Thursday, September 15, 2011

Game 146 Phils @ Astros - Clinched a playoff berth

I was out all day and actually didn't watch the game or listen to it.
Turns into another record breaking game for the Phils.
They win a playoff berth faster then any other Phils team. The 1915 team did it in 147 games.
Halladay won his 18th game making him only the third Philly to win St least 18 two seasons in row.
Robin Roberts did it many times in a row and Carlton did in '79 and '80.

I did watch the first inning and each inning Halladay pitched after I got home.

Halladay was a master yesterday. He had one shaky inning. In thesecond they got two bleeders to start the inning and a bunt hit to load the bases with no outs.
He got a force at home and a double play to get out of it. That was it. The Astros weren't even close to scoring.

The Phils got two hits from the first two batters in the game and only two more hits the rest of the game.

It ended on Roy Halladay's seventh strike out to very little or mo fanfare.
There was some hand shaking on the bench and field but if there was any celebrating in the club house it wasn't shown on tv.

This is the fifth straight season in the playoffs, continuing the record that was four last year.
Magic number is 4 to clinch the fifth straight division win and 6 to clinch best record.

They still have not been swept in a series of two games or more, the Marlins did win a one game rain shortened series.
They are also 12-5 in the current stretch of 33 in 31 games.

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Win 1-0
last ten 7-3
After Pence 29-12
Division up 11
Magic number 4
Playoff Magic Number 0
Record 95-51

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