Philadelphia vs. Colorado

The Phillies rounded out the two LCS matchups with a thrilling come from behind victory over the Rockies in Denver last night. The game was a terrific pitchers’ duel with Cliff Lee of Philadelphia outpacing Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez and the game entered its final two innings with the Phils clinging to a 2-1 lead.Things got funky from there. In the top of the 8th the Phillies loaded the bases with one out and sent Pedro Feliz to the plate. Feliz is a free swinger with a low OBP and can be frustrating but he’s not a bad guy in that situation. Because he swings so liberally he rarely strikes out and he led the Phillies in getting runs in from third with less than two outs.Unfortunately he popped out and a subsequent pop up kept the game at just 2-1. Lee started the bottom of the 8th and that was the right decision in my book. A one out walk put him on the hook but then on Helton’s grounder Utley’s throw was not handled by Rollins, 1st and 2nd, one out and exit Lee, enter Ryan Madson.Ma...