madson (BS, 2)(W, 1-0) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.38
    Eyre, S (H, 2) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
    Lidge (S, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
    		 
    Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Jimenez, U 7.0 6 2 2 2 7 2 5.25
    Morales, F 0.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.00
    Betancourt, R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
    Street (BS, 1)(L, 0-2) 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 13.50
    Beimel 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

    WP: Lee, Cl, Madson.
    IBB: Smith, S (by Madson), Howard (by Jimenez, U), Werth (by Morales, F).
    Pitches-strikes: Lee, Cl 117-72, Madson 16-8, Eyre, S 10-8, Lidge 5-3, Jimenez, U 126-75, Morales, F 20-6, Betancourt, R 4-3, Street 29-18, Beimel 1-1.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Lee, Cl 7-9, Madson 1-1, Eyre, S 1-1, Lidge 0-0, Jimenez, U 7-7, Morales, F 0-0, Betancourt, R 1-1, Street 1-0, Beimel 1-0.
    Batters faced: Lee, Cl 30, Madson 5, Eyre, S 4, Lidge 1, Jimenez, U 29, Morales, F 4, Betancourt, R 2, Street 6, Beimel 1.
    Inherited runners-scored: Madson 2-2, Lidge 2-0, Betancourt, R 3-0, Beimel 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Gerry Davis. LF: Bob Davidson. RF: Jerry Meals.
    Weather: 48 degrees, partly cloudy.
    Wind: 2 mph, Varies.
    T: 3:41.
    Att: 49,940.
    October 12, 2009

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