Oct 05 2011

2011 NL Playoffs- Phillies at Cardinals Game 4

Many Phillies fans are unhappy with the decisiveness of last night’s 3 – 2 win, but as I said yesterday any time you’re facing elimination it’s always a tough game as you watch out after out of the 27 you have left tick away.

The local critics point at a lackluster offense and a poor performance by Hamels who took 117 pitches to last a mere six innings, leaving the game up to their questionable bullpen.

So what the Cardinals need to do tonight in order to continue playing is get to Oswalt early and either light him up or chase him which is much easier to diagnose than do though the Cardinals have had pretty good success against him.

For their part they’re sending up Edwin Jackson who, while not the greatest, is good enough for most part and is backed by a bullpen of Salas, Dotel, Rhodes, and Motte who have collectively held the Phillies scoreless over the 8 combined innings they’ve pitched.

So this may be a more closely contested game than you’d think.

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  2. Took Batting Practice.

  7. First outs for the Cards.

  13. she’s not running for president in 2012.

    As per Atrios: No Christie, No Palin, Politico will announce bankruptcy tomorrow

  16. 2 on 0 out.

  24. or is this game moving faster than the others?

  31. Once you initiate your motion to the plate you must throw to the plate.

  33. Bullpen not showing well tonight.

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