The Giants scraped three runs against Cole Hamels on a trio of RBI singles, and Matt Cain kept the Phillies scoreless for seven innings before turning things over to Javier Lopez and Brian Wilson in relief. Check out more at The Good Phight and McCovey Chronicles.
Matt Cain, Bullpen Combine For Shutout As Giants Take NLCS Lead Over Phillies
And it was Cain - not Hamels - who had to get out of trouble first. The Phillies would put two men on base in that third inning before Cain got out of it. And they would again put another two men on in the fourth before Cain pitched out of that jam as well.
Cain was the winner, and Hamels was the hard-luck loser, allowing three runs in six innings while striking out eight. You can only do so much when your lineup doesn’t produce, and this was the first time the Phillies have been blanked in a playoff game since 1983.
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The ball ended up in shallow center field, and Rowand came around to score to put the Giants up 3-0. That’s where we are, going into the sixth.
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It’s 2-0 San Francisco going into the fifth, and Hamels is up to 69 pitches.
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Cain’s pitch count stands at 66 through four, with 41 strikes.
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So much for the mutual perfect game. The mutual shutout, however, remains intact.
So we’re off to the bottom of the third, still knotted up at 0-0.
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Exactly the start you’d expect from these two teams in this stadium.
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Uribe’s going to be playing through some soreness, and his spot in the lineup is subject to change, should he feel too much pain in pre-game swings. For now, though, all systems are go.
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Edgar Renteria, SS
Freddy Sanchez, 2B
Buster Posey, C
Pat Burrell, LF
Cody Ross, RF
Aubrey Huff, 1B
Juan Uribe, 3B
Aaron Rowand, CF
Matt Cain, SP
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Shane Victorino, CF
Chase Utley, 2B
Placido Polanco, 3B
Ryan Howard, 1B
Jayson Werth, RF
Jimmy Rollins, SS
Raul Ibanez, LF
Carlos Ruiz, C
Cole Hamels, SP
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The 2008 World Series and NLCS MVP, who was 12-11 in the regular season with a 3.06 ERA, is now 6-3 with a 3.36 ERA in 11 playoff starts.
“Postseason is where it’s at,” Hamels said. “It’s the ultimate time to really show what kind of player you are, what kind of pitcher you are. These are the types of games and types of moments when you set foot in spring training it’s the ultimate goal for the whole team to go out and enjoy.”
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