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A few notes on the Phillies-Astros series:
-- Game one remained tied 0-0 for six innings, with Andrew Zarzour in command for the Phillies. Houston, though, got to Big Z in the seventh and scored twice. Philly got one run back in the bottom of the eighth but that was all she wrote. Zarzour was tagged with the 2-1 loss, even though he surrendered just four hits and recorded seven Ks.
-- Game two was a classic: Philly 1, Houston 0. In 13 innings! The Astros stranded 15 runners and the Phillies 12. A sac fly by Edgard Clemente, ironically, scored the winning run in the 13th frame.
-- Game three was the killer to Philadelphia. The Phillies led 3-0 going into the bottom of the ninth. But the bullpen caved, and Roberto Valverde pounded a two-run, walk-off homer for Houston off closer Jon Ratliff to give the ‘Stros a 4-3 win and a 2-1 advantage in the series.
-- Houston took a 3-1 lead with another nail biting win in game four, 5-4 in 10 innings. Philadelphia lost another lead in the ninth. Zarzour tried his best to get a win but alas his team couldn’t hold a late lead. Big Z again gave up four hits with nine K’s and a walk.
-- Jason Jennings tossed a three-hitter in Game 5 to keep the Phillies alive (3-0 win). Adrian Gonzalez hit his third home run of the post-season to lift the Phils over Houston 4-1 in Game 6. But alas, Game 7 slipped away. Arrg...
Cleveland went on to beat Houston in six games in the World Series. The Indians are the franchise to beat right now in Big Z’s world, playing in the last three Series and winning it twice.
Andrew Zarzour's season numbers for 2005
Record: 17-7
ERA: 2.30 (nice!)
IP: 211.2
HA: 157
Runs: 55
Earned Runs: 54
Home Runs Allowed: 11
Walks: 24
K's: 191
Complete Games: 4
Shutouts: 2
Andrew Zarzour's post-season
Record: 1-2
ERA: 2.96 (tough luck loser two times)
IP: 27.1
HA: 15
Runs: 9
Earned Runs: 9
Home Runs Allowed: 2
Walks: 6
K's: 29
Complete Games: 0
Shutouts: 0
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