NLCS Game 6: SF Giants beat Phillies 3-2, advances to World Series

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When: Saturday, 7:57 PM ET, October 23, 2010
Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Starting Pitchers:
San Francisco: Sanchez (0-1, 2.03 ERA)
Philadelphia: Oswalt (1-1, 3.29 ERA)

Game 6 Preview

Roy Oswalt is right at home — pitching as a starter in a ballpark where he’s never lost. Back in a familiar role after an unsuccessful guest appearance as a reliever, Oswalt gets the ball for Game 6 on Saturday when the Phillies try to even the NL championship series against San Francisco.

Oswalt dominated the Giants in Game 2, but took the loss when he came out of the bullpen and allowed Juan Uribe’s game-ending sacrifice fly in the ninth inning in Game 4.

Roy Halladay helped the Phillies avoid elimination with a gutsy effort pitching through a groin pull Thursday night, sending the series back to Philadelphia with the Giants ahead 3-2.

Now it’s Oswalt’s turn. He’s 10-0 lifetime at Citizens Bank Park.

“Numbers, to me, are no big deal,” Oswalt said. “I didn’t want to get the loss for sure. But you never know when you’re going to get back here. So that’s one of the reasons I wanted to be in the game the other night. I don’t know how much longer I’m going to play. But I may not get to this spot again. So I’m going to try to do everything possible to get to that final game.”

This will be Oswalt’s sixth start against the Giants this year. They beat him three times during the regular season when he was with Houston. Oswalt pitched well in those games, but got no run support. He’s beaten San Francisco twice with the Phillies.

Hamels, the 2008 World Series MVP, is scheduled to start against Matt Cain on Sunday night if the Phillies survive their second straight do-or-die game. Hamels could even get the call at some point Saturday instead. (Source)

So, let’s all wait and watch Giants vs Phillies live Saturday night.

You can watch NLCS Game 6 San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies Live on FOX.

For schedule and results , click 2010 MLB Postseason/Playoff Schedule & Results.

Watch out for the 2010 World Series Baseball Live Games on FOX TV.

UPDATE: SF Giants beat the Phillies 3-2 to advance to the World Series against Texas Rangers. San Francisco win the NLCS series 4-2.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 0
Philadelphia Phillies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1

GAME RECAP

Juan Uribe hit a tiebreaking homer off Ryan Madson with two outs in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Saturday night in Game 6 of the NL championship series to reach the World Series for the first time since 2002.

The pitching-rich Giants will host the Texas Rangers in Game 1 on Wednesday night.

Slumping Phillies slugger Ryan Howard looked at a called third strike with runners on first and second to end it.

Giants ace Tim Lincecum struggled in the eighth inning, pitching in relief on one day of rest after losing Game 5. Brian Wilson got five outs to finish off the Phillies, who were trying to become the first NL team in 66 years to win three straight pennants. (Source: ESPN.com)

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