It's no secret that for some reason, Roy Halladay gives up first inning runs.
To see him surrender a run to the Cardinals in the first inning Friday night was
no big surprise and considering the jam that he worked out of, it was something
of a good sign. It brought back memories of Game 4 and how the Phillies got two
first inning runs, but should have had more. They went on to lose that game and
the fact that the Cardinals squandered an opportunity was almost a sign of
momentum for the Phillies.
After the first inning, Halladay was locked in and would allow just five more
base runners over the next seven innings. Surely enough to give the Phillies an
opportunity to capitalize on getting out of that first inning jam and lock up
the NLDS.
Unfortunately for the Phillies, Chris Carpenter was locked in from the first
pitch and wound up throwing a complete game shutout and giving the Cardinals the
series win and a spot in the NLCS. Carpenter allowed just three hits and three
walks in the game.
While Carpenter deserves credit for how he pitched, the Phillies offense was
again AWOL. Hitters were swinging at pitches off the plate or watching good
pitches sail right on by. After Chase Utley singled in the sixth, he again tried
to do too much and was thrown out stealing second on a move that never should
have been attempted against one of the best throwing catchers in baseball.
Besides Utley's hit, Shane Victorino singled and doubled, but while he was on
second, the Phillies hitters went 0-for-3 and couldn't bring in a run to at
least tie the game and give themselves a shot at advancing.
The game ended with Ryan Howard chopping a ball down the line and with Howard
writhing on the ground in pain just feet from the home plate area. Howard
apparently ruptured an Achilles tendon, which will be confirmed with an MRI on
Saturday. If that's the case, Howard could be the first casualty of the 2012
season and could miss time early in the season.
Now, comes decision making time. Raul Ibanez, Brad Lidge, Ryan Madson and
Jimmy Rollins are all eligible for free agency and the Phillies have to decide
on whether to pick up the $16 million contract on Roy Oswalt. Yes, the Phillies
won a franchise record 102 games and were the best team in baseball throughout
the regular season, but an early exit from the postseason and an aging team
could make for a rather active postseason in the City of Brotherly Love.
|
|
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
HR |
RBI |
BA |
| Ben Francisco |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
.500 |
2.000 |
6 |
34 |
.244 |
| Ross Gload |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.500 |
.500 |
.500 |
0 |
8 |
.257 |
| Ryan
Howard |
19 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
.105 |
.143 |
.263 |
33 |
116 |
.253 |
| Raul
Ibanez |
15 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
.200 |
.200 |
.400 |
20 |
84 |
.245 |
| Michael Martinez |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
3 |
24 |
.196 |
| John Mayberry |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
15 |
49 |
.273 |
| Hunter Pence |
19 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
.211 |
.286 |
.211 |
22 |
97 |
.314 |
| Placido Polanco |
19 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.105 |
.105 |
.105 |
5 |
50 |
.277 |
| Jimmy
Rollins |
20 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.450 |
.476 |
.650 |
16 |
63 |
.268 |
| Carlos Ruiz |
17 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.059 |
.111 |
.059 |
6 |
40 |
.283 |
| Chase
Utley |
16 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
.438 |
.571 |
.688 |
11 |
44 |
.259 |
| Shane
Victorino |
19 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.316 |
.316 |
.368 |
17 |
61 |
.279 |
| Totals |
164 |
21 |
37 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
8 |
29 |
.226 |
.269 |
.335 |
153 |
|
.253 |
|
|
|
G |
ERA |
W |
L |
IP |
H |
ER |
BB |
SO |
WHIP |
ERA |
W |
L |
SV |
| Antonio Bastardo |
2 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.000 |
2.64 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
| Joe Blanton |
1 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
5.01 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Roy
Halladay |
2 |
2.25 |
1 |
1 |
16.0 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
0.688 |
2.35 |
19 |
6 |
0 |
| Cole Hamels |
1 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
6.0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
1.333 |
2.79 |
14 |
9 |
0 |
| Cliff Lee |
1 |
7.50 |
0 |
1 |
6.0 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
2.333 |
2.40 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
| Brad
Lidge |
3 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.500 |
1.40 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Ryan
Madson |
4 |
2.08 |
0 |
0 |
4.1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0.923 |
2.37 |
4 |
2 |
32 |
| Roy
Oswalt |
1 |
7.50 |
0 |
1 |
6.0 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
1.167 |
3.69 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
| Michael
Stutes |
1 |
81.00 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12.000 |
3.63 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| Vance Worley |
2 |
6.75 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3.000 |
3.01 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
| Totals |
18 |
3.89 |
2 |
3 |
44.0 |
44 |
19 |
12 |
45 |
1.273 |
3.016 |
102 |
60 |
|