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It was evident after the very first batter that Roy Halladay did not have his best stuff in his Game 5 start in the NLCS. In addition to lacking control and movement, he was unable to put away batters which drove up his pitch count.
But in my mind this might have been a better performance that the no-hitter. He barely even needed to try in the no-hitter because his stuff was just that freakin good.
Halladay's second NLCS appearance was a different story. Imagine standing on the mound with your team's season on the line knowing that you have nothing. That's what Halladay faced in tonight's game, but he gutted it out.
Just for fun, I thought we would compare the no-hitter and his last start. I don't know what, if anything, you can read out of this, so I'll you decide whatever you want.
Halladay's pitch types:
No-hitter: NLCS Game 5
Fastball - 18 (17%) Fastball - 41 (39%)
Cutter - 49 (45%) Cutter - 31 (30%)
Curveball - 23 (21%) Curveball - 22 (21%)
Changeup - 18
(10%) Changeup - 10
(10%)
Analysis of Halladay's Performance
No-hitter: NLCS Game 5
108 total pitches 104 total pitches
74 strikes 79 strikes
34 balls 25 balls
2+ ball counts: 12 2+ ball counts: 6
3+ ball counts: 7 3+ ball counts: 2
Groundouts: 6 Groundouts: 12
Fly Balls: 6 Fly Balls: 7
Strikeouts: 5 Strikeouts: 8
Halladay's Strike Types
No-hitter: NLCS Game 5
23 Looking 23 Looking
7 Swinging 19 Swinging
25 Fouls 19 Fouls
Halladay's strikeout pitch types:
No-hitter: NLCS Game 5
5 Strikeouts Total 8 Strikeouts Total
2 Called K's: Both on cutters 3 Called Strikeouts: 2 Fastballs, 1 Cutter
3 Swinging K's:
1 Cutter, 1 Change, 1 Curve 5 Swinging Strikeouts: 3 Change-ups, 1 Curveball
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