Halladay keeps good company

For the second year in a row, Roy Halladay's playoff opener has people referring him to Don Larsen. After giving up a three-run home run to Lance Berkman in the first inning, Halladay retired the next 21 batters, something not seen in the postseason Larsen threw his perfect game in 1956. In last year's opener, Halladay joined Larsen as the only pitchers to throw a no-hitter in the postseason. Berkman's home run, incidentally, was the first three-run homer Halladay had given up since 2008.