Phillies Spell Relief

Ryan Madson and Brad Lidge shut the door on the Giants and gave Phillies fans reason to look forward to a Game 6. The pitch log and stats speak for themselves. Strong relief pitching.

Scope: Relief Pitching for the Phillies in the 8th and 9th Inning of Game 5 of the 2010 NLCS.

Ryan Madson
Plate Appearances: 3
Pitches: 13 
Pitch Types: fastball(5), changeup(1), slider(7) 
Strike Rate: 76.9%
Strike Outs: 3
Contact Rate: 33.3.%
Hits: 0 

• Buster Posey strikes out swinging.
  Vs Buster Posey (R), Bottom 8, 0 out, Bases Empty, leading 3-2
  • 0-0 - Ball on a 91 MPH Changeup - Over the Plate
  • 1-0 - Ball on a 89 MPH Slider - Over the Plate
  • 2-0 - Strike Looking on a 93 MPH Fastball - Over the Plate
  • 2-1 - Strike Looking on a 93 MPH Fastball - Over the Plate
  • 2-2 - Foul on a 93 MPH Fastball - Inside
  • 2-2 - Strike Out on a 91 MPH Fastball - Inside
• Pat Burrell strikes out swinging.
  Vs Pat Burrell (R), Bottom 8, 1 out, Bases Empty, leading 3-2
  • 0-0 - Strike Swinging on a 90 MPH Slider - Over the Plate
  • 0-1 - Foul on a 95 MPH Fastball - Over the Plate
  • 0-2 - Strike Out on a 90 MPH Slider - Outside
• Cody Ross strikes out swinging.
  Vs Cody Ross (R), Bottom 8, 2 out, Bases Empty, leading 3-2
  • 0-0 - Ball on a 90 MPH Slider - Outside
  • 1-0 - Strike Looking on a 89 MPH Slider - Over the Plate
  • 1-1 - Strike Looking on a 89 MPH Slider - Over the Plate
  • 1-2 - Strike Out on a 90 MPH Slider - Over the Plate

Brad Lidge
Plate Appearances: 3
Pitches: 10 
Pitch Types: fastball(2), slider(8) 
Strike Rate: 50%
Strike Outs: 1
Contact Rate: 66.7%
Hits: 0 

• Pablo Sandoval flies out to right fielder Jayson Werth.
  Vs Pablo Sandoval (L), Bottom 9, 0 out, Bases Empty, leading 4-2
  • 0-0 - Ball on a 81 MPH Slider - Low
  • 1-0 - Strike Looking on a 81 MPH Slider - Over the Plate
  • 1-1 - Fly Ball Out on a 81 MPH Slider - Over the Plate
• Juan Uribe grounds out, shortstop Jimmy Rollins to first baseman Ryan Howard.
  Vs Juan Uribe (R), Bottom 9, 1 out, Bases Empty, leading 4-2
  • 0-0 - Strike Looking on a 80 MPH Slider - Over the Plate
  • 0-1 - Ground Ball Out on a 91 MPH Fastball - Over the Plate
• Travis Ishikawa strikes out swinging.
  Vs Travis Ishikawa (L), Bottom 9, 2 out, Bases Empty, leading 4-2
  • 0-0 - Ball on a 90 MPH Fastball - Low
  • 1-0 - Strike Looking on a 81 MPH Slider - Over the Plate
  • 1-1 - Ball on a 82 MPH Slider - Low
  • 2-1 - Strike Looking on a 82 MPH Slider - Over the Plate
  • 2-2 - Strike Out on a 83 MPH Slider - Over the Plate

Video of Brad Lidge's save provided by MLB.com.