Mattie T’s NLDS Recap: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on October 13, 2009
Game 1:
Cliff Lee had a stellar postseason debut, as he pitched a complete game & allowed 1 run on 6 hits to lead the Phillies to a 5-1 win over the Rockies.
Raul Ibanez outscored Colorado by himself, as the left fielder went 2-for-4 with a 5th inning RBI double & a 6th inning RBI single.
Troy Tulowitzki accounted for the Rockies’ only run with a 9th inning RBI double off Lee.
Game 2:
The Rockies scored the game’s first four runs & held off a furious Phillies rally to win 5-4.
Yorvit Torrealba & Dexter Fowler were the two hitting stars for Colorado, as Torrealba hit a 3rd inning two-run homer while Fowler added a pair of sacrifice flies.
Philadelphia had a chance to win it in the 9th with runners on 1st & 2nd with 2 outs, but Shane Victorino lined out to Ryan Spilborghs in right field to end the game & tie the series 1-1.
Game 3:
Colorado was just 2 outs away from taking the series lead, but a 9th inning sacrifice fly from Ryan Howard turned out to be the game-winner as Philadelphia pulled out a stunning 6-5 win.
Chase Utley had 3 hits for the Phillies, which included a 1st inning homer off Rockies starter Jason Hammel.
Game 4:
Huston Street once again had an opportunity to close the game & keep the Rockies’ season alive, but the Phillies had other ideas.
Ryan Howard hit a game-tying 2-run double, while Jayson Werth followed with a game-winning RBI single to lift Philadelphia to a series-clinching 6-5 win.
Yorvit Torrealba’s 8th inning 2-run double was spoiled, as it briefly gave Colorado a 4-3 lead & a chance to force the series back to Philadelphia for a decisive Game 5.
Congratulations to Charlie Manuel’s Philadelphia Phillies, who will appear in back-to-back Championship Series appearences for the first time in 31 years.
It was last accomplished in 1977-78, when Danny Ozark was the team’s manager.
As for Jim Tracy’s Colorado Rockies, they failed to make their 2nd Championship Game apperarence within the last three years.
The Phillies will meet the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, which begins Thursday evening at Dodger Stadium.
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