What a way to make your postseason debut! Roy Halladay just became the second pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter in the postseason.
He was one walk away from pitching his second perfect game of the year to add to that.
Halladay painted the corners the entire game and lead with a first-pitch strike most of the game.
The mind blowing statistics go on and on in this one. Halladay threw just 24 balls out of the 104 total pitches he threw. He also took the count to three balls just three times.
Want more? He also added an RBI to his credit in the second inning.
If Halladay continues to pitch like this then there's no way the Phillies go down to anyone out of the National League or the American League. He pitched that good today.
The Phillies will have the luxury of sending him out on short rest if things get sticky in any of their series as well.
Don't forget how good this pitching staff is either. They have Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt still to pitch in the next two games before Halladay takes the mound again on Friday presumably.
It's also important to know that the Reds numbers-wise are the best hitting team in the NL so Halladay didn't do this to just anybody.
As we all expected, the Phillies look to be in good shape at making their third straight trip to the World Series.
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