Tim Lincecum and Cliff Lee didn't deliver the pitcher's duel they were expected to deliver in the World Series opener, but the two looked to be on top of their respective games in Game 5. It's for that reason that this Game 5 run-by-run rundown of the offense is going to be incredibly brief.
Giants Win World Series Game 5 By 3-1 Score: Run-By-Run Rundown
The Giants scored their three runs in the top of the seventh inning. Facing Cliff Lee, Cody Ross led off with a groundball single back up the middle. Batting next, Juan Uribe lined a single of his own into center field, putting two on with nobody out.
Aubrey Huff bunted the runners over to second and third, and Pat Burrell stepped in just looking for a grounder or a fly ball. But Burrell struck out, leaving it all up to Edgar Renteria to come through with a knock. Renteria proved more than capable, as he blasted a 2-0 cutter over the left-center fence for a three-run home run. There's a reason that guy was named World Series MVP.
The Rangers scored their one run in the bottom of the seventh. All they were able to do was get a solo home run by Nelson Cruz off Lincecum with one out.
Those were the two run-scoring half innings. At no other point did either team even come close. Outside of those two half innings, no runners so much as reached second base. The pitching was so good this felt like a game that would come down to one mistake, and it was Cliff Lee who made it.
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