W - Durbin (2-2), L - Meyer (3-2)
The Philadelphia Phillies finished off the 2009 regular season with a bang, as they walked off to their 93rd victory. Playing with a mostly backup team, the Phillies fought back against the Marlins late and eventually won the game in 10 innings. Jay Happ got the start and tossed a couple of innings in what was essentially a bullpen outing. But the Phillies were able to tag Marlins' ace Josh Johnson and knock him out early. In the end, it was a Paul Hoover walk-off single that sealed a 7-6 win.
The Phillies used eight pitchers in 10 innings, in what was likely final tune ups and auditions for the postseason. With the roster in flux, the Phillies need to decided how many pitchers to carry and which to take. Early on, the Phillies pitchers were getting hit, but the bullpen came in and settled things down, one inning at a time. On the afternoon, Phillies pitchers allowed six earned runs over 10 innings on 11 hits and struck out eight.
Josh Johnson didn't finish the season the way he wanted, getting hit around by the AAA-Phillies team and leaving after 4.2 innings. It was a dismal way for Johnson to end his great season, as he allowed five earned runs on seven hits and walk. After taking the lead, the Marlins' pen came in and allowed the game to be tied and eventually lost the game in the 10th innning. Collectively, they allowed seven earned runs over 9.2 innings on 12 hits and they fanned 13 Phillies.
The walk-off win was nice, as it put an exclamation point on the regular season. It also gives the team and fans a boost, heading in to their NLDS series against the Rockies. The win also ensures that the Phillies will have home field advantage over the Cardinals if both teams make it to the NLCS. Now up for the Phillies is deciding how to lay out their post season roster for a short five-game series.
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