WhatIfSports.com's 2009 World Series Predictions
       
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World Series Game 4
11/1/09 PM2
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New York Yankees
J.Blanton enters the game to pitch.  
  D.Jeter grounds out to SS.  
  J.Damon takes strike 3 looking.  
  M.Teixeira hits a shallow flyout to CF.  
New York Yankees 0 0 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
C.Sabathia enters the game to pitch.  
  J.Rollins flies out to LCF.  
  S.Victorino grounds out to 1B.  
  C.Utley draws the walk.
  R.Howard grounds out to 3B.
New York Yankees 0 0 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0
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2
New York Yankees
  A.Rodriguez strikes out swinging.  
  J.Posada swings and misses for strike 3.  
  R.Cano hits a bloop double down the rightfield line.
  N.Swisher strikes out looking.
New York Yankees 0 1 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
  J.Werth grounds out to SS.  
  R.Ibanez lines out to 3B.  
  P.Feliz lines a single to RCF.
  C.Ruiz hits a Texas League single to RF.
  J.Blanton swings and misses for strike 3.
New York Yankees 0 1 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 2 0
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New York Yankees
  M.Cabrera takes ball four.
CISH C.Sabathia hits a sacrifice bunt to 3B. All runners advance.
  D.Jeter lines out to 3B.
J.Damon grounds a single to CF. M.Cabrera scores.
  M.Teixeira hits a flyball single to RF.
  A.Rodriguez hits a shallow flyout to CF.
New York Yankees 1 3 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 2 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
  J.Rollins strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
  S.Victorino walks.
DP C.Utley hits a shallow flyout to CF.
  R.Howard lines out to 3B.
New York Yankees 1 3 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 2 0
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New York Yankees
  J.Posada strikes out looking.  
  R.Cano hits a shallow flyout to RCF.  
N.Swisher smacks a solo homer to CF that barely clears the wall.  
  M.Cabrera strikes out swinging.  
New York Yankees 2 4 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 2 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
  J.Werth grounds a single to LCF.
DP R.Ibanez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.  
  P.Feliz hits a ground-rule double to LCF.
  C.Ruiz flies out to LCF.
New York Yankees 2 4 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 4 0
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New York Yankees
  C.Sabathia strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
  D.Jeter smokes a line drive single to LCF.
DP J.Damon lines out to SS.
  M.Teixeira hits a shallow flyout to RF.
New York Yankees 2 5 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 4 0
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5
Philadelphia Phillies
  J.Blanton strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
  J.Rollins grounds out to SS.  
  S.Victorino swings and misses for strike 3.  
New York Yankees 2 5 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 4 0
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New York Yankees
  A.Rodriguez hits a line drive single to CF.
DP J.Posada is frozen on strike 3.
DP R.Cano smokes a line drive single to RCF.
DP N.Swisher grounds to 2B. They get the force at 2B, but the batter beats the throw to 1B to avoid the DP. A.Rodriguez scores.
  M.Cabrera grounds out to 1B.
New York Yankees 3 7 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 4 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
  C.Utley hits a bloop single to RCF.
DP R.Howard pops out to 1B.
DP J.Werth hits a line drive single to LF.
DP R.Ibanez hits into a 3-6 fielder's choice.
D.Jeter fields the groundball but makes a bad throw to 1B. P.Feliz reaches on the throwing error. C.Utley scores.
C.Ruiz hits a flyball double to LF. R.Ibanez scores. P.Feliz scores.
G.Dobbs enters the game as a pinch-hitter for J.Blanton.  
G.Dobbs lines a single to RCF. C.Ruiz scores.
  J.Rollins hits a shallow flyout to LF.
New York Yankees 3 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 0
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New York Yankees
R.Madson enters the game to pitch.  
H.Matsui enters the game as a pinch-hitter for C.Sabathia.  
GLOD H.Matsui smacks a solo homer to LCF that barely clears the wall.  
  D.Jeter swings and misses for strike 3.  
GLOD J.Damon pops out to 2B.  
  M.Teixeira strikes out swinging.  
New York Yankees 4 8 1
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 0
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7
Philadelphia Phillies
P.Hughes enters the game to pitch.  
  A.Rodriguez misplays a routine grounder and S.Victorino reaches on the error.
DPODSB S.Victorino steals 2B.
  C.Utley walks.
DP R.Howard lines out to 2B.
DP J.Werth hits into a 5-4 fielder's choice.
  R.Ibanez swings and misses for strike 3.
New York Yankees 4 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 0
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New York Yankees
B.Lidge enters the game to pitch.  
GLOD A.Rodriguez takes strike 3 looking.  
GLOD J.Posada flies out to deep CF.  
  R.Cano strikes out swinging.  
New York Yankees 4 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
  P.Feliz swings and misses for strike 3.  
B.Francisco enters the game as a pinch-hitter for C.Ruiz.  
GLOD B.Francisco lines out to 3B.  
M.Stairs enters the game as a pinch-hitter for B.Lidge.  
  M.Stairs grounds out to 1B.  
New York Yankees 4 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 0
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New York Yankees
P.Bako enters the game at C to rest the starter.  
C.Durbin enters the game to pitch.  
GLOD N.Swisher strikes out looking.  
  M.Cabrera grounds out to 2B.  
B.Gardner enters the game as a pinch-hitter for P.Hughes.  
  B.Gardner grounds out to 2B.  
New York Yankees 4 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 0
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9
Philadelphia Phillies
M.Rivera enters the game to pitch.  
  J.Rollins strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
  S.Victorino strikes out swinging.  
  C.Utley swings and misses for strike 3.  
New York Yankees 4 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 0
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New York Yankees
  D.Jeter strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
GLOD J.Damon is frozen on strike 3.  
M.Teixeira crushes a solo homer to LCF.  
C.Park enters the game to pitch.  
  A.Rodriguez takes ball four.
  J.Posada swings and misses for strike 3.
New York Yankees 5 9 2
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
F.Cervelli enters the game at C as a defensive replacement.  
J.Hairston Jr. enters the game at RF as a defensive replacement.  
GLOD R.Howard takes strike 3 looking.  
  J.Werth strikes out swinging.  
  R.Ibanez hits a line drive single to RCF.
  P.Feliz hits a line drive single to LCF.
E.Bruntlett enters the game as a pinch-runner for P.Feliz.  
  P.Bako takes ball four.
M.Cairo enters the game as a pinch-hitter for C.Park.  
M.Cairo draws the walk. R.Ibanez scores.
J.Chamberlain enters the game to pitch.  
  J.Rollins lines out to 1B.
New York Yankees 5 9 2
Philadelphia Phillies 5 10 0
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New York Yankees
E.Bruntlett remains in the game at 3B.  
J.Happ enters the game to pitch.  
  R.Cano grounds it thru the hole to RF for a single.
DPOD N.Swisher lines out to 2B.
DP M.Cabrera strikes out swinging.
F.Guzman enters the game as a pinch-hitter for J.Chamberlain.  
  F.Guzman swings and misses for strike 3.
New York Yankees 5 10 2
Philadelphia Phillies 5 10 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
P.Coke enters the game to pitch.  
  S.Victorino strikes out looking.  
  C.Utley strikes out swinging.  
  R.Howard swings and misses for strike 3.  
New York Yankees 5 10 2
Philadelphia Phillies 5 10 0
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New York Yankees
GLOD D.Jeter grounds out to 2B.  
  J.Hairston Jr. grounds out to 3B.  
  M.Teixeira strikes out looking.  
New York Yankees 5 10 2
Philadelphia Phillies 5 10 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
D.Marte enters the game to pitch.  
GLOD J.Werth walks.
DP R.Ibanez lines a single to LCF. J.Werth is safe at 3B in a close play.
IIOS E.Bruntlett hits a groundball single to RF. J.Werth scores.
New York Yankees 5 10 2
Philadelphia Phillies 6 12 0
New York Yankees
Basic View Advanced View Fielding
Player Pos % AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Derek Jeter SS 100 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .421
Johnny Damon RF 100 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .176
Jerry Hairston Jr RF 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark Teixeira 1B 100 6 1 2 1 0 2 1 .200
Alex Rodriguez 3B 100 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .412
Jorge Posada C 100 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .294
Francisco Cervelli C 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Robinson Cano 2B 100 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .471
Nick Swisher LF 100 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .188
Melky Cabrera CF 100 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .294
C.C. Sabathia P 100 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Hideki Matsui PH 100 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Phil Hughes P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Brett Gardner PH 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mariano Rivera P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Joba Chamberlain P 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Freddy Guzman PH 100 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Phil Coke P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Damaso Marte P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Game Totals -- 100 45 5 10 5 2 19 -- .222
New York Yankees
View Basic Advanced View Fielding
Player Pos % AB H 2B 3B HR TB SB CS
Derek Jeter SS 100 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Johnny Damon RF 100 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jerry Hairston Jr. RF 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Teixeira 1B 100 6 2 0 0 1 5 0 0
Alex Rodriguez 3B 100 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jorge Posada C 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Francisco Cervelli C 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robinson Cano 2B 100 5 3 1 0 0 4 0 0
Nick Swisher LF 100 5 1 0 0 1 4 0 0
Melky Cabrera CF 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.C. Sabathia P 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hideki Matsui PH 100 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0
Phil Hughes P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brett Gardner PH 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mariano Rivera P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joba Chamberlain P 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Freddy Guzman PH 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Coke P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Damaso Marte P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Totals -- 100 45 10 1 0 3 20 0 0
New York Yankees
View Basic View Advanced Fielding
Player Pos PO A E DP SB CS PB + -
Derek Jeter SS 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Damon RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Hairston Jr. RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Teixeira 1B 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Rodriguez 3B 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jorge Posada C 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Francisco Cervelli C 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robinson Cano 2B 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Swisher LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melky Cabrera CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.C. Sabathia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hideki Matsui PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Hughes P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brett Gardner PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mariano Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joba Chamberlain P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Freddy Guzman PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Coke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Damaso Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Totals -- 33 7 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
Batting

2B: R.Cano (2)

HR: M.Teixeira (2), N.Swisher (1), H.Matsui (2)

RBI: J.Damon (2), M.Teixeira (3), N.Swisher 2 (2), H.Matsui (5)

2-Out RBI: J.Damon, M.Teixeira, N.Swisher

SH: C.Sabathia
Baserunning
Fielding

Errors: D.Jeter (1), A.Rodriguez (1)
Basic View Advanced
Player % IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
C.C. Sabathia 100 6.0 8 4 0 2 4 0 95 2.77
Phil Hughes 100 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 11.57
Mariano Rivera 100 1.2 2 1 1 2 5 0 41 2.45
Joba Chamberlain 99 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.71
Phil Coke 100 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 45.00
Damaso Marte, L (0-1) 100 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 12 -
Game Totals 100 11.0 12 6 2 6 14 0 193 ---
View Basic Advanced
Player % BFP AB H 2B 3B HR GB FB OAV
C.C. Sabathia 100 28 26 8 2 0 0 7 7 .278
Phil Hughes 100 8 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 .273
Mariano Rivera 100 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Joba Chamberlain 99 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Phil Coke 100 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Damaso Marte, L (0-1) 100 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Game Totals 100 52 46 12 2 0 0 10 10 ---
Philadelphia Phillies
Basic View Advanced View Fielding
Player Pos % AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jimmy Rollins SS 100 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 .190
Shane Victorino CF 100 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 .350
Chase Utley 2B 100 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 .200
Ryan Howard 1B 100 6 0 0 0 0 2 5 .263
Jayson Werth RF 100 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 .278
Raul Ibanez LF 100 6 2 2 0 0 1 4 .294
Pedro Feliz 3B 100 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .375
Eric Bruntlett 3B 100 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Carlos Ruiz C 100 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .357
Ben Francisco PH 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Paul Bako C 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Joe Blanton P 100 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
Greg Dobbs PH 100 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Ryan Madson P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Brad Lidge P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Matt Stairs PH 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chad Durbin P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Chan Ho Park P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Miguel Cairo PH 100 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000
J.A. Happ P 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Game Totals -- 100 46 6 12 5 6 14 -- .261
Philadelphia Phillies
View Basic Advanced View Fielding
Player Pos % AB H 2B 3B HR TB SB CS
Jimmy Rollins SS 100 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shane Victorino CF 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chase Utley 2B 100 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ryan Howard 1B 100 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jayson Werth RF 100 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Raul Ibanez LF 100 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Pedro Feliz 3B 100 5 3 1 0 0 4 0 0
Eric Bruntlett 3B 100 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Carlos Ruiz C 100 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0
Ben Francisco PH 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Bako C 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Blanton P 100 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Dobbs PH 100 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ryan Madson P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brad Lidge P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Stairs PH 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad Durbin P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chan Ho Park P 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miguel Cairo PH 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.A. Happ P 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Totals -- 100 46 12 2 0 0 14 1 0
Philadelphia Phillies
View Basic View Advanced Fielding
Player Pos PO A E DP SB CS PB + -
Jimmy Rollins SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shane Victorino CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chase Utley 2B 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Howard 1B 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jayson Werth RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raul Ibanez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Feliz 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Bruntlett 3B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carlos Ruiz C 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Francisco PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Bako C 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Blanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Dobbs PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Madson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Stairs PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad Durbin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chan Ho Park P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miguel Cairo PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.A. Happ P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Totals -- 36 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Batting

2B: P.Feliz (1), C.Ruiz (2)

RBI: E.Bruntlett (1), C.Ruiz 2 (2), G.Dobbs (1), M.Cairo (1)

2-Out RBI: C.Ruiz 2, G.Dobbs, M.Cairo
Baserunning

SB: S.Victorino (1)
Fielding
Basic View Advanced
Player % IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
Joe Blanton 100 6.0 7 3 3 1 8 1 87 4.50
Ryan Madson, BSV (1) 100 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 9.00
Brad Lidge 100 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00
Chad Durbin 100 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 22 7.71
Chan Ho Park 100 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0.00
J.A. Happ, W (1-0) 98 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 1.80
Game Totals 100 12.0 10 5 5 2 19 3 170 ---
View Basic Advanced
Player % BFP AB H 2B 3B HR GB FB OAV
Joe Blanton 100 26 24 7 1 0 1 4 6 .292
Ryan Madson, BSV (1) 100 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .250
Brad Lidge 100 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Chad Durbin 100 6 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 .300
Chan Ho Park 100 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
J.A. Happ, W (1-0) 98 7 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 .167
Game Totals 100 48 45 10 1 0 3 8 9 ---
Boxscore Glossary
Defense Offense Fielding
CI : Corners In BH : Bunt Hit Attempt  - : Poor Play
DP : Double Play Depth HR : Hit and Run  + : Good Play
GL : Guard Lines SH : Sac Bunt Attempt ++ : Great Play
II : Infield In SB : Stolen Base Attempt +- : Good Range
OD : Outfield Deep    
OS : Outfield Shallow    
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