Once again, Tim Lincecum came out and threw an effective inning. In the top of the fifth, Lincecum needed just nine pitches to record a strikeout, a fly out, and a groundout, and he appears to have settled himself in. His 1-2-3 sent the game to the bottom of the fifth, still 3-2 Phillies.
Phillies Vs. Giants, NLCS Game 5: Roy Halladay Works Out Of Fifth Inning Jam
Roy Halladay was able to protect that lead, although it didn't come without a scare. Halladay retired the first two batters of the inning before Andres Torres grounded a ball to first that Ryan Howard couldn't handle cleanly. Torres reached on the error, and Freddy Sanchez then came up and ripped a ball to left field for his second hit of the game. That put runners on the corners with two out for Aubrey Huff.
But Huff - hitting in some fleeting but driving rain - couldn't cash in on the opportunity. On the fifth pitch, Huff chopped a ball just in front of the plate, and Carlos Ruiz was able to come out and throw down to first to end the inning.
We're headed to the sixth inning. Pitch counts are 76 for Lincecum and 82 for Halladay, and Jose Contreras was seen warming up in the Phillies bullpen.
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