In the top of the first, Cliff Lee was able to come out and keep all the fans excited by turning in a shutout inning. Against the top of the Giants order, Lee wasn't perfect, but he stranded Buster Posey on first base and put up the game's first zero.
World Series Game 5, Giants Vs. Rangers: Tim Lincecum Matches Cliff Lee’s Success
Looking to respond in kind, Tim Lincecum jogged out to the mound set to face the Rangers' 1-2-3. And he did Lee one better by retiring his adversaries in order. Elvis Andrus chased a high fastball and bounced an easy grounder back to the mound, which Lincecum was able to snare and throw over to first. Up next was Michael Young, and he worked a full count before sending a fly ball the other way into moderate right, where Cody Ross made an easy catch.
The final batter of the inning was Josh Hamilton, and Hamilton got ahead 2-0 before Lincecum fought back to 2-2, and on the fifth pitch, Hamilton grounded out to first.
With one inning in the books, it’s scoreless, with Lincecum having thrown 13 pitches and Lee having thrown ten.
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