Facing 6-foot-4, 290-pound reliever Jonathan Broxton will not be new for the Phillies. They have seen the 100-m.p.h. fireballer three times this season. He earned a save in the first game, was the winning pitcher in the second, and blew a save in the third. Here is a look at those games:
Aug. 11 at Los Angeles, Dodgers 8, Phillies 6: Broxton earned the save - but barely, giving up a two-run single to Chase Utley in the ninth inning before Ryan Howard grounded out with two on to end the game.
Aug. 13 at Los Angeles, Dodgers 7, Phillies 6: Broxton pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn the victory, striking out two of three before Nomar Garciaparra homered in the Dodgers' final at-bat.
Aug. 24 at Citizens Bank Park, Phillies 5, Dodgers 2, in 11 innings: Broxton gave up a game-tying single to Pedro Feliz with two outs in the ninth to blow the save, and the Phillies won in the 11th on Feliz's three-run homer.
Date Outcome IP H R ER BB SO AVG P8-11 Save 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 .429 33 8-13 Win 1 0 0 0 0 2 .300 9
8-24 Blown save 1 2 1 1 1 1 .357 24
W-L G S IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA3-5 70 14 69 54 29 24 2 27 88 3.13
W-L G S IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA0-0 3 1 3.1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.00
