Chan Ho Park

...and Casey Blake to preserve a one-run lead. Veteran pitcher Chan Ho Park threw a scoreless inning of relief to help the Phillies defeat the Dodgers, 8-6, on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NLCS. (Stephen Dunn / Getty Images) By Jim Peltz

In this article: Phillies, Dodgers, Brad Lidge, Manny Ramirez, Cole Hamels, Matt Kemp, Raul Ibanez, George Sherrill, and Casey Blake

...disabled list, Park was spectacular. He looked rested and his stuff was electric. He retired Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp and Casey Blake to protect a 5-4 lead. He struck Kemp out on a 97-m.p.h. heater. Park threw just 15 pitches and afterward...

In this article: Cole Hamels, Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw, J.A. Happ, George Sherrill, Ryan Howard, Phillies, and Charlie Manuel

...third to end the threat. The Dodgers mounted a rally in the eighth, when Park Chan-ho Korean gave up singles to Ronnie Belliard and Ethier and was replaced by Ryan Madson, who walked Ramirez to load the bases. Matt Kemp then drove in...

In this article: Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Andre Ethier, World Series, Manny Ramirez, James Loney, Philadelphia, Cole Hamels, Jayson Werth, and Joe Torre

...the Dodgers' lineup, Park cranked up his fastball to 96 mph. He got Manny Ramirez to bounce to third base, then struck out Matt Kemp and got Casey Blake to ground softly to second. Not bad for a pitcher with 29 days rest, who threw only...

In this article: Brad Lidge, Phillies, Charlie Manuel, Ryan Madson, Raul Ibanez, George Sherrill, Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, and Cole Hamels

...with a double down the right-field line off left-hander Antonio Bastardo. Manuel then brought in right-hander Chan Ho Park to face Ramirez, Matt Kemp and Casey Blake. Watch the play WATCH The decision: With first base open, Park went after...

In this article: Manny Ramirez, The Phillies, Andre Ethier, Clayton Kershaw, Ryan Madson, Dodgers, Charlie Manuel, Joe Torre, and Scott Elbert

...Blake (FSY) in order after Ethier's leadoff double. Park gave up hard-luck singles to Blake and Ronnie Belliard (FSY), whose rolling grounder he couldn't corral on his injured hamstring. After Los Angeles scored the tying run on second...

In this article: Charlie Manuel, Los Angeles Dodgers, Casey Blake, The Yankees, World Series, Andre Ethier, and Boston Red Sox

...former team didn't go nearly as well as his first. Park pitched a scoreless seventh inning in Game 1, retiring Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp and Casey Blake in order after Ethier's leadoff double. Park gave up hard-luck singles to Blake and Ronnie...

In this article: Pedro Martinez, Charlie Manuel, Los Angeles Dodgers, The Yankees, World Series, Andre Ethier, Ronnie Belliard, Casey Blake, and Boston Red Sox

...including a brilliantly handled duel with Manny Ramirez in a crucial spot in the fifth. Right-hander Chan Ho Park pitched the seventh, but made a two-on, no-out mess in the eighth, which right-hander Ryan Madson -- after a slight hiccup, when...

In this article: Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series, Jayson Werth, Cole Hamels, Clayton Kershaw, George Sherrill, Vicente Padilla, and Manny Ramirez