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Published Oct. 20, 2010 10:16 a.m. ET

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Phillies' starter Joe Blanton 9-6, 4.82 ERA, first 2010 postseason appearance

2010 season: 29 games 28 starts, 175 2/3 innings, 206 hits, 43 BB, 134 SO.

Career vs. Giants: 2-3, 4.73 ERA, 7 games, 40 innings.

Giants' hitters vs. Blanton: Pat Burrell is 3-for-12 against his former teammate, with all three hits being home runs. Juan Uribe 1-for-11 and Pablo Sandoval 0-for-6 have had their struggles against Blanton. Travis Ishikawa 3-for-4 would be a strong pinch-hitting option.

In his words on not having pitched since Oct. 3: "To really keep yourself ready, you just have to get a lot of mound work in between, really. Just make sure you're getting those reps off the hill and working on all your pitches and keeping your mechanics real sound and solid."

2010 season: 18 games 18 starts, 111 innings, 119 hits, 26 BB, 86 SO.

Career vs. Phillies: First appearance.

In his words on his Division Series start in Atlanta: "I tried to just keep telling myself to relax and to step back and take deep breaths and don't let the game speed up and get away from you. I feel like we were able to do pretty much the same thing we did all year."

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