[新聞] Jacks by Giant give Philly unhappy Halladay
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Jacks by Giant give Philly unhappy Halladay
Ross belts two homers; Lincecum edges opposing ace
By Chris Haft / MLB.com | 10/17/10 1:06 AM ET
PHILADELPHIA -- A single victory had singular meaning for the Giants, who
outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-3, in Saturday night's National League
Championship Series opener.
The Giants ignored their status as heavy underdogs against the Phillies, who
are widely considered the class of the NL and are striving to become the
league's first team since the 1942-44 St. Louis Cardinals to win three
consecutive pennants.
Fueled by two homers from Cody Ross and resolute pitching by Tim Lincecum,
Javier Lopez and Brian Wilson, the outcome dented the Phillies' invincibility
by ending their seven-game winning streak in postseason openers.
San Francisco defeated the Phillies' uber-ace, Roy Halladay, who pitched a
historic Division Series no-hitter against Cincinnati in his previous start
and led the NL with 21 victories.
The Giants extended their winning streak in postseason-series openers to
seven, dating back to 2000. The triumph was an especially promising omen for
the Giants, considering that the Game 1 winner in the NLCS has proceeded to
the World Series in 15 of the previous 18 years.
"Very, very important," Wilson said of the victory. "It puts a little more
momentum on our side to be able to come in [against] a powerhouse team, on
the road, and do what we did tonight."
In accomplishing all this, San Francisco reinforced its still-developing
postseason persona.
The Giants secured yet another one-run decision -- the margin in all four
games of their Division Series triumph over Atlanta.
"That's the way we do it, right?" Lincecum said. "More 'torture' in the
postseason. ... I think we've been catching people's attention for a while
now because we're fighters. We're not banging it out for nine runs every
game. We're scratching out those one-run [wins] in heartfelt games."
Ross sustained his Division Series productivity by homering in each of his
first two at-bats to stoke the Giants' confidence. The first homer opened the
scoring in the third inning; the second broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth. He
joined exclusive company, as Milwaukee's Corey Hart was the only player to
homer twice in a game off Halladay during the regular season.
Ross is just the fourth player to hit two home runs in the opening game of
the NLCS. Steve Garvey (1978 for the Dodgers), Gary Matthews (1984, Cubs) and
Will Clark (1989, Giants) are the others. Ross also became the first Giant to
achieve a multiple-homer effort in the postseason since Jeff Kent went deep
twice in Game 5 of the 2002 World Series against the Angels.
"For us to get on the board first, it was great," said left fielder Pat
Burrell. "You can't say enough about that as far as playing in this
environment and quieting the crowd down a little bit."
The Giants displayed their characteristic pluck by rousing themselves with
two outs and nobody on base against Halladay to score twice in the sixth
inning and lengthen their lead to 4-1.
After Buster Posey's single prolonged the sixth, Halladay thought he had
Burrell struck out on an 0-2 pitch -- the right-hander started to stride off
the mound -- but umpire Derryl Cousins called it a ball. Burrell capitalized
by doubling off the glove of left fielder Raul Ibanez, who appeared to have a
shot at making the catch but missed a leaping attempt at the wall. Running
freely with two outs, Posey scored. So did pinch-runner Nate Schierholtz when
Juan Uribe singled up the middle.
The Giants needed those runs to offset Jayson Werth's two-run homer in the
Phillies' half of the sixth.
Though his anticipated low-scoring showdown against Halladay didn't
materialize, Lincecum gained his second postseason victory in as many starts,
allowing all of Philadelphia's runs and six hits while striking out eight in
seven innings. He stranded five Phillies baserunners, including three in
scoring position.
Lincecum couldn't match the two-hit, 14-strikeout gem he fashioned against
Atlanta on Oct. 7, but he received ample help from the bullpen. Lopez
sustained his wizardry as a lefty specialist by retiring Chase Utley and Ryan
Howard to start the eighth. That left four outs for Wilson, who recorded each
of them with a strikeout while surviving Werth's two-out single in the eighth
and Carlos Ruiz's hit-by-pitch with one out in the ninth.
Wilson ended the game in typically nerve-racking but effective fashion by
fanning Shane Victorino after falling behind 3-0. If anything, the escape
bolstered the Giants' faith even more.
"We're a team with a lot of confidence," Lincecum said. "A lot of swagger."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the
approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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