In his last night’s win, Joe Smith retired Carlos Ruiz to end the 10th inning with a runner on second, then pitched a 1–2–3 inning in the 11th, including a pop-out by Chase Utley. Smith then went on to pitch a scoreless 12th, including a pop-out from Ryan Howard.
Jerry Manuel, on Smith:
“Joe Smith did a tremendous job for us.”
In 41 appearances this season, Smith is 1–1 with a 3.22 ERA, during which right-handed batters are hitting .205 against him.
…phenomenal job joe…just what the team needed at just the right time…





