Cards and Dodgers plunk each other 4 times
Postseason HBPs of note: October 7, 2009
Matt Tolbert was on the receiving end of the first HBP of the 2009 postseason, getting hit by CC Sabathia pitch, but it was the Dodgers and Cardinals who really got things going. They plunked each other a total of 4 times, with each team throwing 2 plunks. That's the first Division Series ever to include 4 HBPs, and the first National League playoff game with 4 HBPs. Previously only 2 playoff games have ever included 4 HBPs, were ALCS game 5 in 1987, and ALCS game 5 in 1997.
Russel Martin got plunked with the bases loaded in the 6th inning, by Cardinals pitcher Kyle McLellan, making that the first postseason RBI plunk since October 6, 2005. That one was also thrown by the Cardinals, during NLDS game 2 against the Padres Xavier Nady. That was just the 12th RBI plunk ever achieved in postseason play. Martin has now been hit 3 times in postseason play, which is now the Dodgers franchise record. Pedro Guerrero, Dusty Baker, Jim Gilliam, and Steve Sax were all tie with Martin at 2 plunks in Dodgers postseason history before yesterday.
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posted by pbr @ 10/08/2009 06:02:00 AM
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