Ryan Madson Phillies Final Out September 29 2009

Ryan Madson pitched two innings to pick up his 10th save in 16 opportunities. The fans roared when Madson trotted out to the mound for the ninth. Brad Lidge, who has a Major League-leading 11 blown saves, was warming up in the bullpen.

Since Madson got through the eighth on only nine pitches, he was called on for the ninth. With runners on first and second and two outs in the ninth, Madson unleashed a nasty 97-mile-per-hour fastball to strike out Hunter Pence looking.

"Warming up, I was thinking I was going two [innings]," Madson said. "Once I knew definitely I was going back in the ninth after sitting down and calming down, the crowd definitely got me going. It felt good. I was surprised. They made some noise and made it easier to go back out there."

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