BEYOND THE NUMBERS
MARVELOUS MADSON
Since Aug. 29, a day after giving up three runs to the Cubs, Ryan Madson has entered 19 games and pitched 20.2 innings without yielding a run. Here a look at the number of pitches he has thrown in each game.
Date Foe No.
8/31 Cubs 7
9/3 Nationals 32
9/7 Mets 9
9/8 Marlins 8
9/9 Marlins 13
9/11 Brewers 29
9/14 Brewers 11
9/16 Braves 22
9/18 Braves 18
9/20 Marlins 25
9/21 Marlins 9
9/22 Braves 13
9/26 Nationals 10
9/27 Nationals 20
10/2 Brewers 11
10/4 Brewers 13
10/5 Brewers 25
10/9 Dodgers 10
10/10 Dodgers 14
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TWO ROUGH ONES THIS SEASON
Jamie Moyer had pitched in seven postseason games, including last night's, three for the Phils. Here's how he has made out.
Year Series Opp W-L IP-H-ER-BB-SO
1997 ALDS Orioles L 4.2-5-3-1-2
2001 ALDS Indians W 6.0-5-1-1-4
2001 ALDS Indians W 6.0-3-1-1-6
2001 ALCS Yankees W 7.0-4-2-1-5
2007 NLDS Rockies L 6.0-5-1-2-2
2008 NLDS Brewers L 4.0-4-2-3-3
2008 NLDS Dodgers L 1.1-6-6-0-2
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CHARTING FORTUNES OF PHILS, DODGERS
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Phillies first met in the postseason in 1977, combining for 199 wins. Since then, the Dodgers have won more games when you look at the year-by-year total, as seen below.
Butterfly chart
Year Phillies Dodgers
1977 101 98
1978 90 95
1979 84 79
1980 91 92
1981 59 63
1982 89 88
1983 90 91
1984 81 79
1985 75 95
1986 86 73
1987 80 73
1988 65 94
1989 67 77
1990 77 86
1991 78 93
1992 70 63
1993 97 81
1994 54 58
1995 69 76
1996 67 90
1997 68 88
1998 75 83
1999 77 77
2000 65 86
2001 86 86
2002 80 92
2003 86 85
2004 86 93
2005 88 71
2006 85 88
2007 89 82
2008 92 84
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ROLL PLAYER
Shane Victorino soared and sagged throughout the season, but since Sept. 1 has hit .325. Below is a month-by-month look at his season.
Month G Avg.-HR-RBI
April 13 .239-0-2
May 29 .322-2-12
June 26 .235-0-4
July 25 .333-7-20
Aug. 28 .262-2-11
Sept. 24 .344-3-9
Oct. 7 .259-1-9
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SKIMPY STATS
Five games in Dodger Stadium has produced these stats among the Phillies starters.
Player Avg.-HR-RBI
Rollins .136-0-1
Werth .222-1-2
Utley .316-1-3
Howard .167-1-5
Burrell .176-0-2
Victorino .154-0-0
Feliz .250-0-1
Ruiz .125-0-0
Coste .400-0-0
Dobbs .300-1-2
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5 MORE NUMBERS
3 Hits, 6 walks and 9 strikeouts for Ryan Howard in 29 plate appearances this postseason
7 Hits in 29 at-bats this postseason, and 9 hits in 40 at-bats counting last season, a .225 average; he has scored 4 runs in 10 playoff games
9 Hits allowed by Hiroki Kuroda vs. the Phillies this season in 19 innings pitched
10 Innings the Phillies have scored in 59 postseason innings this season
452 Days since the Phils last won in Los Angeles, a 15-3 victory on July 17, 2007, in a game where the Phils got 26 hits
