BEYOND THE NUMBERS
NO ROAD WIN BIGGER THAN THIS ONE
The Phillies improved to 46-39 on the road and won for the first time in six games at Dodger Stadium this season. Meanwhile, those Dodgers fell to 50-34 at home, 25-10 since the All-Star break.
ROAD WINS
PHILLIES
April: 8
May: 7
June: 7
July: 8
Aug: 6
Sept: 8
Oct: 2
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HOME WINS
DODGERS
April: 9
May: 6
June: 7
July: 8
Aug: 9
Sept: 9
Oct: 2
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SURF'S UP FOR SHANE
The two-run homer by Shane Victorino set a franchise record for most RBI in a postseason, with 11, breaking Lenny Dykstra's record set in 1993. Here's how he has done it.
Oct. 1, Game 1 vs. Brewers, third inning, walked to force in a run
Oct. 2, Game 2 vs. Brewers, second inning, hit a grand-slam homer off CC Sabathia
Oct. 10, Game 2 vs. Dodgers, second inning, singled to center to score Brett Myers and Jimmy Rollins
Oct. 10, Game 2 vs. Dodgers, third inning, tripled to score Ruiz and Myers
Oct. 13, Game 4 at Dodgers, eighth inning, homered to right with Ryan Howard aboard to tie the game at 5-5
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REVERSING THEIR POSTSEASON MIS4TUNE
Game 4 has been tough on the Phils through the years, who entered the game last night with five wins in 12 games. Here's the breakdown (WS stands for World Series).
Year Round Opponent Outcome
1915 WS at Red Sox L, 2-1
1950 WS at Yankees L, 5-2
1977 NLCS at Phillies L, 4-1
1978 NLCS at Dodgers L, 4-3
1980 NLCS at Astros W, 5-3
1980 WS at Royals L, 5-3
1981 NLDS vs. Expos W, 6-5
1983 NLCS vs. Dodgers W, 7-2
1983 WS vs. Orioles L, 5-4
1993 NLCS at Braves W, 2-1
1993 WS vs. Blue Jays L, 15-14
2008 NLDS at Brewers W, 6-2
2008 NLCS at Dodgers W, 7-5
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AND THE REST IS HISTORY
Cole Hamels will start on 5 days' rest Wednesday night, the 14th time he has done that this year. Has the extra time helped him? Judge for yourself. Home games are in all caps.
Date Opp. W/L/ND Score IP H ER SO
4/18 METS L L, 6-4 7.0 8 4 4
4/29 PADRES W W, 7-4 7.1 5 2 6
5/15 BRAVES W W, 5-0 9.0 4 0 6
5/31 MARLINS L L, 7-3 5.2 8 7 4
6/11 Marlins ND L, 6-2 8.0 3 2 13
6/22 ANGELS L L, 3-2 7.0 6 3 4
6/28 Rangers W W, 8-6 7.0 6 4 8
7/26 BRAVES ND W, 10-9 3.2 6 4 2
8/1 Cardinals L L, 6-3 6.0 8 4 5
8/7 MARLINS L L, 3-0 6.1 7 2 7
8/23 DODGERS W W, 9-2 7.0 5 2 5
9/13 BREWERS W W, 7-3 6.1 6 2 4
10/1 BREWERS W W, 3-1 8.0 2 0 9
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6 MORE NUMBERS
3 First-inning runs for the Phillies in the playoffs, including last night
7 Earned runs, 10 hits given up in 5 innings at the Angels on May 18, the only other time Derek Lowe started with 3 days' rest this season
11 Wins for Phillies in 15 games that Joe Blanton has started since coming over from Oakland
48 Staight saves for Brad Lidge, going back to last year with the Astros
50 Appearances for Jonathan Broxton since last serving up a home run, on May 31, to Carlos Beltran of the Mets in a 4-3 loss
73 Postseason RBI for Manny Ramirez, second all-time behind Bernie Williams (80)
