Doc notches 10th win with fifth complete game

JustinVerlander35 · Jun 27, 2011

Watching Roy Halladay pitch a complete game is nothing new.

It's almost taken for granted when his command is so precise and his pitch count is under control, even if it comes at the expense of striking batters out.

"It's always fun to watch him pitch," first baseman Ryan Howard said. "I kind of feel like every time I watch him pitch, it's like watching him pitch for the first time."

Halladay threw his National League-leading fifth complete game in the Phillies' 3-1 victory against the Athletics on Sunday afternoon in front of a crowd of 45,863 at Citizens Bank Park.

He gave the back end of a bullpen stung by injuries an extra day off, getting through three innings during his outing in 10 or fewer pitches. He said he was aware that the bullpen was thin, and the amount of work late-inning relievers like Michael Stutes have had lately.

"Those are always important," said Halladay, who joined Atlanta's Jair Jurrjens as the NL's only 10-game winners. "That's the benefit of not striking guys out. If you can get guys out on less pitches you can get deep. I'll definitely take those games where you have a four-, five-pitch inning, and [that] allows you to add on an inning or two at the end."

Halladay allowed one run on eight hits, with four strikeouts and no walks while throwing 113 pitches.

The right-hander improved to 30-3 in 35 starts in which the Phillies give him a lead.

Sunday, he didn't have to wait long.

The first three hitters in the Phillies' lineup accounted for seven of their 10 hits, including a 4-for-4 effort from shortstop Jimmy Rollins.

Rollins' last four-hit game was May 21, 2009, a 12-5 win against the Reds where he went 4-for-6.

His double in the second inning just missed clearing the fence in left-center field, and he snapped an 0-for-15 streak with his leadoff single in the first.
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