The Phillies will hope that Roy Halladay's first inning was an isolated incident. The second inning suggested that it might have been, but also that he may not be at his very best.
Phillies Vs. Giants, NLCS Game 5: Roy Halladay Rebounds With Scoreless Second
Halladay was able to work a 1-2-3 innings to keep the score 1-0. He got a strikeout from Cody Ross, he got a groundout from Pablo Sandoval, and he got a line out from Juan Uribe. The issue is that those three at bats cost him 25 pitches. Both Sandoval and Uribe managed to take Halladay to a full count, which is extraordinarily unusual for a pitcher with such good command.
Nevertheless, he got them out, and it’s possible that Halladay is just taking a little while to get settled in. We’re off to the third.
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