[新聞] SF wins on Juan swing; Philly KO'd, looking

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http://0rz.tw/liK9W SF wins on Juan swing; Philly KO'd, looking Stalwart relief work gives San Francisco fourth NL pennant By Chris Haft / MLB.com | 10/24/10 1:20 AM ET PHILADELPHIA -- The Giants poured everything they had into Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. As a result, they ended Saturday night pouring champagne. Well, more like spraying it and dousing it on each other. But you get the point: The San Francisco Giants are going to the World Series. Juan Uribe delivered a stunning opposite-field home run to break a tie with two outs in the eighth inning. Then, in the bottom of the ninth, with two runners on base, Giants closer Brian Wilson struck out Ryan Howard looking to end the game and lift the Giants to a 3-2 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the NLCS, which ended 4-2 in San Francisco's favor. Three of their four wins were by one run. "We always make it hard on ourselves, but what a big home run Uribe hit there," Aubrey Huff said. "He's been hitting so many big home runs all year long in the late innings. We just had to make it a little exciting for us. But we nailed it." The Giants will open the World Series against the American League champion Texas Rangers on Wednesday at AT&T Park. Repeat that sentence as often as necessary until the reality sinks in. Uribe's long ball off Phillies reliever Ryan Madson, which broke a 2-2 deadlock, gave the Giants their fourth pennant since the franchise moved West in 1958 and their first since 2002. They also were NL titlists in 1962 and 1989. But they haven't won a World Series since 1954, the third-longest drought in the Major Leagues. Reversing that history became possible after Uribe poked the first pitch he saw from Madson into the first row of the right-field seats. Armed with the lead, the Giants turned to their ace right-hander, Tim Lincecum, to work the Phillies' half of the eighth inning. Pitching from the stretch position, as if he were a full-time reliever, Lincecum struck out Jayson Werth but surrendered singles to Shane Victorino and Raul Ibanez. That prompted Giants manager Bruce Bochy to summon Wilson, a bona fide closer. Carlos Ruiz connected solidly with a 1-1 pitch, but lined it directly to first baseman Aubrey Huff, who threw to second base to double off Victorino. Lincecum wasn't the first starter Bochy used to fend off the Phillies, who were seeking their third consecutive NL pennant. Rookie left-hander Madison Bumgarner pitched two innings, stranding four baserunners in the fifth and sixth innings. "I tell you what, we fought," Pat Burrell said. "We scratched and clawed, and I don't know how we did it, but we did it. Obviously, with two of our starters coming in like that to pitch, it says a lot about what these guys wanted to do. Obviously, a big hit by Uribe." "[Jonathan] Sanchez had some trouble early on," Huff said. "He's been lights-out all year long for us. He's one of the biggest reasons that we're here. But our bullpen tonight, man, they stepped it up big time." The game's intensity level might have deepened the crack in the Liberty Bell. Both benches and bullpens emptied in the third inning after Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez buried a pitch in Chase Utley's back. No punches were thrown, and Sanchez, who had been performing erratically, was removed from the game immediately. But the overflow of emotions demonstrated the fierce resolve smoldering within each team. Philadelphia scored twice in the first inning off Sanchez, mirroring his Game 2 start in which he threw 35 first-inning pitches and issued three walks yet somehow allowed just one run. This time, Sanchez walked Placido Polanco on four pitches before Utley drilled an RBI double. After Howard singled, Werth scored Utley with a sacrifice fly to deep left field. The Giants pulled even in what was a messy third inning for the Phillies. Sanchez lashed a leadoff single. Andres Torres launched a drive to center field that Victorino caught a step in front of the wall. But he juggled the ball and dropped it. Believing the ball might be caught, Sanchez held at second base, which forced Torres to settle for a single. After Freddy Sanchez executed a sacrifice bunt, Huff singled up the middle to score Jonathan Sanchez, but Victorino's one-hop throw nabbed Torres at home. Buster Posey then tapped a swinging bunt toward third base, forcing the charging Polanco to make an off-balance throw. The peg tailed toward Posey's back as he approached first base, forcing Howard to attempt a difficult catch. The throw beat Posey, but Howard couldn't hold onto it, rendering Posey safe and enabling Huff to score. Sloppiness yielded to hostility in the Phillies' half of the inning. Sanchez walked Polanco before plunking Utley with a 2-0 pitch. As Utley trotted to first base, he flipped the ball to Sanchez, who considered it an insouciant act. As Sanchez prepared to face the next hitter, he stared at Utley and told him what he thought of his toss. It wasn't kind. Utley ultimately yelled something back, and within seconds virtually everybody on both teams were surrounding the would-be combatants. This wasn't the first conflict between Sanchez and Utley. In a July 30, 2009, game at San Francisco, Sanchez fired his first pitch of the sixth inning directly at Utley's head. Utley stared long and hard at Sanchez and called time out later in the at-bat in an apparent attempt to rattle the pitcher. Utley gained the ultimate revenge by homering on a 2-2 pitch. Sanchez later insisted that he wasn't trying to hit Utley and had "nothing against him." Most importantly from the Giants' perspective, they escaped the jam. Relieving Sanchez, whose start was the shortest by a Giant in the postseason since Rick Reuschel allowed five runs in two-thirds of an inning in Game 2 of the 1989 NLCS, Jeremy Affeldt relieved Sanchez and retired the next three hitters without the runners advancing. "It was an enormous team win," said managing general partner William H. Neukom. "Our congratulations to the Phillies on a great year and a very strong series. We did it the way we got here, which was to play as a team. We can't say enough about all the baseball staff." "I'm just speechless, really breathless," general manager Brian Sabean said. "It's a great opportunity to see what we can do on a bigger stage." Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.218.100