On September 27, 2010, Halladay pitched a complete game shutout to defeat the Washington Nationals 8-0 and lead the Phillies to their fourth consecutive National League (NL) East championship title. When the Phillies played the Cincinnati Reds in the 2010 National League Division Series, Halladay was called to start Game 1, his first career postseason appearance. He proceeded to throw 104 pitches in a no-hitter, giving up one walk to Jay Bruce in the fifth inning. Halladay also contributed offensively to the game, with an RBI single in the second inning. Halladay was only the second pitcher in MLB history to throw a postseason no-hitter, following Don Larsen's perfect game at the 1956 World Series, and he was the first pitcher to no-hit in both the regular season and the postseason. He was also the fifth pitcher in MLB history to throw two no-hitters in the same season, and the first since Nolan Ryan in 1973. Halladay's postseason effort was the first no-hitter in the history of Citizens Bank Park, and it was the first time that the Phillies had no-hit the Reds since Rick Wise pitched in 1971. The Phillies swept the Reds in three games and advanced to the 2010 National League Championship Series, where they were defeated in six games by the San Francisco Giants.