Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 15, 2008
Playoffs Today

The Phillies play triple match point tonight as they face the Dodgers at 8:22 PM EDT, 5:22 PM PDT. Phillies ace Cole Hamels takes the hill against Chad Billingsley, Mr. No Brushback. A win gives the Phillies six days off before the World Series.

Cole Hamels enters the game with two great starts under his belt this post season. In 15 innings, Cole allowed just eight hits and three walks while striking out 17. His two earned runs allowed translates to a 1.20 ERA. He's only pitched once before at Dodger Stadium, but his results were very good.

Chad Billingsley comes off a very rough outing in Philadelphia, but he'll be pitching in a park that was very good to him this season. Chad went 10-4 with a 2.95 ERA at Dodger Stadium. In almost the extra same number of innings home and road, Chad allowed fewer hits, walks and home runs while striking out 23 more batters. He allowed a .219 BA with runners in scoring position during the regular season, something he'll need to approach if he wants to keep the Dodgers hope for a World Series appearance alive.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 03:35 PM | League Championship Series | TrackBack (0)
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