The baseball playoff was billed as a battle between star pitchers Tim Lincecum for the Giants and Roy Halliday for the Phillies, and both were expected to make the game a defensive battle.
Halliday came off a no-hit game against the Cincinnati Reds to open that division series. Lincecum opened the Braves division playoff series with a 14-strikeout performance.
Instead of defense, it was a lot of offense, with both Lincecum and Halladay pushed to the limits of their talents in an effort to get the win, and allowing a combined total of 16 hits. Thanks to Giants Outfielder Cody Ross' 2-run homerun, the Giants won 4-3.
According to ESPN, for Tim Lincecum, it's getting out in front of the Phillies. Tim said "It's tons of confidence, but I think it's more about winning Game 1 for us, setting the pace." And of Ross' home run in the third inning, Lincecum said "It was just enough to squeak by for us."
For a time, it looked like it would be Halladay and not Lincecum getting the win, as Lincecum allowed the first hit, while Halladay retired the first six Giants at bat. Then, the Giants turned it around in the third inning, grabbing the lead 1-0.
Then in the fifth inning, Ross hit one into the left field seats, and the Giants jumped out to a 2-1 lead. Eventually, the Giants would pull ahead to 4 to 1, but then the Phillies roared back on Chase Utley and Jayson Werth's two run home run off Lincecum in the seventh inning.
The Giants, under the relief pitching of Brian Wilson, held on to win and go up 1 nothing.
Giants Fighting For Right To Go To World Series
After winning the NLDS by beating the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 1, the SF Giants find themselves in a seven-game battle for the right to go to the World Series for the first time since 2002. Winning game one was a big step in that direction.
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