Last evening, Roy Halladay took the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies, as they opened the divisional playoff series in Philadelphia against the Cincinnati Reds.

Halladay was making his first playoff start of his career. While he had all the reason in the world to be nervous, he certainly didn’t appear like he was. What Halladay did, was something only 1 other person in Major League Baseball history has been able to do.

The last no-hitter in the MLB playoffs came 54 years ago, in 1956, when Don Larson of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game in the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Last night, Roy Halladay pitched the 2nd. It was also the 2nd no-hitter thrown by Halladay this season. Back on May 29th Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in MLB history against the Florida Marlins. For those of you who do not know, the difference between a perfect game and no-hitter is that a perfect game means that there were also no walks or errors committed in the game. In last night’s no-hitter that Halladay threw against the Reds, he walked only one batter. If he hadn’t walked that one batter, it would have been a perfect game.

The Phillies front office took some criticism this off season when they decided to trade Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners and then acquire Roy Halladay. People said that the move was pointless, since both pitchers are #1 starters with the same level of ability. However, last night may show why Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. decided to make the moves this offseason.

Halladay is sure to get some more postseason starts for the Phillies this year. It should be interesting to see what he does in his next start.