Jose Contreras worked an easy bottom of the seventh in keeping the Giants from adding to their lead. However, this game is no longer about the Giants adding more. It's about the Phillies trying to do what they can to get on the board, and they just haven't been able to get much of anything going.
Phillies Vs. Giants, NLCS Game 3: Javier Lopez Finishes Off Perfect Eighth
Matt Cain's outing ended with the final out in the seventh, and Bruce Bochy went to lefty Javier Lopez to handle the top of the eighth. And Lopez just breezed right by, needing just nine pitches to set the Phillies' 2-3-4 down in order. Chase Utley popped out. Placido Polanco grounded out. And Ryan Howard whiffed on a breaking ball, drawing a roar from an already vocal, invested sellout crowd.
The Phillies only have three outs left to work with, and Brian Wilson has been warming in the San Francisco dugout.
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