Jayson Werth’s go-ahead single capped a three-run, two-out rally in the ninth, as the defending World Series-champion Phillies moved on to the NLCS with a 5-4 victory over Colorado.
Game 4 Preview: Last Time Rox Faced Cliff Lee, it Didn’t Go So Well
Lee was absolutely brilliant in winning Game 1 of this best-of-five set, as he went the distance, surrendering one run and six hits. He also struck out five without issuing a walk.
The left-hander, who took a shutout into the ninth inning, also retired 16 consecutive batters from the second inning until the seventh and became the first Phillies starter to pitch a complete game in the playoffs since Curt Schilling during Game 5 of the 1993 World Series.
Read Article >The Good Phight Not Good Enough
The momentum in the series has shifted in favor of the Rox’ers, as SBNation’s The Good Phight noted after the Phillies’ 5-4 loss:
Pedro in cold weather? I don’t think it snows in the Dominican.
Read Article >Game 2 Full Recap: Rockies Win 5-4 Thanks to Torrealba’s Two-Run Homer
Philadelphia, PA — Yorvit Torrealba belted a two-run homer, while Carlos Gonzalez provided a sparkplug atop the Rockies’ lineup with three hits, and Colorado evened its National League Division Series with the Philadelphia Phillies after a 5-4 victory in Game 2 from Citizens Bank Park.
Torrealba, who hit only two home runs in the regular season, went deep for the first time since May 6, and the Rockies will now head back to Denver for two games tied with the defending champion Phillies, 1-1.
Read Article >NLDS Game 2: Aaron Cook Tries to Pull Rox Even Against Cole Hamels, Philles
SB Nation’s Purple Row has an immediate post-game update, and they’re predictably excited over in Colorado:
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