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The '''2009 Philadelphia Phillies season''' is the 127th consecutive season of [[National League]] baseball played in [[Philadelphia]] since its inception in 1883. The team, managed by [[Charlie Manuel]], began their sixth season at [[Citizens Bank Park]] and defense of their [[2008 World Series]] championship on April 5. The [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]], after collecting their third straight [[National League East|Eastern Division]] championship for the first time since 1976 to 1978, will play in the 2009 [[Major League Baseball postseason]] in an attempt to win a second consecutive [[World Series]] championship, which has never been accomplished in team history, as well as their second consecutive National League championship.
The '''2009 Philadelphia Phillies season''' is the 127th consecutive season of [[National League]] baseball played in [[Philadelphia]] since its inception in 1883. The team, managed by [[Charlie Manuel]], began their sixth season at [[Citizens Bank Park]] and defense of their [[2008 World Series]] championship on April 5. The [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]], after collecting their third straight [[National League East|Eastern Division]] championship for the first time since 1976 to 1978, will play in the 2009 [[Major League Baseball postseason]] in an attempt to win a second consecutive [[World Series]] championship, which has never been accomplished in team history, as well as their second consecutive National League championship. For the season the team is wearing an HK patch, in memory of broadcaster [[Harry Kalas]].

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2009 Philadelphia Phillies
National League East champions
DivisionEastern Division
BallparkCitizens Bank Park
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
OwnersBill Giles, David Montgomery, et al.
ManagersCharlie Manuel
TelevisionCSN Philadelphia,
Comcast Network Philadelphia,
WPHL-TV (My PHL 17)
RadioWPHT 1210 AM (English),
WUBA 1480 AM (Spanish),
Phillies Radio Network
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The 2009 Philadelphia Phillies season is the 127th consecutive season of National League baseball played in Philadelphia since its inception in 1883. The team, managed by Charlie Manuel, began their sixth season at Citizens Bank Park and defense of their 2008 World Series championship on April 5. The Phillies, after collecting their third straight Eastern Division championship for the first time since 1976 to 1978, will play in the 2009 Major League Baseball postseason in an attempt to win a second consecutive World Series championship, which has never been accomplished in team history, as well as their second consecutive National League championship. For the season the team is wearing an HK patch, in memory of broadcaster Harry Kalas.

Offseason

Departures

On November 4, following the World Series, the Phillies released third base coach Steve Smith.[1] Smith had been with the Phillies for two years. The Phillies were expected to have the remaining coaches to return for the 2009 season.[1] However, bench coach Jimy Williams opted not to return to the Phillies for the 2009 season, notifying the team on November 10.[2] Charlie Manuel had expected Williams to return for the 2009 season, and was surprised that Williams declined. However, Williams left the Phillies on good terms, and Manuel stated that Williams was welcome to come back to the Phillies if he changes his mind.[3] Left fielder Pat Burrell became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season, signing with the Tampa Bay Rays, whom the Phillies had defeated in the World Series, on January 5. The Phillies did not tender an offer to Burrell following eight seasons. The Phillies also released outfielder So Taguchi on November 5.[4] Taguchi had served as a pinch-hitter for the Phillies in 2008, and also replaced Burrell in left field some games. Eric Bruntlett replaced Taguchi for the latter half of the 2008 season. Relief pitcher Tom Gordon also filed for free agency, ultimately signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[5]

Arrivals

File:RaulIbanez.jpg
Raúl Ibáñez signed a three-year contract with the Phillies in December 2008.

On November 3, the Phillies named Rubén Amaro, Jr. to be the general manager after Pat Gillick retired at the end of a three-year contract.[6] Amaro previously had a long history with the Phillies, serving as a bat boy in the 1980s, a player in the 1990s, and as assistant general manager for the Phillies from 1998 until his appointment as general manager. Gillick remained with the Phillies as an advisor.[7] On November 13, Sam Perlozzo joined the Phillies as third base coach and fielding/infield coach after spending the 2008 season in the same position for the Seattle Mariners.[8] Perlozzo previously served as the third base coach for the New York Mets, the Cincinnati Reds, and as third base coach, bench coach, and manager for the Baltimore Orioles.[8] Another former manager, Pete Mackanin, was named the team's new bench coach on November 21; he had been interim manager for the Reds when Jerry Narron was fired in Cincinnati in 2007.[9] On November 28, the Phillies signed Mike Koplove.[10] Koplove, a right-handed relief pitcher, was optioned to the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs at the end of spring training. On December 16, Raúl Ibáñez agreed to play left field for the Phillies in a three-year, $31.5 millon deal.[11] South Korean pitcher Chan Ho Park officially signed a one-year contract to join the Phillies on January 6 after agreeing in principle following a physical. Park was originally signed as an insurance policy for the bullpen, as reliever J.C. Romero was assigned a fifty-game suspension after violating the Major League Baseball drug policy, but won the fifth starter's job in Spring Training, solidifying the bottom of the rotation.[12]

Retentions

Left-handed reliever Scott Eyre re-signed with the Phillies after becoming a vital part of the bullpen during the stretch run.[13] The Phillies re-signed left-handed starter Jamie Moyer on December 15 after lengthy negotiations. The 46-year-old Moyer was inked to a two-year contract to return to the world champions and kept a key part of the Phillies' postseason rotation intact.[14] The team also avoided salary arbitration with first baseman Ryan Howard's three-year contract.[15]

Injuries

Chase Utley and Pedro Feliz (pictured) both had offseason surgeries after the 2008 World Series.

On November 20, second baseman Chase Utley had hip surgery and was scheduled to be out for four to six months.[16] However, on December 15, Utley said in a press conference that he could be ready for Opening Night.[17] Just under four months later, Utley made his first pre-season game appearance in an intersquad game March 14,[18] and his first appearance in actual game competition the next day against the St. Louis Cardinals.[19] Third baseman Pedro Feliz also had surgery on his back to repair a herniated disc on the same day as Utley.[20] Feliz officially returned to Spring Training action on March 13.[21] During Spring Training, starting pitcher Cole Hamels left training camp on March 16 and flew to Philadelphia to have his left elbow examined by Dr. Michael Ciccotti. Hamels felt tightness in between innings and after he was done pitching for the day. "This will obviously set me back a couple of days, and I don’t think that should be a big deal", said Hamels.[22] However, the injury threw his Opening Day start against the Braves into doubt, even though Ciccotti found no structural damage in his arm;[23][24] Brett Myers was announced as Hamels' replacement to start Opening Night.[25]

Spring Training

On November 13, the Phillies announced their Spring Training schedule.[26] In addition to their Grapefruit League games, the Phillies played two games against two of the World Baseball Classic teams. The Phillies defeated Team Canada (with Phillie Matt Stairs) on March 4, 9–2,[27] and lost to Team USA (with Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino) on March 5, 9–6.[28] The team broke camp April 2 and headed north to play two sold-out "On Deck Series" games on April 3 and 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Citizens Bank Park; they split the series, winning 3–2 and losing 9–7.[29]

The Phillies finished the 2009 preseason with a record of 13–19, 10 games behind the Grapefruit League-leading New York Yankees.[30] Ryan Howard led all players in Spring Training with 10 home runs.[31] The team set spring training attendance-records for Bright House Field in 2009. They set a single-game record of 10,335 on March 15, 2009 for a spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals.[32] The Phillies set a spring training total attendance mark for Bright House Field with 143,500 in 2009.[33]

Regular season

April

Ryan Howard (pictured) and Raúl Ibáñez hit grand slams in the same game against the Washington Nationals.

The Phillies began their 2009 season in front of a sold-out crowd of 44,532 at Citizens Bank Park on April 5, playing against the Atlanta Braves.[29] The Phillies, originally scheduled to play in the afternoon of April 6, earned the distinction of playing the opening game of the entire 2009 Major League Baseball season after winning the 2008 World Series.[34] They lost the opener 4–1 to the division-rival Braves, whose new ace, Derek Lowe, pitched eight shutout innings.[35] The Phillies lost the next game,[36] and were in danger of losing the following night and dropping to 0–3 before scoring eight runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 12–11 come-from-behind win.[37] The Phillies lost their first game in Denver, but came from behind again in their next two games to take the second series from the Colorado Rockies.[38] The Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals in the opener of their third series,[39] just hours after the passing of Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas,[40] but lost the third scheduled game of the series after the second was cancelled due to weather. In their series against the San Diego Padres, the Phillies dropped the first two games as well; during the second game, closer Brad Lidge blew his first save in a Phillies uniform, breaking his streak of 47 consecutive saves extending back to the 2007 regular season.[41] The Phillies won the Sunday afternoon matinee against the Padres, 5–4, on a walk-off home run by Ibáñez after trailing the entire game.[42] The Phillies' offense benefited from the postponement of the final game of the Padres' series, as they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of their mid-week series, 11–4.[43] The next two games did not go as smoothly, as the Phillies were shut out through eight innings in the second game and nearly no-hit by Brewers starter Dave Bush in the third game.[44][45] Phillies starter Cole Hamels was hit by a line drive in the fourth inning and exited the game; before departing, he had retired nine out of the ten batters he faced.[46] Hitting the road for a series against the division-leading Florida Marlins, the Phillies were shut out through eight innings in the first game of the series, only to score seven runs in the top of the ninth against power-throwing closer Matt Lindstrom, winning the game, 7–3, thanks to Shane Victorino's first career regular season grand slam.[47] The following night's game offered another come-from-behind win for the Phillies, as they trailed in the ninth again to win in extra innings, 6–4,[48] and the 13–2 victory on April 26 capped the team's first series sweep.[49] Traveling to Washington for their second series against the Nationals, the Phillies fell behind in the seventh inning before a grand slam by Ibáñez capped their 13–11 victory; combined with Ryan Howard's game-tying grand slam in the fifth inning, this was only the fourth time in Phillies history that teammates hit grand slams in the same game.[50] The Phillies split the remaining two games of the series with Washington, finishing with an April record of 11–9, their second consecutive winning April.

May

Jayson Werth tied a franchise record with four stolen bases, including home plate, on May 12.

The Phillies opened May against the division-rival New York Mets, losing the opening game of the month, 7–4.[51] Back-to-back walks in the tenth inning of the Saturday afternoon game gave the Phillies their first win of the season over the Mets.[52] After a rainout, the Phillies opened their first series in St. Louis with the Cardinals. They won the first game of the series on Howard's second grand slam in as many weeks after a pitchers' duel between starters Kyle Lohse and Joe Blanton[53] and completed the two-game series sweep with a 10–7 victory on May 5, capped by a Jayson Werth three-run home run and a 4-for-5 performance from Victorino.[54] The Phillies' brief stop in New York was marred by a two-game series sweep; Phillies hitters were shut down by Mets starters Johan Santana[55] and Mike Pelfrey,[56] and closer Francisco Rodriguez recorded saves in both games of the series.[55][56] The following series was barely better, as the Phillies dropped two games to the Braves.[57] On May 12, Werth stole four bases, including home plate, tying a Phillies record and leading to a 5–3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers;[58] however, the series result was the same as the previous one, as the Phillies dropped two games in the set to Los Angeles.[57] Carrying a .500 winning percentage south from Philadelphia to Washington, the team visited the White House and was congratulated by President Barack Obama for their championship the previous season. The visit had been postponed from April 14 due to Kalas' death.[59] After meeting the President, the Phillies opened the series with a second consecutive extra-inning game, defeating the Nationals in 12 innings.[60] Because pitcher J. A. Happ had to enter Friday night's game in relief, the Phillies called up right-handed starting pitcher Andrew Carpenter from Reading to start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader (a make-up of the postponement from April 15).[61] Carpenter earned his first major league win in the rain-shortened second game[62] after Myers earned the win in the afternoon game.[63] Though Sunday's starter Park only pitched 11⁄3 innings, the Phillies swept the series with the Nationals with an 8–6 come-from-behind win, with new call-up Sergio Escalona earning his first major league win.[64] This marked the first time since the 2007 season that rookies had won back-to-back starts for the Phillies (Hamels and Kyle Kendrick).[65] The Phillies took two of three games in each of their next two series with the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees to finish their road trip with an 8–2 record. Though they lost two games against Florida, the final series of the month against Washington resulted in a second straight series sweep, as the Phillies defeated the Nationals in three consecutive games to finish the month with a 17–11 record;[57] the last game of the series was Moyer's 250th career victory.[66] With strong offensive performances in May, Howard and Ibáñez became the first pair of Phillies to hit 10 home runs in the same month.[67]

June

J. A. Happ pitched his first career complete-game shutout on June 27.

The month of June saw the continuation of the Phillies' hot streak; from May 15 to June 4, the team compiled a 16–4 record, culminating with a three-game sweep of the Padres on the Phillies' first trip to the West Coast.[68] In that series, rookie Antonio Bastardo made his major league debut, striking out five batters and allowing one earned run in six innings of work to earn his first career victory.[69] Traveling north to Los Angeles for a rematch of the previous year's playoff series, the Phillies managed a split despite the bullpen's struggles. Lidge blew two saves in consecutive nights, taking the loss in the first game[70] and allowing the game-tying home run in the other.[71] The series was bookended by the team's first shutout of the season, a complete game by Hamels,[72] and a second consecutive strong performance from Bastardo, who pitched five innings and allowed only two runs in a game that ended with a final score of 7–2.[73] The final stop on the road trip was Citi Field, where the Phillies faced off against the Mets. All three games were close, with two one-run wins in the series and two extra-inning victories for the Phillies, won by home runs from Utley and Ibáñez on June 10 and 11.[74][75] The team's strong stretch did not continue, however, as the Phillies entered the second period of interleague play with five consecutive series against the American League East. While they managed a single win against the Boston Red Sox,[76] it was followed by a six-game losing streak wherein the Phillies were swept by the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles;[77] Philadelphia was outscored 38–19 over the two series. The team showed promise in the first game of their World Series rematch series with the Tampa Bay Rays, winning 10–1,[78] but were defeated in the last two games of the series[79][80] and lost a fourth straight game to Toronto on June 26.[81] However, the Phillies were able to exact a modicum of revenge for both their 1993 World Series defeat and the first series sweep by the Jays by winning the last two games. Happ played the role of stopper by pitching his first career complete game shutout,[82] and Moyer followed by earning his 252nd victory in the following game.[83] To close the month, the Phillies lost the opener of their next series with the Braves to finish the month with a 10–16 record.[77]

July

Shane Victorino was named to his first All-Star team as the winner of the Final Vote.

Struggles continued for the Phillies to open July, as the Braves completed a three-game series sweep in the first two days of the month; however, a face-off with the Mets over the Independence Day weekend revitalized the team's fortunes. The Phillies swept their northern rivals as the Mets managed only three runs in three games. During the series, the team's 2009 All-Stars were announced: Utley and Ibáñez were elected as starters, and Howard was named as a reserve, one of four first basemen selected to the National League squad. It was also announced that Victorino was one of the five "Final Vote" candidates. Though the Phillies had played much better on the road to this point in the season, home-field advantage paid off the next night, as the offense chased Reds starter Johnny Cueto after 2⁄3 of an inning by scoring nine runs; the team went on to score 10 in the first inning and 22 in the entire game.[84] Every Phillies starter had at least one hit, Werth hit an eighth-inning grand slam off of Reds infielder Paul Janish, and Rollins and Victorino, at the top of the order, combined to go 7-for-9 with three doubles, a home run, nine runs scored, and five RBIs between them.[85] Though closer Lidge suffered a tough loss on July 7, sacrificing a run in the ninth inning to earn his fourth of the season, the Phillies bounced back with a dramatic ninth-inning win the following night. Victorino hit a walk-off single to drive in Pedro Feliz and solidify his victory in the All-Star Final Vote, which was announced the next day.[86] Werth was named to replace the New York Mets' Carlos Beltrán on the All-Star roster due to injury; Victorino replaced Beltrán as the starter in center field.

After the All-Star break—during which the American League defeated the National League, 4–3[87]—Moyer, Ryan Madson, and J. C. Romero combined for a one-hit, complete-game shutout of the Marlins in the first game back,[88] extending the Phillies' winning streak to six games,[77] and their record to 10–3 in the month of July. The streak was extended to eight straight games as the Phillies swept Florida in three games of the series (one game was postponed due to weather).[89] Happ raised his record to 7–0 on the season with another seven-inning shutout performance.[90] The streak continued as the Phillies opened a series at home against the Chicago Cubs; Chad Durbin earned his first save in 11 months by pitching three scoreless innings of relief.[91] Werth's three-run home run in the 13th inning the next night gave the Phillies a walk-off win for their tenth consecutive,[92] but Chicago ended the season-high streak with a 10–5 defeat on July 22.[89] The Phillies won three of their next four, and bolstered their rotation by trading for Cliff Lee. The 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner came from the Cleveland Indians along with outfielder Ben Francisco on July 29; the Phillies gave up four minor leaguers—catcher Lou Marson, infielders Jason Donald and pitchers Carlos Carrasco and Jason Knapp.[93] Lee and Francisco joined the Phillies in San Francisco after the Phillies' series victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and both started the final game in July. Lee pitched a complete-game four-hitter on July 31, allowing one run over nine innings of work.[94] The Phillies finished July with a 20–7 record,[77] their first 20-win month since May 2001.[95]

August

Pedro Martínez joined the rotation in August after Jamie Moyer was demoted to the bullpen.

The Phillies opened the month of August with three straight losses, but the stopper's role again fell to the rookie Happ, who pitched his second shutout of the season—and the second of his career—against the Rockies on August 5. He earned the team's 60th win of the season while allowing four hits and striking out ten batters for the first time in his career.[96] In accordance with his 8–2 record and strong performances, Amaro announced that Happ would remain in the Phillies' starting rotation despite the team's acquisitions of Lee and Pedro Martínez;[97] rumors regarding Happ's status had been rampant since Martínez' signing and during the trade season when Happ was rumored to be the centerpiece of a potential trade for the Blue Jays' Roy Halladay.[98][99][100][101] New pitcher Lee stifled the Rockies the following day to win the series for the Phillies with a second consecutive strong performance, allowing one run over seven innings and allowing only six hits.[102] In the following series with Florida, however, the Phillies struggled. The Marlins swept all three games of the series,[77] which included Victorino's first career ejection on several close calls by umpire Ed Rapuano, and a crucial error by Victorino's center field replacement, Werth, in the final game of the series.[103] Moyer pitched against the Marlins in that game, a team against which he had prior success in his career[104] (13–3, 2.87 ERA in 1001⁄3 innings pitched[105]), and allowed two earned runs on eleven singles through five innings;[104] however, with a rotation-high 5.47 ERA, the Phillies demoted Moyer to the bullpen to allow Martínez to start.[106] Francisco hit his second Phillies home run against the Cubs on August 11; it came in the 12th inning and scored the game-winning run for the Phillies.[107] It became the first win of a three-game series sweep,[108] which Lee closed out with a third straight dominant performance (eight innings pitched, one run allowed, eight strikeouts).[109] The Phillies took two of three games from the Braves in their next series,[108] and completed a three-game homestand against the Diamondbacks with a complete game from Lee, who carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning,[110] and eight innings of three-run baseball from Blanton. [111]

Martínez faced off against his former club on August 23, with the series tied 1–1. Mets starter Óliver Pérez allowed six runs in the first inning and was pulled in the middle of Martínez' first at-bat, down in the count 3–0. Ángel Pagán led off the Mets' first with an inside-the-park home run after the ball became lodged underneath the outfield wall. Martínez pitched six innings, allowing four runs, but the score was 9–6 by the end of the eighth inning. Lidge allowed another run to score and had runners on first and second, thanks in part to a booted base hit and an error by Eric Bruntlett. The Mets had no outs and Jeff Francoeur was at the plate representing the go-ahead run. Francoeur hit a line drive over the second base bag, where Bruntlett caught it, stepped on second base, and tagged Daniel Murphy coming from first,[112] completing the 15th unassisted triple play in baseball's modern era and the second in Phillies history (Mickey Morandini).[113] The Phillies closed the series with a 6–2 win behind Lee's eighth straight victory (seven innings pitched, no earned runs).[114] With a win on August 26, the Phillies claimed victory in the year's series over the Pirates;[77] however, the Bucs won two games in a three-night set wherein the game-winning run was scored in the eighth inning or later each night. Andrew McCutchen hit a game-winning two-run home run off of Lidge in the ninth inning of the opener;[115] Howard hit a game-winning three-run shot for the Phillies in the top of the tenth on August 26 after the Pirates tied it in the ninth on a Brandon Moss home run.[116] Garrett Jones set a Pirates rookie record with his 15th home run off of Happ in the eighth inning of the series finale.[117] The Phillies closed the month by taking two of three games from the Braves.[108] For his 11 home run performance in August, Howard won the National League Player of the Month award.[118]

September

Chase Utley was one of four players on the 2009 Phillies squad to hit 30 home runs.

The Phillies opened the month by taking two of a three-game series against the Giants, besting Jonathan Sánchez, who threw a no-hitter earlier in the 2009 season,[119] and Tim Lincecum, who won the 2008 NL Cy Young Award.[77][120] This was followed by a trip to Texas for a four-game series against the Houston Astros; the Phillies were unable to muster much offense during the series and were swept.[77] On September 8, in the first game of the series against the Washington Nationals, Ibañez and Utley each hit their 30th home runs of the season, making them members of the 12th quartet of teammates in major league history to each reach 30 in a single season, joining Howard and Werth.[121] The Phillies offense backed Lee to his sixth win the following night, with Madson earning his second consecutive save after assuming the de facto closer's role from Lidge.[122] However, the Phillies could not overcome a pair of three-run home runs by Adam Dunn and Ian Desmond to secure the sweep in the last game of the series, despite Stairs' grand slam; it was their third loss of the season to Washington in fifteen games.[123] The Mets came to Philadelphia for their last series of the season, which began on September 11. The Phillies won game one, 4–2, but the Mets came from behind in the second game of the series, scoring five runs in the final two innings to win 10–9. Making up a postponed game from earlier in the season, the Phillies won the first game of a day-night doubleheader behind Kyle Kendrick's first major league victory in 13 months. Eight shutout innings from Martínez in the nightcap gave the Phillies a 1–0 win, a 3–1 win in the 4-game set,[124] and a 12–6 win in the season series.[77] Martínez' eight innings also began a streak of 26 consecutive scoreless innings by Phillies pitchers: Madson followed with a scoreless ninth for his eighth save of the season;[125] Cliff Lee pitched a complete game shutout against the Nationals the following night;[126] and Blanton, Park, and Madson combined for eight scoreless innings against Washington on September 16 until Tyler Walker allowed a run in the top of the ninth inning, an RBI single by Willie Harris which scored Justin Maxwell.[127] Hamels closed out the series with a strong performance, perfect through his first five innings and finishing with one run allowed in eight; with their 15th win over the Nationals, the Phillies matched their best season record against the franchise, set against the 1976 Montréal Expos.[128]

The Phillies continued to Atlanta, where they took two of three from the Braves, with Kendrick's second win and Lidge's 30th save in the first game of the series. Martínez was outdueled by Javier Vázquez in the second game of the series, but the Phillies avoided a loss by defeating the Braves, 4–2, on September 20. A doubleheader followed against the Marlins; the Phillies won game one, while the Marlins won game two. In the rubber game, Lidge blew his 11th save after a rain delay to give the Marlins a series victory, keeping the team's number to clinch the division at five.[129] The Phillies and the Brewers split the next series at two games each, with Philadelphia winning the first and last game of the series. The Phillies returned to Citizens Bank Park for their final homestand to close out the season, opening with a fifth consecutive loss to the Astros.[130] However, the Phillies broke the streak with a 7–4 win on September 29, thanks to a Feliz grand slam.[131] The following night, the Phillies clinched their third consecutive division title with a 10–3 win over Houston, guaranteeing a split in the series and a playoff berth, and tying the franchise record for consecutive division titles set by Danny Ozark's teams from 1976 to 1978.[132] After the clinching game, the Phillies rested most of their regular starters, six of whom had started over 150 games during the season; they lost four straight games while the regulars regained their strength, but won the final game of the season in extra innings as Paul Hoover hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning.[133] The Phillies finished with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses, one game better than their record in the previous season.

Standings

The Phillies acquired Cliff Lee right before the July 31 trading deadline.
NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 93 69 .574 — 45‍–‍36 48‍–‍33
Florida Marlins 87 75 .537 6 43‍–‍38 44‍–‍37
Atlanta Braves 86 76 .531 7 40‍–‍41 46‍–‍35
New York Mets 70 92 .432 23 41‍–‍40 29‍–‍52
Washington Nationals 59 103 .364 34 33‍–‍48 26‍–‍55


Record vs. opponents

§ National League East
† National League Central
* National League West
Team Record
Arizona Diamondbacks* 5–1
Atlanta Braves§ 8–10
Chicago Cubs† 5–1
Cincinnati Reds† 5–2
Colorado Rockies* 4–2
Florida Marlins§ 9–9
Houston Astros† 2–6
Los Angeles Dodgers* 3–4
Milwaukee Brewers† 3–4
New York Mets§ 12–6
Pittsburgh Pirates† 4–2
San Diego Padres* 5–2
San Francisco Giants* 4–3
St. Louis Cardinals† 4–1
Washington Nationals§ 15–3
Interleague play 6–12
Source: [77]

Game log

Legend
  Phillies win
  Phillies loss
  Postponement
Bold Phillies team member


Postseason

Main article: 2009 Major League Baseball postseason

National League Division Series

Cole Hamels left Citizens Bank Park during Game 2 of the Division Series to be with his wife, who was in labor.
Main article: 2009 National League Division Series

The Phillies, as the #2 seed in the National League, faced off against the wild card Colorado Rockies in the first round of the playoffs. Cliff Lee pitched a complete game in the opener of the series, shutting out the Rockies through 8+2⁄3 innings before allowing a single run in the ninth. He threw 113 pitches in the game, in addition to getting a hit and a stolen base in his first postseason start.[134] The Rockies evened the series in the second game, as Cole Hamels left the stadium early to be with his wife, who went into labor with their first child.[135] The Phillies staged comebacks twice to bring them within a run of tying the game, but could not close the door as Huston Street saved the game for Aaron Cook.[136] After Charlie Manuel named Pedro Martínez his Game 3 starter, the game was postponed a day due to the weather forecast of snow and record-low temperatures.[137] The postponement prompted Manuel to change his plans, naming rookie left-hander J. A. Happ the new starter for the game.[138] Happ pitched three innings, allowing three runs, but Manuel brought Joe Blanton out of the bullpen, who pitched 2+2⁄3 innings and allowed only one run. Brad Lidge, after 11 blown saves during the regular season, preserved the win for the Phillies, a 6–5 victory.[139][140] In a back-and-forth affair, the Phillies and Rockies traded leads through Game 4 at Coors Field, but the Phillies scored three runs in the top of the ninth to win by one run.[141] Combined with the sweeps in the other three Division Series, 2009 became the first year since the implementation of the wild card in 1995 that all four Championship Series berths were clinched on the road.[142]

Game 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 x 5 12 1
Starting pitchers:
COL: Ubaldo Jiménez (0–0)
PHI: Cliff Lee (0–0)
WP: Lee (1–0)   LP: Jiménez (0–1)
Home runs:
COL: none
PHI: none
Game 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 9 1
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 11 0
Starting pitchers:
COL: Aaron Cook (0–0)
PHI: Cole Hamels (0–0)
WP: Cook (1–0)   LP: Hamels (0–1)   Sv: Huston Street (1)
Home runs:
COL: Yorvit Torrealba (1)
PHI: Jayson Werth (1)
Game 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 8 0
Colorado 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 0
Starting pitchers:
PHI: J. A. Happ (0–0)
COL: Jason Hammel (0–0)
WP: Chad Durbin (1–0)   LP: Street (0–1)   Sv: Brad Lidge (1)
Home runs:
PHI: Chase Utley (1)
COL: Carlos González (1)
Game 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 9 2
Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 9 0
Starting pitchers:
PHI: Lee (1–0)
COL: Jiménez (0–1)
WP: Ryan Madson (1–0)   LP: Street (0–2)   Sv: Brad Lidge (2)
Home runs:
PHI: Shane Victorino (1), Werth (2)
COL: none

Broadcasting

Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas passed away during the 2009 season.
See also: Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network

Over-the-air television returned to WPHL-TV (My PHL 17) for a three-year period after a ten-year stint at WPSG-TV (CW 57), when the Phillies and the Tribune Broadcasting station signed a three-year contract on November 19, 2008. This marks the third time the station has become the territorial flagship station, the first being from 1971 to 1982—as the successor to WFIL-TV Channel 6 (now WPVI-TV)—and again from 1993 to 1998. Between those dates, games were telecast by WTXF-TV Channel 29 (known as WTAF-TV from 1983 through 1987 and prior to becoming a Fox–owned-and-operated station).

Tom McCarthy, Chris Wheeler, and Gary Matthews are the current members of the television broadcast team. McCarthy took over full-time play-by-play duties from Harry Kalas after his passing in mid-April 2009. Wheeler is the color commentator for the first and last three innings of each game, while Matthews does color commentary in the middle three innings. On the radio, Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen are the play-by-play and color commentators, respectively, for the English language broadcasts on WPHT-AM (1210), while Danny Martinez, Bill Kulik and Juan Ramos provide the Spanish language commentary on WUBA (1480 AM).

The Phillies' post-season radio duties were split between the TV crew and the regular radio crew, while the television broadcasts on TBS were covered by Brian Anderson, Joe Simpson, and David Aldridge for the NLDS.

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